Results 841-860 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Order of Business. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: It is a question of an estimate.
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Was the Deputy refused the information?
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: I see.
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: It says more about the points system than about those who become architects.
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: I could have forgotten about it when I was at school â 250 points would have been about my mark.
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Although Deputy Gilmore is our environmental spokesperson, I am taking the Bill on behalf of the Labour Party. As the House will know, I have called for this measure for some time and I very much welcome its publication. I acknowledge the role the Minister played in bringing it to the fore. The Bill deals with a number of different issues. Central to it is the issue of recognition of titles...
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: I say that with affection and in jest but the Minister knows what I am trying to say. The next section deals with registration of the title. It is clear from my reading of it but I welcome the way in which the Minister has separated the three titles. I assume the establishment of one, after the Bill is enacted and signed by the President, is not dependent on the second or third and that they...
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: As recently as 19 January 2004, the RIAI was obliged to make a submission to the Competition Authority in regard to this matter. Section 6 of the executive summary of that submission states: 1. The greater majority of EU Member States have either registration of title system with control of function or a combination of both. 2. The proposals under the Building Control Bill represent a milder...
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Exactly.
- Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy's interpretation of the Bill is correct.
- Written Answers — Retail Sector Developments: Retail Sector Developments (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a retail company (details supplied) has abandoned plans to build large outlets in the UK due to planning restrictions there and will instead opt for a larger number of smaller outlets within cities; if, in view of this and in view of the serious concerns raised...
- Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 207: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view of the situation whereby tax incentives being offered to property investors are driving up house prices at a time when housing lists are growing and social housing provision is at an all time low; and the strategy he intends to take to ensure the recommendations of the NESC report are carried out....
- Written Answers — Economic and Monetary Union: Economic and Monetary Union (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the foreign exchange reserves in the balance sheet of the Central Bank have been reduced from â¬6 billion at the end of 2001 to â¬641 million at the end of 2005; the set of liabilities against which the now mainly euro-denominated assets of the bank are held; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Economic and Monetary Union: Economic and Monetary Union (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that overall balance sheet of the Central Bank had risen to almost â¬33 billion in 2005 from a figure of almost â¬22 billion in 2001; the reason a sum of almost â¬12 billion has been set aside to cover other liabilities in addition to the bank notes in circulation and liabilities to other euro area...
- Written Answers — State Funding: State Funding (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding given to the Crafts Council of Ireland in 1997 and each year to 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5521/06]
- Written Answers — State Funding: State Funding (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of taxpayers money allocated in the estimates to the Crafts Council of Ireland in 2005; the amount spent by the council; the support the council gives the 1,500 plus crafts people on its register of craft enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5525/06]
- Written Answers — State Funding: State Funding (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the work of the Crafts Council of Ireland was last reviewed; if the outcome of the review is available to the public; if he has satisfied himself that the crafts people are getting sufficient support and the taxpayer getting value for the money allocated by him to the Crafts Council of Ireland; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — State Funding: State Funding (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason so few of the established crafts people were exhibitors at Showcase 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/06]
- Written Answers — State Funding: State Funding (14 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the content and implementation of its Craft Council of Ireland's strategic plan; the cost of and percentage of the total budget used in the design photography, production and printing of the strategic plan, the 2006 calendar and the most recent annual report; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the proposal by the Irish Primary Principals Network that responsibility for preparation for First Communion and Confirmation should transfer from the school to the parents and church; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5742/06]