Results 901-920 of 5,615 for speaker:Andrew Doyle

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Jun 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 414: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications that have been accepted under the terms of the long-term leasing scheme for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26812/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Jun 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 416: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing starts expected to be made by county for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26817/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Jun 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 417: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing units built in 2006 to 2009 on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26818/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform the one parent family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27914/10]

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (29 Jun 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 583: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a discrepancy between the lower age limits for the early childhood care and education scheme and the primary school enrolment requirements which creates a possibility of excluding many thousands of children due to the discrepancy; the action that is being taken to remedy this anomaly; and if she will...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (1 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for inter-country adoption currently with the Health Service Executive for adoption from Russia and Vietnam. [28953/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has reduced waiting lists (details supplied) under its nationwide system of application introduced in counties Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare in 2008 by 35 in the 12 months from September, 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28954/10]

Written Answers — Certificates of Irish Heritage: Certificates of Irish Heritage (6 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his proposal to issue certificates of Irish heritage; the estimate of the proposed fee for this certificate; the details of the third party agency that will administer this certificate; when this initiative will be activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29633/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (6 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports lost, mislaid or stolen in 2009 and to date in 2010; the percentage as a total of all passports requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29632/10]

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: In February 2009 I asked the Minister if the proposed dog breeding establishments regulations would be incorporated or superseded by the soon-to-be published animal welfare Bill. The essence of the response was that the process included discussions with various interest groups and that it was the intention of the Minister to introduce amending legislation on dog breeding establishments. The...

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: On a point of order, when it was initially on the Order Paper the animal welfare Bill referred to all farm animals and non-farm animals. This legislation must have some regard to the animal welfare Bill.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister is not answering the question, which is creating a problem.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister has never spoken to his ministerial colleague.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: We live it every day.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Puppy farms can send animals in the back of vans to England, without a requirement for tagging, identification,or passport. The guesstimate for dogs leaving our ports ranges from 25,000 to 45,000 and the reason it is so wide is that nobody has a clue. There is evidence, although I have not seen it, of establishments with hundreds of bitches kept in unfit conditions and that is what we were...

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Spend a week on the farm.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: A very simple phrase is used, it is called "a maiden animal", that is an animal of any species that has not been pregnant.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Does the Deputy want to be flippant about this, We are trying to be serious. This is serious. The Deputy does not understand.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister may have more sense than Deputy Gogarty.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I was trying to explain a simple concept. A well known description of an animal that has not yet reproduced is a maiden. If the Minister allowed maiden animals to be excluded from the system, that would make sense.