Results 1,021-1,040 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (25 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action taken to date by him at European level and in the United Nations with regard to the expulsion by Sudan of humanitarian non-governmental organisations; his views on whether what already is a humanitarian emergency is rapidly becoming a humanitarian disaster in which millions of lives are at stake; the position with regard to the...

Child Care Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has been furnished with the Health Service Executive review of adequacy of child and family services for the year ending 31 December 2007; when she expects to receive the Health Service Executive review of adequacy of child and family services for the year ending 31 December 2008; her views on the failure of the HSE to publish...

Child Care Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: Is the Minister of State telling the House that as a result of his intervention, the HSE has failed by the end of March 2009 to publish its report on the workings of the child protection services for the year ending 31 December 2007? Is he in a position to tell the House how many children were taken into care in 2007? Such information would be contained in this report if it were published....

Child Care Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: The Minister of State has failed to answer the questions I asked. Will he confirm that he does not know on 31 March 2009 how many children were taken into care at the end of December 2007? Will he confirm that he does not know how many children reported to be at risk have not had their cases investigated? If the report for 2007 has not been published, even though it is required by the...

Child Care Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: Does he have the children's figures I requested?

Child Care Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: The 2006 figures were published last October.

Child Care Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: What did the Minister of State's predecessor do?

Child Care Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: In other words, the Minister of State does not have a clue what is going on. That is a substantially inadequate reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has asked the Health Service Executive for the number of over 70s medical cards either returned to the HSE or cancelled by the HSE as a consequence of the Health Act 2008; the number of such cards returned or cancelled to date; and the cost incurred in the communication of the new eligibility criteria by post to all relevant...

Written Answers — Medical Consent: Medical Consent (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has sanctioned the Health Service Executive advising HSE and medical nursing personnel that legally consent is only needed from one parent with parental responsibility for a medical examination or treatment to be provided to a child; her views on whether there is a difficulty in this area in the context of parents being joint...

Written Answers — Legal Proceedings: Legal Proceedings (31 Mar 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will implement the determination of the Labour Court in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay in implementing the determination made; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the court determined that the person suffered inconvenience and expense in pursuing the complaint of...

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: Hear, hear.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: It is the reputation of the Government which has been tarnished.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: An entire scrappage scheme would be a good idea.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: He is not part of the green shoots of recovery.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: When will the Bill establishing the proposed national asset management agency be published? How far in advance of the Second Stage debate on that legislation will it be made available to Members of this House? Within what timeframe does the Government envisage the legislation will be enacted? In the interim, will the Government publish a briefing paper for the benefit of Deputies,...

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: The Government is responsible for the mess we are in and should take that responsibility. It is time it apologised for what it has inflicted on the country, before the House goes into recess.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: With regard to the Bill-----

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: I do not wish to discuss the contents but with regard to the Bill, and to having Members of the House fully informed on issues of importance in its regard, will the Minister make available to Members on this side of the House any legal advice available to the Government concerning the approximate €30 billion borrowings in respect of assets outside the State? Will we be informed about any...

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Alan Shatter: These are the people who have suffered a quadruple whammy. They are suffering negative equity and are paying more interest than anybody else-----