Results 941-960 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen

Decentralisation Programme. (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Has the Minister had any recent discussions with non-governmental organisations regarding this fiasco? Will he publish the most recent risk assessment conducted of decentralisation? The Minister should not use the trick of pretending that I am against decentralisation. I am in favour or well thought-out and well planned decentralisation, but the madcap idea that he has presented to us...

Decentralisation Programme. (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: The Minister should answer the question put to him.

Decentralisation Programme. (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: How many of the seven specialists——

Decentralisation Programme. (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: What about the risk assessment report? Has an up-to-date survey been conducted?

Conventional Weapons. (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Based on my personal experience and the work I did as a chemical technologist before entering the Dáil, phosphorous is the dirtiest and nastiest chemical one can use in a laboratory. If it gets on one's finger the only remedy is to have the skin surrounding the affected area excised. The Minister referred to the CWC, to which the United States is a signatory. The Organisation for the...

Conventional Weapons. (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Will the Minister say what response he got given that Mr. Peter Kaiser, spokesman for the OPCW, which monitors the use of phosphorous as a weapon, said that if it was used as a way of flushing out people from entrenched positions, it would be a weapon of terror. The Pentagon spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Barry Venable, said "illumination rounds were used in Fallujah to penetrate and destroy...

Conventional Weapons. (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: As regards the invitation to the US Ambassador to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, it would be in all our interests to have these issues cleared up and to have a friendly exchange of views. Will the Minister use his good offices, as I am sure he will meet him for Christmas drinks or whatever? Perhaps he could ask him to deal with the committee on these...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39179/05]

Written Answers — EU Enlargement: EU Enlargement (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress being made by Romania towards membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39173/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (14 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of states that remain non-signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39436/05]

Written Answers — Child Sexual Abuse: Child Sexual Abuse (15 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she is taking in view of the findings of the Ferns Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40085/05]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (15 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the standard entry requirements regarding Irish will brought into line with other subjects as they apply to teacher training colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39527/05]

Written Answers — Vending Machines in Schools: Vending Machines in Schools (15 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has guidelines on the provision of food vending machines on school premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39567/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Parking Charges: Hospital Parking Charges (15 Dec 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she proposes to publish a national policy on parking charges at public hospitals. [39782/05]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (25 Jan 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he proposes to take to bring mobile telephone costs and quality of service here into line with the rest of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1972/06]

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (25 Jan 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 249: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the procedures a person (details supplied) in County Cork has to follow to obtain a birth certificate. [40375/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 282: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the application to the capital projects office, Naas, for capital funding for centres (details supplied) in County Cork. [40325/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Jan 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 312: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the managers, assistant managers, programme managers and each section manager of the Health Service Executive southern region and their respective responsibilities and duties. [1087/06]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (25 Jan 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 688: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens abroad to whom his Department has forwarded moneys to allow them to pay court imposed bonds since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1199/06]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (25 Jan 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 689: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens abroad for whom his Department has paid court imposed bonds since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1253/06]