Results 741-760 of 2,725 for speaker:Noel Coonan

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Sep 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource teachers and classroom assistants in primary schools in north Tipperary; if she will compare these figures to the past school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31739/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Sep 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource teachers and classroom assistants in post primary schools in north Tipperary; if she will compare these figures to the past school year. [31740/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Sep 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of resource hours available to students in post primary schools in north Tipperary; the number of children receiving resource hours, if she will compare these figures to the past school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31736/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (25 Sep 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and post primary schools from north Tipperary that applied for the summer works scheme before his Department decided to abolish it; the names of all the schools in this category; the works they applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31759/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (25 Sep 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to reinstate the summer works scheme; the timeframe for doing so; if schools that have applied previously will have to reapply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31760/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Sep 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in processing this application; the reason that the project has been put on hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31730/08]

Hospital Acquired Infections. (30 Sep 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the progress being made in tackling hospital acquired infections; her views on giving the Health Information Quality Authority statutory powers to enforce the recommendations when HIQA carries out hygiene audits on health facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32269/08]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport the future of metro north and metro west in view of the economic climate; his plans to scale back these projects; the preparatory work that has already been funded by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32616/08]

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (2 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission will continue to operate a broad remit in respect of the nature of the complaints which it investigates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32796/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in north Tipperary awaiting speech and language therapy services including those awaiting assessment and those awaiting therapy; the number of speech and language therapists in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33264/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a decentralisation project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the location of the proposed site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33265/08]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (2 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received by North Tipperary County Council under the housing aid for older people grant, the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability and the mobility aids housing grant; the amount of money allocated in respect of each scheme in 2008; and if he will make a statement...

Departmental Expenditure. (8 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the precise impact, and the spending programmes in relation to same, the €6 million cutback in spending will have in 2008, as announced in July 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33882/08]

Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Sure, there are no problems at all.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (14 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an application for the farm waste management scheme will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34530/08]

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: I support the motion tabled by Deputy Creed. The Minister should not be afraid to go to Europe and get an extension for this scheme for the farmers concerned. The numbers do not really matter because following the budget, farmers are an endangered species. Every farmer is vital to the well-being of this country. Look at what the French did. They were never afraid to protect their...

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: I listened to the hypocrisy of Government backbenchers shouting across in a mealy-mouthed way at Fine Gael, the party that supplied Ministers of the highest standard to the Department of Agriculture. At the same time, they conveniently forget, like Deputy Treacy did, that Micheál Ó Cinnéide, as Minister for Agriculture and Food, closed the sugar factory in Tuam. That was quickly followed...

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (21 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will develop and publish a national strategy to address energy poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34774/08]

Written Answers — Public Service Appointments: Public Service Appointments (21 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an embargo on the filling of vacancies in Government Departments at executive officer level; if so, when this embargo will commence; and if an embargo is imposed, if he will instruct the Public Service Appointments Commission to extend the life of existing panels of staff awaiting promotion to executive officer until those...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (23 Oct 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans for a site (details supplied) in County Tipperary in relation to the timetable for seeking planning permission for the revised visitor centre design, the timetable for re-pointing of the keep and completion of internal work outstanding within the keep, completion of the legalities and consequent hand over to the town council of the...