Results 721-740 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Dublin Transport Authority. (12 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport the stage of the process of recruiting a chief executive officer for the Dublin Transport Authority; when the DTA will be fully operational; the way the Dublin Transportation Office will be absorbed by the new DTA Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39861/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed recent figures from the European Transport Safety Council noting that road mortality rates decreased by more than 8% faster in Dublin than in the rest of the country; if he is planning to introduce measures to address this anomaly; if he will initiate an audit of road surfaces across Ireland to identify and repair potentially...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (13 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the proposed lay-offs at Kostal Ireland at Mallow and Abbeyfeale and the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan, to engage with the automotive industry and wider car dealership industry to stem further job losses, particularly...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: What does that mean?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: That is farcical.

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (13 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the Reserve currently in training; if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment; when he expects that the full complement of 1,500 will be in place; if restrictions have been placed...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (13 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons, broken down between children and adults, given anti-social behaviour warnings since the new system came into operation on 1 January 2008; the number of anti-social behaviour orders sought in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40189/08]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (13 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has been presented with a copy of a report by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in relation to complaints made against an organisation (details supplied) regarding complaints of a certain nature and containing recommendations to reform complaint procedures and child protection measures; the length of time the report...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: In light of the Law Reform Commission's report on vulnerable adults and the law, which has been published for some time, when will the mental capacity Bill be published? Will that Bill make provision to make a person a ward of court? My second question relates to the animal welfare Bill. Before I ask about the date for publication, I ask the Tánaiste what constitutes a consultation in...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the mechanism he will use to achieve the 3% reduction in payroll costs for his Department as announced in July 2008; the areas, sections or agencies that will be affected by this reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40952/08]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent official visit to the United States. [40953/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on recent negotiations regarding the five year bilateral agreement between Ireland and Vietnam which ends on 1 May 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40672/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will clarify the reason assistance was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40766/08]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received by the Residential Institution Redress Board; the number of cases completed; the number of offers that have been made to victims; the number of those cases under appeal; the number of solicitors acting for the redress board; the amount paid to those solicitors; the number of cases where no award...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on his Department's budgetary provision for 2009; if cutting funding to the Arts Council, Irish Sports Council, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland is the way to promote growth in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41118/08]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (19 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress on the production of the Green Paper on Animal Welfare in Sport and Recreation as promised in the Programme for Government in 2007; if there is funding for a new round of this programme in Budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41130/08]

Written Answers — Redundancy Levels: Redundancy Levels (20 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department during 2007; the number notified to date in 2008; the way this compares with the same period in each year from 2002 to 2007; her views on the rapid increase in the number of redundancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41761/08]

Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (20 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a report from the Competition Authority following its request to the Authority to monitor the operation of the grocery trade on an ongoing basis; when she expects to receive the report; when she expects to introduce the required legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (25 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: One question needs to be addressed regarding this banking crisis, namely whether the Government guarantee will result in the writing off of private debt and turning that into public debt for which the Irish citizen will ultimately pay. In that context, should we be contemplating the writing off of private debt to avoid a probable recourse to the taxpayer? In September of this year, the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to amend the Competition Act 2002 in order to be able to engage more effectively with groups (details supplied) and other such representative bodies; her proposals to amend the Act in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42452/08]