Results 961-980 of 1,494 for speaker:Deirdre Clune

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1204: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money spent on Overseas Development Aid in each of the years between 2005 and 2010 in tabular form in terms of money spent and percentage of GNP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/10]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1205: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of which countries have received Overseas Development Aid from Ireland since 2005, the amount each country has received each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32042/10]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1206: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the precautions in place to ensure that money provided by Ireland for Overseas Development Aid reaches the people and projects for which it is intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32043/10]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1207: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money provided in emergency aid in each year between 2005 and 2010; if this is part of our commitment of GNP commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32044/10]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1392: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the funding provided from 2006 to date in 2010 to agencies for the promotion and development of the arts in tabular form; her plans for the future funding of these agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32496/10]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1391: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her plans to develop and promote cultural tourism here; if funding is available to support projects designed for the cultural tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32495/10]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1393: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the funding provided by her Department to local authorities in respect of spending on arts related projects in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32499/10]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1465: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way a vehicle owned by a registered charity and used for charitable purposes will be categorised for motor tax; if a registered charity will be required to sign a declaration for the gardaí about the use of such a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32377/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1474: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided by his Department to local authorities in respect of spending on arts related projects in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32500/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1475: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a housing project (details supplied) in County Cork; when the project will be approved; when funding will be provided to the local authority for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32501/10]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1557: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reform Section 84 of the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983 so that items that have been posted to fraudsters outside the State can be prevented from leaving the country if the fraud is discovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32946/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1702: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of applicants currently awaiting redundancy payments; the length of waiting times for redundancy in each of the different categories of redundancy; the way these compare with 2009; his plans to reduce the backlog and waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32100/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1699: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will review the application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the status of this application; when will the redundancy be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32095/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1700: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of person who have applied for redundancy payments for each year since 2006 and to date in 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32097/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1733: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the amount of money that has been paid out in redundancy payments for each year since 2005 and to date in 2010 in tabular form; the amount his Department is seeking to recover from companies when it paid redundancy to employees and is seeking to recover some or all of that from the company for each year since 2005 and to...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1701: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons who were advised to take a case to the Employment Appeals Tribunal because their employer had not provided adequate information to the Department in each year since 2008 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32098/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1703: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the length of time employees seeking redundancy from his Department but required to take a case to the Employment Appeals Tribunal are waiting for their case to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal; the length of time they must wait for redundancy payments once the EAT has ruled in their favour; if he has reviewed...

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: I will share time with Deputies Seymour Crawford and Richard Bruton.

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: I speak in support of the motion. If the Minister of State, Deputy Billy Kelleher looks back on the record of the Dáil he will see time and again that following the budget announcements made by the Taoiseach when he was Minister for Finance, this side of the House consistently pointed out that the over-dependence on income from property tax was unsustainable and would lead to a bust. This...

Foster Care Services (30 Sep 2010)

Deirdre Clune: I wish to raise the serious concerns surrounding the report produced last weekend regarding deficiencies in the foster care service in the Cork region. In 2009, HIQA announced it would inspect foster care services in four local areas in the HSE region, covering Cork city and county, north Lee and south Lee and north Cork and west Cork. These four areas were selected because they share a...