Results 681-700 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (15 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages any changes in the future for farmers who have their farmland, holding and entitlements leased; if he will confirm that the entitlements will go back to the original owner when lease is up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23653/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health If a person that suffers from epilepsy automatically qualifies for a Medical Card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23859/12]

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly: Statements (17 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta McGinley. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil an-suim aige san ábhar seo. I was honoured to be invited to become a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. On one occasion the old British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body held a meeting in Adare in my constituency during the term of office of the last rainbow coalition Government which...

Order of Business (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Atlantic 252.

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I also welcome the presence of the Minister and the relatives of the leaders of 1916 Rising in the Gallery, whom I was fortunate to meet at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage, Transport and the Gaeltacht. I will not repeat what has been said but it is important this issue is not politicised...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any pension entitlements are accruable to those civil and public servants that have re-entered employment with the civil and public service having recently retired; if their current payment is pensionable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24903/12]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that entered community employment schemes having been made redundant from a company (details supplied); the number of those persons that were allowed to have their period on a CE scheme extended beyond one year where they had been signing with social protection for less than three years and were granted an extended...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25274/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reform and reorganise the membership of the management advisory committee within his Department to provide direct representation within the committee to technical and administrative grade civil servants within his Department; his views on whether area superintendents who have direct connection with the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined the options of redeployment and reorganising of existing human resources or the hiring of recently qualified or non-civil service personnel on a contract basis as an alternative to the re-hiring of recently retired veterinary personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24902/12]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (22 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 693: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a system whereby airlines would have to advertise the actual cost of travelling with them rather than the current system where the actual cost is often not comparable to the advertised amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25129/12]

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Higgins is doing a bit of handling these days himself.

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Say it to violence.

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Nul points.

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: He should speak up. We cannot hear him.

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy is advocating the ESM.

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is there austerity in St. Michael's?

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: It was a rant.

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The important words are "not exceeding".

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is not the only thing that is incredible.