Results 821-840 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (26 Nov 2013)

Pat Deering: 544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of turkeys imported into the State and exported from the State in the past three years. [50460/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Identification Scheme (26 Nov 2013)

Pat Deering: 545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made on the amnesty for unregistered horses. [50461/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2013: Motions (26 Nov 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I compliment the Minister on maintaining his Department's budget for next year at €54.2 million, particularly in these difficult times. This is money well spent and it equates to just over €2,000 per job in the industry. The latter is crucial to rural areas because all of these jobs relate to such areas. All of those present...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that homeowners who wish to pay their local property tax but have not received their renewal notice, with ID and PIN number, will not face any kind of sanction or prosecution. [51560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current number of JobBridge placements; the number there have been since the scheme was introduced on a county basis in tabular form; and the number of applicants who have secured permanent employment in their sponsor companies. [51419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Gas Grid (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will commission an independent cost benefit analysis for the Grid Link project, exploring fully the underground and over ground options taking all health, social and economic factors into consideration. [51418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the procedure that was followed for the selection of the new chairman of EirGrid. [51420/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenses paid to the board of EirGrid over the past five years in tabular form under the headings, fees, travel and subsistence collectively and on an individual basis. [51421/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments Data (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 242. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list the forty unfinished housing estates that are to be demolished. [51422/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenses paid to the board of An Bord Pleanála over the past five years in tabular form, under the headings, fees, travel and subsistence, collectively and on an individual basis. [51423/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 268. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will extend voting rights to all EU citizens. [51839/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Policy (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered Macra na Feirme's proposal for the reintroduction of the installation aid scheme for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 330. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the 50:50 co-financing for Common Agricultural Policy rural development plan and the importance of such a scheme in helping farmers meet their Food Harvest 2020 targets. [51425/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 401. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals regarding the deterioration of the early intervention service for children with special needs in Carlow, in terms of physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy (details supplied). [51432/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome Mr. O'Connor. He is obviously a career civil servant with vast experience in many areas. With the greatest respect and without being ageist, he is coming to the twilight of his career now. Does he think it is appropriate that somebody who has received a golden handshake of €346,617 and a gold-plated pension of €121,539 should consider themselves up to the job at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: It would be obvious from those remarks that there would be a perception that Mr. O'Connor would be useful to get this project over the line, if I can put it that way. It could be argued that the 11 years during which Mr. O'Connor served as chairman of An Bord Pleanála were the 11 years that led to the country's current downfall, from a building point of view. To borrow a phrase used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: It had to do with the fact Mr. O'Connor did not ask any question about his remuneration.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied). [52055/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: 157. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their medical card application [52033/13]

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Pat Deering: I wish to ask about the consumer and competition Bill which will make provision for a statutory code of conduct for the grocery sector. I understand it will be announced before the Christmas recess. What progress has been made on it? Are we on target to have it announced before the end of the year?