Results 721-740 of 27,019 for speaker:Michael Noonan

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Apr 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for residency in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16206/09]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (28 Apr 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if State papers from the Department of Fisheries dealing with the pollution of lakes in the midlands in the 1970s are available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16598/09]

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2009)

Michael Noonan: I wish to share time with Deputy Kieran O'Donnell. I welcome the Bill and I agree with the approach of the Minister and his officials, but I have several queries I wish to raise related to some of the proposals about which I have concerns. I will come to these in due course. The Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 was promised by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 553: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of grants under the farm waste management scheme and the farm improvement scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18026/09]

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (12 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the requirements, arising from the budgetary announcement that free pre-school places would be provided for one year for all children under four years of age, she is placing on private sector pre-schools to provide places; the number of children being allocated to each school; the number of hours per day that need to be provided; the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether there is duplication of policy functions between her Department and its supporting agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19951/09]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (20 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the application for a new school building by the management of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20372/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the application for a new school building by the management of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20373/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the decision to abolish two full-time teaching posts and to suppress posts of responsibility at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20374/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will explain the circumstances which led to the loss of a teacher at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will arrange a place in a special facility in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20490/09]

Written Answers — Positive Ageing Strategy: Positive Ageing Strategy (26 May 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in implementing the objectives of the National Positive Ageing Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21289/09]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (9 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 616: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will assist in securing a suitable place in a post-primary school for a pupil (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/09]

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: It is very difficult for this House to have confidence in the Government. The election manifestos which Fianna Fáil and the Green Party put to the electorate in 2007 are redundant. The Progressive Democrats, as a party, are redundant. The Programme for Government is equally redundant because the economic circumstances have changed. The agreement made between the parties in Government...

Written Answers — Building Energy Rating: Building Energy Rating (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the protocol for the registration of building energy rating assessors in order that persons who have passed the necessary examinations may be registered prior to the issuing of certificates to them by FETAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23929/09]

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: I feel increasingly desperate about the lack of information being provided to the House. As the national Parliament, Members are being asked to make decisions of enormous consequence for everybody in the country, but we are doing it on the basis of having blindfolds over our eyes and not having the kind of information necessary to make decisions. Here again we have a situation where all...

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: He should publish as much of it as he can so we can be informed.

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: No, not really. The Government proceeds from briefing to leak to half statements in the House, to press statements outside the House-----

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: These do not provide the information that is necessary. For example, Deputy Burton asked the Minister a simple question earlier, namely, the proposed discount for when NAMA takes over the debt. That is a simple question. We see figures in the newspapers, but we do not know whether they are correct. All I know is that bank shares are worth nothing currently if we match the liabilities of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jun 2009)

Michael Noonan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Defence the costs incurred in relation to the army barracks closed in 2009 to date; the breakdown of the costs per barracks and per heading, including evacuation, moving, maintenance, travel, security and all other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24852/09]