Results 801-820 of 4,491 for speaker:John Perry

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: I will have to do so. Irish people are being ripped off left, right and centre. One in seven children in Ireland lives in poverty. That is a dramatic statistic, and the Government continues to impose higher charges on people. It is further widening the divide between those with and those without, and while many people are financially stable, that number will decrease if the Government...

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: In the development of an economy it is vitally important that small companies are given encouragement to grow. The Government has done nothing but impose a further stealth tax on them every day of the week, which will have a dramatic impact on the services sector in the coming months.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: The Deputy should consider himself lucky.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: It relates to value for money.

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to facilitate the live export of lambs to the UK and France; if she will address the current holding period restriction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33785/05]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to promote farmers markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33786/05]

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Contracts: Community Pharmacy Contracts (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if health centres are open to Government funding; if same are awarded GMS contracts; if there are restrictions put on the health centres in receipt of such contracts for the opening of pharmacies in such health centres; her views on whether pharmacies operating within health centres will lead to less competition and less...

Written Answers — Alcohol Treatment Programmes: Alcohol Treatment Programmes (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the directive which has been issued to the Health Service Executive regarding the treatment for alcohol addiction problems in view of the fact that if persons are referred for treatment by the general practitioner they are not allowed entry to a hospital facility; the steps she will take to have a facility set up in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the western area Health Service Executive and have maximum subvention awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33970/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when fishermen will receive their first payment under the decommissioning scheme of the whitefish fleet; the number of stages in which payments will be made; when fishermen will receive these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34044/05]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action he will take to stop the dangerous practice of foreign vessels discarding nets into Irish waters following the Deepnet report, which was produced by BIM and other institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34316/05]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans he has to introduce measures to protect the valuable Irish fishery resources following the introduction of new fishing regulations to safeguard the Mediterranean Sea fishery resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34317/05]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the night time and weekend landing ban at Killbegs Harbour will be lifted in view of the fact that the restrictions are having an adverse effect on the local economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34318/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the negotiations that have taken place at EU level for an EU coastguard to be formed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34319/05]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the processes that are in place to stop water pollution in Irish rivers and lakes and the new measures that will be introduced soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34320/05]

Written Answers — Heritage Projects: Heritage Projects (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans that are in place to help preserve our valuable maritime heritage; if new plans are due to come on stream in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34321/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding will be granted to a company (details supplied) in County Sligo for funding under the 2005 programme of grants for locally-based community and voluntary organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33969/05]

Fishing Industry Development. (16 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland's seed mussel industry is in danger of collapse as a result of a 40 year old agreement, which is being abused by outside interests to give reciprocal fishery rights to fishermen from Northern Ireland and the Republic in the two jurisdictions outside their...

Fishing Industry Development. (16 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Mussel farming constitutes Ireland's premier single-species fishery and in 2004 mussel seed production reached 30,000 tonnes, being valued at €22.5 million. The Voisinage Agreement was drawn up in 1964 to confer reciprocal fishing rights on fishermen from Northern Ireland and the Republic outside their exclusive fishery limits. Is the Minister of State not disappointed that it is only a...

Fishing Industry Development. (16 Nov 2005)

John Perry: Does the Minister of State agree that SMAC has failed, despite the fact that it has representatives of all State authorities on it, if it has not instilled enough confidence in people for them to nominate to it? Will the Minister of State set a limit of a few weeks from today for participation, after which he will take decisive action? If he fails to do so, he will do the entire industry a...