Results 721-740 of 4,085 for speaker:Dan Boyle

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (23 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the recent additional funding allocated to meet the needs of accident and emergency units at hospitals here; the reason the allocation awarded to Cork University Hospital seems under proportion, in terms of patient numbers, patient throughput and area population when compared to allocation awarded to similar sized...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to extend the right to a free travel pass to persons under 66 years of age, with an identified medical condition, but in receipt of payment of another EU jurisdiction. [21720/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the large number of quarries throughout the country that are now applying for retrospective planning permission; and the extent to which the local authorities that are determining these decisions are accessing materials from these unapproved sites. [21711/05]

Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: The House was supportive of the original Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Act and how it applied to civil aircraft, but the issues involved here are less to do with people and more to do with commerce. While we obviously have an interest in protecting commerce and protecting exports and imports, more information is required on who benefits from such legislation and how. In his...

Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: That in itself is useful as we must be aware of the extent of the economic threat of a lack of indemnity in terms of failing to put legislation such as this in place. In general we must be ultra-cautious about the use of indemnities. We need look no further than the difficulties with the export credit scheme for beef to Iran as an example in our recent politics. An individual and a company...

Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Given that we still do not have a situation whereby Council meetings are fully open to the public in terms of the nature of the conversation that takes place, what arguments were made and who made them, I will take the Minister at his word on that. It is still a strange and bad principle because the effect of this indemnity is almost a further subsidy for a privileged type of transport. We...

Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: In that case, they might stay and pay their taxes.

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I move: That Dáil Éireann, given the meeting of the leaders of the G8 countries being held in Edinburgh, Scotland and given subsequent meetings being held for the UN Millennium Summit in New York and meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in September 2005 and the World Trade Organisation Ministerial conference in December 2005, calls on the Government through its...

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (28 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recommendations contained in the NESC report, Housing in Ireland, which he will be implementing in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22345/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (28 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has researched the possibility of improving financing for local government by replacing commercial rates with site value taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22344/05]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (29 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which the recent deal on the European Union agreement on rural funding will affect rural communities here. [22734/05]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the recommendations made in a statement on ending child poverty by the Combat Poverty Agency; and if he intends to examine all the recommendations as part of measures under consideration to tackle child poverty. [23035/05]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the work of the expert group on mental health policy to date; and if the anticipated target of 2005 for completing a new national policy framework for mental health services will be met. [23857/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is anticipated at any stage to change the current medical card assessment for persons with disabilities (details supplied). [23858/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in establishing a neurology service in the south east (details supplied). [23859/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the role her Department officials played in overseeing the killing of 4,300 pigs in County Waterford, as recently revealed in a video tape report; and the actions she intends to take on foot of damning evidence of animal abuse. [23873/05]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 676: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing associations in the State which cater for the provision of housing for persons with disabilities; and the number of such houses which are currently available. [23860/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 678: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions which have been put into practice on the European Court of Justice decisions (details supplied) against the Government. [23868/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 679: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of environmental cases of complaint which are currently lodged with the EU Commission at present. [23869/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (30 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 680: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reasoned opinions from the European Commission which have been registered against the Government on environmental issues. [23870/05]