Results 841-860 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place in her Department to monitor, on an ongoing basis, the number of children who are the subject of reports to the Health Service Executive of either abuse or neglect and to monitor the timeframe involved in the commencement of an investigation and assessment of such reports; the progress reported to her in the...

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Will the Minister of State confirm that the information on which his Department relies for an overview of child protection services is, essentially, the information contained in the 2006 report, which was only published last October? Does he agree it is an understatement to say there is a time lag in information and that it is scandalously unacceptable that the report for 2007 has not yet...

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Would the Minister of State agree that for the eleven and a half years of Fianna Fáil in Government we have had a Minister with responsibility for children? Would he agree it is outrageous and scandalous that four years after the formation of the HSE he, who is supposed to have an overview of our children's services, is as he put it hanging around to find out how it is operating and cannot...

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: A four-year legacy now.

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: I raise a point of order. I asked a specific question about the cost to this State of the child care notification system and the IT system——-

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——that I understand is not working and has cost millions of euro.

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: I asked this today in a direct question and as a legitimate supplementary question. I previously asked the Minister of State about the matter in a written question some weeks ago and was told that he would inquire about it, that he did not know the answer. I believe there is a defective system——

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——that has cost the taxpayer millions of euro. Why is the Government covering this up?

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Why is the Government covering up what is taking place with regard to this system?

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Or does the Minister simply not know?

Child Abuse. (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: The taxpayer is entitled to know. Child protection agencies are entitled to know why this system is not up and running and how much has been wasted. Public money has been wasted and the Government is covering it up.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take the necessary steps to ensure that the Health Service Executive and all maternity hospitals in the State co-operate with parents who request the collection of cord blood upon the birth of a child for the purpose of storage; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an association (details supplied) has ruled...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take the necessary steps to ensure that the Health Service Executive, all maternity hospitals and hospitals with maternity units in the State co-operate with parents who request the collection of cord blood upon the birth of a child for the purpose of storage; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the American...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a report was received by her in July 2008 regarding the child protection policies practised in the Cloyne Diocese; if the report contains criticism of the way the Diocese of Cloyne dealt with allegations of child abuse; if she will detail those criticisms; the action taken by her to date on foot of the report; and if the report...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of divorced and separated parents who claimed single parent tax credit in each of the years ending 31 December 2005, 2006 and 2007. [46325/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of fathers of children born to unmarried parents who claimed the single parent tax credit in each of the tax years ending 31 December 2005, 2006 and 2007. [46326/08]

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Alan Shatter: Of course there might be a budget in January.

Business of Dáil (20 Jan 2009)

Alan Shatter: The Taoiseach wants legislation rubber-stamped.

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jan 2009)

Alan Shatter: It is essential that we have accountability. We should be conscious of the changing corporate status of Anglo Irish Bank. I wish to make a declaration of interest. Unlike many, I am in the fortunate position of not being a shareholder in Anglo Irish Bank. In case anyone accuses me of not making a declaration of interest, I have earned no money from the dreadful debacle that has occurred....

Order of Business (27 Jan 2009)

Alan Shatter: We should have a debate on——