Results 61-80 of 527 for speaker:Mary Wallace

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 627: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the schemes (details supplied) which are included in the WSIP; if they are not included, when the next opportunity will arise for including them; the reason they have not been included in the present WSIP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31488/05]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (16 Nov 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of Government funding which has been provided for the National Aquatic Centre, Croke Park, Lansdowne Road, and other relevant national stadia in the city of Dublin which is of benefit to young persons and to sporting organisations since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34826/05]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Wallace: Question 769: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to a United States citizen who wishes to work here; if this person can apply for a work permit or work visa; the circumstances in which to make such an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2292/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Wallace: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if physiotherapy and chiropractic treatment is available to medical card patients over 70 years of age in the Health Service Executive north-east region; and if the location of such services will be identified. [3829/06]

Sugar Beet Sector. (15 Feb 2006)

Mary Wallace: I thank the Deputies for their kind wishes. I welcome the opportunity to update the House on this issue. The political agreement on reform of the sugar regime, reached last November, provides that in the event of a decision to cease sugar production in Ireland, a restructuring fund of up to €145 million becomes available for the economic, social and environmental costs of restructuring the...

Schools Building Projects. (15 Feb 2006)

Mary Wallace: I thank Deputies Fox and McManus for their kind wishes. I am pleased to have been afforded the opportunity by the Deputies to clarify the position of the Department of Education and Science in regard to St. Catherine's pre-school for autism. I hope what I have to say will be of assistance and guidance on the way forward. I assure the Deputies that the Department of Education and Science is...

Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Mary Wallace: Like all the other Deputies representing constituents of the north eastern counties, I was devastated on many occasions when attending meetings with the women involved in this terrible saga. I heard many stressful and harrowing stories of individual women. I very much appreciate the openness of the women involved. I appreciate the Patient Focus support group which provided the environment in...

Animal Carcase Disposal. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Wallace: The safe disposal of specified risk material, SRM, and other offal plays an important part in the protection of human and animal health and is an integral part of the EU legally enforced BSE controls in the meat sector. Conscious of the need to protect consumer health from vCJD, the human form of BSE, Ireland has consistently supported control measures to exclude from the food chain products...

Animal Carcase Disposal. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Wallace: We are not aware of the incident to which the Deputy referred. If he has such information, we would be pleased if he would notify us immediately of same. Our advice and knowledge is that there is sale element involved in this process because it is a cost to the industry. The industry has to pay for the proper disposal of the materials, chiefly through incineration in Germany and other member...

Poultry Sector. (4 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: In the last six months the European poultry industry has been experiencing market difficulties as a result of the reduction in demand for poultry meat. This resulted from consumer concerns arising from the publicity surrounding avian influenza. The problem has been felt acutely in Mediterranean countries while more northerly countries have encountered far fewer problems. The current situation...

Grant Payments. (4 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: I welcome the opportunity to comment on this matter. There is renewed interest in the potential of energy crops, including miscanthus and short rotation coppice, having regard to environmental considerations and the increasing cost of fossil fuels. In this context, the Department is working closely with the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, which is responsible for...

Forestry Sector. (4 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: I thank Deputy Eamon Ryan for raising this matter. As the Deputy is aware, Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company. Clear felling is an operational matter for the company and my Department is involved in this issue in so far as it is responsible for the issue of...

Company Closures. (10 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: The compensation package negotiated in the context of reform of the EU sugar regime is worth more than €310 million to Irish stakeholders. It will be drawn down in accordance with the regulations governing the new EU sugar regime, which comes into effect from 1 July 2006. There are three elements to the compensation package. The first element is the compensation to beet growers of up to 64%...

Departmental Investigations. (18 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: My Department, with other agencies and the private veterinary practitioners of the person named, has been carrying out investigations to try to establish the source of the problems on the farm in question. The problems relate mainly to ill thrift and stunted growth of a number of cattle on the farm as well as severe milk yield loss in the dairy herd. It had been suggested that one of the...

Departmental Investigations. (18 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: It has not yet been proven that pollution damage is the cause of the problems on the farm. It is clear from the reports available to the Department that no evidence of a fluorine problem has been found thus far. Investigations into this issue are ongoing and while results from EPA monitoring of emissions from the factory in question are becoming available, they have not yet been analysed....

Departmental Investigations. (18 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: I assure the Deputy that the Department and all the players at the table, including the EPA, Teagasc and the veterinary faculty of UCD, will continue to make an important input into this issue and make every effort to resolve it. I stress, however, that no specific source of the problems on the farm in question has been identified to date, despite the commitment of considerable expert and...

Departmental Investigations. (18 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: I hope we emerge from the meeting on 2 June knowing much more than we do today. The Department's veterinary department is preparing a detailed report on all the work carried out on specific animals on the farm and other matters. A large number of people have carried out a considerable amount of work on this issue. More will be done, however, and there will be no difficulty in making available...

Food Safety. (18 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: Harmonized EU regulations have been introduced to control the import and trade in meat and milk products. Imports of these products, including the imports for personal use, are banned, other than where products are presented at approved border inspection posts. My Department has a number of measures in place to raise awareness of these regulations. Transport operators who bring passengers...

Food Safety. (18 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: Our understanding is that there is very active vigilance and great co-operation between our Department and the Customs and Excise personnel searching for excisable goods. Searches are carried out in conjunction with both. One of the key ways we have of identifying people coming from third countries is to interview them. We find the interviews are a success in that respect, and they are...

Food Safety. (18 May 2006)

Mary Wallace: With regard to a multi-language campaign, I was in the Department today to see the number of posters available in 52 different languages, so that shows the effort in that area.