Results 701-720 of 2,156 for speaker:Tom Parlon

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: Is the Deputy not aware of the introduction of anti-social behaviour orders?

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: The wet room will sort all that out.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: She will be here.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: She will be here in approximately ten minutes.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: I assure the Deputy I will inform her of whatever he raises.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children must also get the money for it.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: They run the country and need the best of advice.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (10 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: As the River Slate forms part of the Rathangan drainage district, the maintenance of the river is a matter for the local authority. The Office of Public Works carried out drainage works on the river in 2003, as agents for Kildare County Council. There are no proposals to carry out further works.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (11 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: A pilot equity exchange programme was developed to test the feasibility of exchanging clusters of small Garda stations that cannot be viably maintained on an ongoing basis in return for modern new facilities. However, following an advertising campaign in the national press, the level of interest expressed was not adequate to meet the requirements of the programme. Various options are under...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: Local management in the first site referred to by the Deputy has requested that three general operative positions be filled. A decision on whether some or all of these positions are to be filled will be made shortly. Three temporary seasonal guides-information officers were recruited recently for the summer season. There are currently no vacancies in the second site referred to by the Deputy....

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds are based in a number of different locations in Dublin. Staff numbering 230 are due to decentralise to County Roscommon. It is proposed to build new office accommodation for the remaining staff at Church Street, Dublin. A re-evaluation of their requirements, in the context of decentralisation, is currently under way.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (12 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: The Report on the Dublin Coastal Flooding Protection Project has been received by the Office of Public Works in the last few weeks. It is a very detailed document and is currently being examined. The project was commissioned by Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council in association with the OPW and the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, and set out to examine...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: Did the Deputy's party in Government not spend any money?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: Has the Deputy checked the balance of payments lately?

Tax Code. (17 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the Dáil on this matter. I assure the House that the fact that some people have invested in life assurance investment products and have legitimately profited from such investment does not lead the Revenue Commissioners to assume they are engaged in tax evasion. The focus of the Revenue investigation is on the source of the money invested in...

Written Answers — Property Transfers: Property Transfers (17 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 to 145, inclusive, together. The Commissioners of Public Works act as agents for the Department of Education and Science in the acquisition of sites for primary schools. Griffith Barracks multi-denominational school is currently temporarily accommodated on a site owned by the Commissioners of Public Works. The Department has requested that the school's...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (17 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: The cases to which the Deputy refers are among a small number of outstanding cases that were the subject of ongoing confidential consultation with the Irish Red Cross. I have been informed that the Irish Red Cross expects to finalise the cases within the next couple of weeks and payments will issue immediately thereafter. Payments under the humanitarian aid scheme are not compensation for...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (17 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: It is understood that Kildare County Council has agreed in principle to the disposal of a plot of land adjacent to the site of the proposed new Garda station in Leixlip. The Office of Public Works is awaiting formal confirmation of this decision and the terms and conditions attaching to it. If the Office of Public Works can meet the terms and conditions relating to the disposal of the site, a...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (17 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: Proposals to alleviate the serious flooding risks for the River Suir in Clonmel have been developed by the Office of Public Works and will be placed on public exhibition, as required by the Arterial Drainage Acts, on 31 May 2005. The exhibition will be held at the borough council offices in Clonmel and will last for four weeks. The proposals will invite comment from all interested parties...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Tom Parlon: I am glad of the opportunity to respond to certain topics covered recently in the media concerning the OPW and in particular the issue of the acquisition of buildings and lands to house asylum seekers for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform's Reception and Integration Agency. The RIA asked the OPW to assist in sourcing suitable accommodation facilities for the large numbers of...