Results 941-960 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (7 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the expected date for publication of the Murray report regarding primary and secondary education in Counties Louth and Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/06]
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Where are the Ministers?
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Only a piece of the Government has been dragged in.
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: We have a skeleton Government.
- Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Given that so many people who reside in cities and urban areas live in apartments and gated apartments, is the Minister of State satisfied that there are sufficient funds available as the enumerators may have to go back five, ten, 15 or 20 times to contact these people? Will he consider contacting An Post to assist in getting the names of people to access households which are impossible to find?
- Household Statistics. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of households here broken down by type of dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/06]
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Question 6: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures which can be taken to improve the design and build of apartment blocks; his views on whether there is a need to make apartment living more attractive to families; if his Department will identify higher-density and high quality build as part of a strategy to prevent urban sprawl; and if he will make...
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and welcome the review of the guidelines. In Dublin city and along the east coast generally, Fine Gael has been inundated with complaints about the poor design and the poor quality of life many people living in apartment complexes experience. Noise insulation is a key issue with many people. Other issues include the fact community areas are badly...
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Many of these new apartment blocks will become the slums of the future because of the poor quality of design. Legislation is being introduced to retrospectively grant fire certificates to some apartment complexes. This is a most serious issue that is not being addressed by the Government in current legislation. Many people living in apartment complexes feel they are being ripped off by...
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: They are called rip-offs.
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: In many cases it is the builder.
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: That report is overdue by at least six months.
- Environmental Policy. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: We can put the Minister's photo on it.
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Question 8: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether there is a necessity to introduce legislation to protect local authority employees who wish to report allegations of corruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9502/06]
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister for his reply. The 2004 report of the Standards in Public Office Commission requested that the Minister do something about this but so far he has taken no action. The chairman of the commission asked for legislation to protect employees of local authorities and elected members from reprisal when a bona fide report or complaint was made by an employee or councillor that...
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: The current system results in forgotten cheques at the planning tribunals.
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: They are appalling.
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister is doing nothing to address the matter.
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Not only is it practical, it is also the current legal position.
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy McCormack and I referred to making public commitments, not forming an opinion.