Results 781-800 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (5 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding for the development of homeless services has not been provided in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9362/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has instructed FÁS to introduce training courses in green energy technology installation in view of its rising popularity and the lack of current qualified tradesmen in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9520/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of grants given via the greener home scheme to individuals to install small wood pellet boilers since the inception of the greener home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9517/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the amount of small wood pellet boilers which have been uninstalled since the inception of the greener home scheme and the number of complaints received by his Department by dissatisfied owners of small wood pellet boilers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9518/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the standards or qualifications his Department requires from installers of small wood pellet boilers before his Department advertises these businesses on its website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/08]

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (11 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the report of the review of systems and procedures operated by Departments and agencies to protect the confidentiality of personal data will be presented to Government; and when it will be made public. [10072/08]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to ensure that a BCG vaccine is made available to all children in the Cork area without further delay; and if she will ensure that all waiting list issues are addressed in order that babies in Cork can receive a similar service to the rest of the country. [10065/08]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (11 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland has reserve supplies of natural gas to deal with a crisis; and if there are plans to create or increase these stockpiles. [10486/08]

Programmes for Government. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10613/08]

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that, as he stated in a speech to Dáil Éireann on 26 February 2008, all areas that do not have broadband by 1 July 2008 will get broadband under the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10900/08]

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: I note we are discussing the issue of broadband again. We will continue to return to it until the Opposition is satisfied the Government is taking it seriously. Is it the case that the map I am holding which I downloaded from the Department's website represents the Minister's view on areas covered by broadband? Do the areas shaded in blue represent areas for which a proposal in respect of...

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: How does the Minister square his view with the statement by the Commission for Communications Regulation at a recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Economic Regulatory Affairs that the national broadband scheme would not provide 100% coverage. Mr. Alex Chisholm from ComReg indicated that while the scheme would increase coverage from approximately 85% to approximately 95% of the...

Decentralisation Programme. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: I would have thought it would have taken two seconds to give the answer to that question.

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the International Advisory Forum on next generation networks has reported; if so, if he will publish the findings; if he will publish a detailed timetable of the action he proposes to take on promotion of the roll-out of high speed infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10901/08]

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: We are back to the issue of broadband again. Why did the Minister believe it was appropriate to appoint an independent advisory forum to advise him on his own policy paper when we could have debated it here in the House? The Opposition tabled a motion on broadband for that very purpose. The Minister said at the time that he supported a serious non-party political debate on the issue. That...

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: What about Ireland?

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: The Minister has put his finger on the problem. This is a fast-changing market but the Government is not providing leadership. That is the issue. There are decisions the Minister could take, on which he does not need to engage in consultation. For example, to establish what is available he could conduct an audit of telecommunications infrastructure, something we have been demanding for...

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: I asked about the forum. Who on the forum represents business?

Telecommunications Services. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Is John McElligott happy with the Government's response?

Alternative Energy Projects. (12 Mar 2008)

Simon Coveney: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the criteria for prioritising successful applications in view of the large number of wind energy projects hoping to get connection to the grid under the gate 3 connection process; if he will confirm the combined amount of megawatts that will be granted connection under this process; and if he will make a...