Results 881-900 of 11,114 for speaker:Damien English
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)
Damien English: The Taoiseach has been described as a very clever and cunning person. Can I ask him, through the Chair, if he genuinely believes that these people, friends or whoever they are, gave him money because he is a nice chap or because they thought he had no money? He was able to go to Manchester for six matches a year although he had no money. Does the Taoiseach believe that they gave him money...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)
Damien English: So the Taoiseach is happy to damage the reputation of politics?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)
Damien English: That is not the question I asked.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)
Damien English: After 13 years.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)
Damien English: The Taoiseach did not know the name last week.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)
Damien English: The question I asked was in whose car the Taoiseach travelled and whether it was a ministerial car.
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Oct 2006)
Damien English: Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to allow local authorities to consider educational needs in assessing planning applications for new housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30977/06]
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (4 Oct 2006)
Damien English: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to review the Wind Energy Development Guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30978/06]
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied regarding the outcome of the work undertaken by Comhairle na Tuaithe; the strategies he intends to introduce to overcome existing opposition to the proposed countryside recreation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31395/06]
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: I thank the Minister for his reply. I welcome the funding that has been allocated and I acknowledge his commitment to finding a solution to this issue. I believe he genuinely wants to solve this problem. Comhairle na Tuaithe is to be commended for its report. However, another group has been set up and I question whether we are back to square one and still stuck on the main issue. How long...
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: The Minister and I are in agreement. I suggest that the pass would provide a fund which could be distributed and used to employ people to maintain the routes or given to farmers who put in a given number of hours' work on the routes. There could be a way of administering it with no charge on the State. However, the State should encourage and facilitate it. This might increase our tourism...
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: We are on the same wavelength in this regard and let us give it a push. Rather than waiting for them to approach the Minister, let us suggest some initiatives.
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
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- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: ââ in the US national parks nobody minds paying a fee of $100 to get access to all areas. I do not see what is wrong with the principle of charging for hill walking if it is done at a fair price.
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reforms proposed for the delivery of the RAPID programme in view of weaknesses identified in its recent evaluation report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31396/06]
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: I am glad the Minister went through the faults of the report, so I will not have to list them, and the changes that need to be made. There is a lack of focus in a few RAPID areas and that is addressed in the report. It might help to have a person in each of the various bodies that are dealing with the RAPID co-ordinator assigned to RAPID. It is hard to get things moving at a fast pace, so...
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: I asked about people buying their houses and whether there is any hope for them. I do not expect a full answer today as it is a new topic I have raised.
- Community Development. (5 Oct 2006)
Damien English: I am glad the Minister is thinking about it. He will get support from this end. We can invent new clauses to prevent problems arising. RAPID was to correct problems of the past, such as bad planning, bad housing and so on. Can we learn from the RAPID report and the work of RAPID to prevent this happening again in other areas? Whose job is that?
- Crime Prevention: Motion. (10 Oct 2006)
Damien English: Does it work in private airports?
- Crime Prevention: Motion. (10 Oct 2006)
Damien English: He just asked for a debate on the subject.