Results 61-80 of 6,307 for speaker:Gerald Nash

Written Answers — Tobacco Prices: Tobacco Prices (22 Jun 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category of 20 filter tipped cigarettes since 1999 to date in 2011 in tabular form; and if he will include the pre-budget retail price, the budget tax increase and the proportion of that due to specific tax, [i]ad valorum[/i] tax and VAT, the post-budget price,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health his plans and those of the Health Service Executive to address the trolley crisis in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, in which 52 persons were left on trolleys on 16 June 2011; his plans to ensure that this situation is prevented from occurring again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16763/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the gross salaries in respect of the individual Secretaries General and Assistant Secretaries General respectively in each Government Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/11]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (28 Jun 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the increasingly systematic poaching of fish from our rivers, canals and lakes, for illegal commercial sale, particularly in the Cavan/Monaghan area; and his plans to bring in additional measures to combat same. [17091/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (28 Jun 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue to approve an application under the nursing home support fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17816/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (28 Jun 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application under the nursing homes support, fair deal, scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17232/11]

Written Answers — Irish Coast Guard: Irish Coast Guard (29 Jun 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the cost of the service provided by the Irish Coast Guard at the concerts held at Slane Castle, County Meath, in each of the years from 2004 to 2011 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17696/11]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: I wish to share time with Deputies Kevin Humphreys, White and Moloney. During the last election all parties represented in the House spoke of the need for electoral reform. As reflected in the electoral outcome it is clear there is an appetite for political change. I welcome the proposals outlined in the Bill but I would be concerned were we to consider the job complete if and when the...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: When we are discussing local elections and local authorities we tend to stick rigidly to maps drawn 500 years ago by an English Queen. While county boundaries determine the colour of the jersey one wears on Sunday, they should not act as impediments to the development of places such as my home town of Drogheda, which I represent and which is seriously constrained by the position in which it...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Fuel: Illicit Trade in Fuel (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a multi agency task force involving Customs and Excise, Revenue Commissioners, Gardaí and local authorities to combat the illegal fuel laundering, sale and supply which affects Border counties in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details in relation to the resources available to the Revenue Commissioners dedicated to the area of fraud detection with particular reference to social welfare fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/11]

Written Answers — Mortgage Assistance: Mortgage Assistance (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, to address and control the issue of rising mortgage rates in lending institutions such as EBS which are effectively owned by the State; his plans to assist mortgage holders who are in arrears with such institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who have been re-engaged on teaching duties in schools for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18326/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered an application from a school (details supplied) in County Meath for a full-time learning support post; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/11]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the purchase price of a series of sites for new schools (details supplied) in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has met with the Revenue Commissioners and other relevant State agencies to underline the commitment to combat fraud in the social welfare system; the actions agreed at such meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18518/11]

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 416: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be proceeding with a comprehensive regeneration scheme for estates (details supplied) in County Louth. [18311/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will give consideration to pardoning the ex-Irish Defence Forces servicemen who deserted during World War II in order to fight fascism and who were dismissed en masse under the Emergency Powers Order (No. 362) in 1945; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18238/11]

Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (6 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider engaging with Allied Irish Banks in an effort to encourage wider public access to their extensive and significant collection of art with a view to placing pieces on permanent display in public institutions including municipal galleries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Grants: Local Authority Grants (6 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to regulations applied by local authorities requiring small, community based organisations to register for tax as a voluntary non-profit making organisation if they are to be in a position to benefit from small support grants known as the councillors allocation in certain...