Results 7,281-7,300 of 15,805 for speaker:Michael Ring
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded occupational injury benefit. [13592/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded jobseeker's allowance. [13620/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved family income supplement. [13660/10]
- Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 361: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding turf-cutting; and the proposals that exist with regard to turf-cutting. [13697/10]
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a 50% top up payment to farmers based on islands in the new agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13734/10]
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a special island top up is awarded to all island farmers who were accepted into the REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13735/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all outstanding payments will be made on shed grants for island farmers in view of the increased transport and cargo costs incurred by these farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13736/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there will be cuts to any island farm payments due to their disadvantage as opposed to mainland farmers; the steps that he will take to encourage the continuation of farming on our islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13737/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their suckler cow welfare scheme payment. [13827/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 394: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded the suckler cow welfare scheme. [13839/10]
- Special Educational Needs: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Two minutes is a very short time. I compliment my colleague on bringing the motion before the House. Three Ministers have spoken in the House tonight but none of them addressed the problem of the appeals mechanism that was set up under the 2004 Act. This is wrong. If an Act is passed in the Dáil, it should be implemented. The Government is breaking the law by not putting in place the...
- Flood Relief. (31 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: I wish to share time with Deputy John O'Mahony. I will be very brief because I have raised this issue before. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I wish him well. I have raised this matter on two occasions in this Dáil. The OPW has funding in place and has submitted a report to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. On two occasions in this House it was confirmed to me...
- Flood Relief. (31 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: I want to assure him, his Department and his officials, as Deputy O'Mahony will confirm, that I was at a very angry meeting in Hollymount a number of weeks ago. The only reason that they held off on coming up and taking over the Minister of State's offices and the offices of the National Parks and Wildlife Service is they are waiting for this meeting to take place between the OPW and the...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (31 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Will the Minister pay the people entitled to REPS 4 as they have been waiting some time for their money? If the Minister of State wants environmental schemes to work, those participating must be paid on time. This scheme will not work if farmers do not enter into it. As â¬5,000 is the maximum payment available, it will not be worthwhile for many of them. From what I know from the islands...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (31 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding made available to dyslexia services over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14122/10]
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (31 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services that are available to people suffering from dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14123/10]
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (31 Mar 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding made available to disability services over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14124/10]
- Obesity Levels: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Michael Ring: The Ceann Comhairle is keeping rural Deputies here. We would prefer to be in our constituencies.
- Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)
Michael Ring: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his priorities following the restructuring of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/10]
- Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)
Michael Ring: I wish the Minister, Deputy Carey, and the Minister of State, Deputy White, the best of luck. Today is their first day to take Priority Questions and I wish them well in their briefs. Rural, community and Gaeltacht affairs are very important to rural areas. I wish the previous Minister, Deputy à CuÃv, who had a great understanding of rural life, well on his new appointment. I have dealt...