Results 721-740 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have encountered a growing trend of workers reclassifying themselves as self-employed service providers; the figures as to the nature and scale of the trend; if the assertion by the two parties to a contract is accepted by the Revenue Commissioners as determining the outcome; the legal test used by them to decide...
- Departmental Appointments. (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended to fill the recently vacated post of chief science adviser; if the filling of the post will be by advertisement and open competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37880/05]
- Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: There are two weeks before the start of the Christmas recess. For two years, we have been promised the building control Bill. Has the Cabinet seen the text of the Bill and, if not, does the Taoiseach expect it in his Christmas stocking?
- Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Has the Taoiseach seen the text?
- Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Does he expect to see it before Christmas?
- Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: I would be happy to see the text.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the circumstances and terms under which the chief science adviser, Mr. Barry McSweeney recently departed his post; if compensation or severance package was paid to Mr. McSweeney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37879/05]
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has received an application for funding for a not-for-profit school age child care facility (details supplied) in Dublin 6; the amount of money he proposes to sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37819/05]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application for financial assistance from a national school (details supplied) in Dublin 6 for which planning permission has been secured and â¬130,000 raised; when a decision will be made on giving the project permission to go on site with suitable capital funding; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (6 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional support she proposes to give Educate Together to enable it to develop its national office support system so that its group of schools, which is expanding rapidly throughout the country, will be able to provide the services and support which the pupils, parents, teachers and boards of management require; and if she will...
- Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Chicken feed.
- Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Who will pay the mortgage?
- Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Well done.
- Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: The Minister is all talk and has no concrete proposals.
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Defence if, in view of his acknowledgement that increased recruitment of women is one of his main priorities, his Department's strategy to encourage more applications from women to the Defence Forces; the strategies he plans to promote in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38171/05]
- Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (7 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he will reinstate the fuel allowance in the case of approximately 200 older people living in sheltered accommodation in the Dublin city area who have not received a winter fuel allowance in respect of winter 2005-06; if he will backdate the payments to compensate those people for the payments not made; and if he will make a...
- Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: If this House is to be relevant, we must be able to discuss, in a proper and orderly fashion, what is being discussed throughout the country.
- Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: A Minister of State has been sacked, forced to resign.
- Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: Under the rules of this House it is reasonable to request the Taoiseach to allow the Whips to meet later to arrange an hour's discussion of the issue today, not when it is history. Let us remain relevant in this House. Every Government Deputy knows people are talking about this everywhere else.
- Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Ruairi Quinn: The Taoiseach has sacked a Minister for State and he is entitled to be heard. We should have an hour's discussion later today by agreement with the Whips, otherwise the Chair is smothering democracy and displaying contempt for the House.