Results 941-960 of 3,200 for speaker:Pádraic McCormack

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (25 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 944: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government will make the necessary funding available to the Health Service Executive Western Region in order that it will be able to sanction grant aid to elderly people for repairs to their houses under the special aid for the elderly scheme; and when the necessary funds will be made available to the...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (25 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 985: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made regarding the situation where essential repair grants for the elderly and special housing aid for the elderly grants are dealt with by two different Departments; when a decision will be made that all these grant applications should be dealt with by one Department; and if he will...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (25 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 986: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government will make the necessary funding available to Galway County Council and Galway City Council in order that they will be able to sanction grant aid to elderly people for repairs to their houses under the essential repairs grant; and when the necessary funds will be made available to Galway...

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Minister does not support the Bill.

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Will the Deputy vote for the Bill?

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Deputy can vote for the Bill.

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: All right. Enough said.

Written Answers — Hospital Visiting Policy: Hospital Visiting Policy (26 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has made a decision regarding limiting visiting hours in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15519/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (26 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects the new 15 bed unit at St. James's for tuberculosis patients to be built; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15522/06]

Written Answers — Great Southern Hotels Group: Great Southern Hotels Group (26 Apr 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Transport if the Corrib Great Southern Hotel, Galway and the Great Southern Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway are sold; if so, if the proceeds of sale will be reinvested in Galway or where the returns generated from the hotel sales will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15595/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has fully satisfied himself that there is a sufficient two-way flow of information between the Gardaí and the National Drivers File, in relation to the implementation of the National Road Safety Strategy, specifically the penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16261/06]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (3 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the expansion of the national rail freight industry; the initiatives he has pursued in order to advance such an aim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16262/06]

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 4: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to ensure that local authorities construct more social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/06]

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I thank the Minister for reading out that script. I do not know whether it makes sense to anybody other than himself. Has the Government any plans to revert to what was its original intention in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002 where 20% of all developments would be handed over to the local authorities for social and affordable housing? That Act was amended in the Planning...

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: That is right.

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I knew everything he said prior to him saying it. He has passed the buck back to the local authority which has made decisions in cases. I can quote cases where the developer offered land for social housing which was 30 miles away from his development within the same local authority area. The Minister knows this situation is farcical because he...

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Minister of State is standing up because he is very anxious to prevent me from speaking. The Minister and the Minister of State are now standing up to prevent me from speaking because they are embarrassed by the fact that I am talking sense. The big Minister stood up to save the small Minister.

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I wish the Minister would listen because he might learn from somebody who has served on a local authority. I was a member of both Galway City Council and Galway County Council so I know exactly what is going on. Fair dues to the Minister, he has shouted me down.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It was the way he was born.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I welcome the Minister's acknowledgement that he does not know how much money is available. Does he accept that local authorities do not have the staff, facilities, resources and, in some cases, the will to have a correct register? What good will changing the register do? The current register will be in force for any election that takes place after February 2007. Will this supplementary...