Results 741-760 of 8,649 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; her views on whether parents are entitled to send their children to the school in their catchment area; and if so, if she will release the funding required for two prefab classrooms for the start of the new school year in September 2006....

Foreign Conflicts. (29 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the Basque peace process; and if in his view the political party Batasuna should now be removed from the EU blacklist of so-called terrorist organisations. [25201/06]

Written Answers — EU Enlargement: EU Enlargement (29 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of Turkey's bid for EU membership in view of the ongoing failure of Turkey to recognise the economic, maritime and navigational rights of fellow EU Member State Cyprus, and all other Member States trading or communicating with Cyprus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25204/06]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (29 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 21 June 2006 the person who sent the report requested by his Department. [25366/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 in which the two prefabs have been found to be rat infested and have been deemed unfit by a health and safety official; and if she will make a statement on funding which may be allocated to the school in view of its plight. [25381/06]

School Staffing. (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals for dealing with the new challenges in education in the provision of English as a second language to newcomer children in schools, especially in view of difficulties being experienced in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [26407/06]

School Staffing. (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: The school in question has 230 newcomer children and only three additional teachers. The Minister spoke about a review. Did the schools she visited in London have classrooms? Did they have to subdivide their gyms? Did they have to do away with their libraries? Had they two prefabs which had been declared unfit for habitation by the health and safety authorities? The Minister has described...

Garda Vetting Services. (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: If this was not such a complex area I am sure the legislation would have come before us a long time ago. The public is not really interested in how complex it is, however — it wants to know when the legislation will come before the House. Does the Minister of State have a reasonable timescale for introducing this immensely complex legislation? Will it be in September?

Garda Vetting Services. (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: The harmonisation legislation

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe envisaged for the long awaited full implementation of the McIver Report in view of discussions and commitments in the partnership agreement. [25803/06]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will introduce a primary school database in order to assist with tracking and combating early school leaving. [25804/06]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 665: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if in view of the Government's commitment of encouraging unemployed people into education and subsequent employment she will review the criteria which act as a disincentive; and if she will ensure that people in similar circumstances receive the necessary...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, line 21, after "2006" to insert the following: "/ Achtanna um Tráchtar Bhóithre 1961 go 2006 ". On the previous issue, there is a group that meets on fatalities, with two members of the NRA and six gardaí. It happens unofficially but I do not know how much it costs. The amendment seeks to insert the Irish language wording for Road Traffic Acts at that...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, line 27, after "phone" to insert the following: "and any other electronic equipment or general apparatus which may negatively affect a driver's capacity to drive". The original Bill referred to mobile phones, but other electronic equipment is used in vehicles that can impair a driver's capacity to drive. Such equipment includes electric shavers, DVD players...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: I have no problem in withdrawing the amendment if the Minister is saying that he will examine the possibility of making regulations in this regard. The current situation is ridiculous. In some cases it is quite serious because people are following soaps on televisions in their cars while driving. It is crazy.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, line 28, to delete "the" and substitute "An". This is a technical amendment and it makes sense. The Bill refers to "the Garda Síochána", whereas the title is "An Garda Síochána".

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: Everyone accepts there must be a requirement for people to sit the test. I sympathise with the amendment but I have difficulty with the words "failed to take reasonable steps". Deputy Shortall might expand on that. My experience is the opposite in terms of the people with whom I deal. Many young people want to take the test but cannot because of the backlog. As a public representative those...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: I was tempted to state that there is not a pub in Ireland where people do not drink and drive. We have all heard the urban legend of those who are over the limit and feign injury after an accident. When the garda comes to take the alcohol test the person claims to have had a drink to settle their nerves in the hospital, house or wherever. There is a difficulty then because, supposedly, they...

School Accommodation. (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording us the opportunity to speak on this issue. I will begin by describing the location of the school, which is at the edge of a RAPID area. As Deputy O'Connor has stated, its catchment covers an area which contains hundreds of apartments, and people are still moving in at the moment. The area has seen significant changes in recent years, and one in three...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Jul 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether it is fair that taxpayers have to foot the bill of addressing deficient broadband infrastructure while the private sector, and Eircom in particular, will then come in and reap the profits. [26501/06]