Results 881-900 of 7,975 for speaker:Joe Higgins
- Official Travel. (1 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: What about the Taoiseach's trip to America?
- Official Travel. (1 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach will shore up President Bush's flagging ratings again this year.
- Official Travel. (1 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Will the Taoiseach ask President Bush why he lied to him three years ago about Iraq?
- Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 19: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the social partners. [1868/06]
- Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 20: To ask the Taoiseach the studies being carried out by the National Economic and Social Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1870/06]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the 673 pensioners who left Eircom in the second half of 1997 were not paid their bonus due on 31 March 1997 in view of the fact that they received no financial benefit and were excluded from the â¬100 million transfer to the ESOT, â¬50 million of which was made up of forgone bonus payments for the...
- Written Answers — Migrant Workers. : Migrant Workers. (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the strong inflow of migrant workers into Ireland, and the fact that many depend on private employment agencies, whose only goal is profit maximisation, the sector will be investigated to stamp out exploitative practices. [3830/06]
- Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans for the reinstatement of the Dublin-Navan rail line; and if resources will be made available to ensure that this project is expedited. [3833/06]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in accordance with the recommendations made in July 2005 by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in relation to Ireland the steps he will take to adopt and implement a comprehensive strategy to combat trafficking of women and girls, including preventive measures, the prosecution and...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funds will be made available in order that a second person may be appointed to the remaining 13 one-teacher schools here on the basis of health and safety. [3987/06]
- Written Answers — Pension Entitlements: Pension Entitlements (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 526: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason retired army non-commissioned officers and privates have to date in 2006 not received increases in their pensions arising from benchmarking and the last round of national pay agreements despite the fact that such increases were due from July 2005 and that retired commissioned officers received their pension increases in July 2005; and...
- Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (7 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 533: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason motorists, who are obliged by financial constraints to pay their motor tax on a quarterly basis, should have to pay substantially more than if they could afford to make a single payment for their yearly motor tax; and if this iniquitous situation will be changed. [4005/06]
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the social partners. [1868/06]
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach the studies currently being carried out by the National Economic and Social Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1870/06]
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Does the Taoiseach accept that the Government has no credibility in seeking another so-called partnership agreement, the main purpose of which is to hold workers' wage increases to a minimum? Yesterday, the Department of Finance's report on tax breaks showed that the Government has been shovelling billions of euro in tax savings to speculators, developers and builders who have squeezed the...
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Does the Taoiseach accept that, in reality, social partnership is now another flag of convenience to curb workers' wage demands? In the context of the partnership talks, while private capitalists are allowed by the Government's policies to gorge themselves obscenely with speculative profits and tax breaks as crucial public services such as health and education go short, does the Taoiseach...
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: I am asking a question. While I will not quote, I read in the Irish Examiner that after the Taoiseach's recent visit to Singapore, they named aââ
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Very well.
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Yes. However, they named a new hybrid orchid in the Taoiseach's honour. They called it "Mokara Bertie Ahern".
- Social Partnership. (8 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: It must have been sponsored by developers and speculators, as the Taoiseach has certainly been a true cara to them.