Results 1,101-1,120 of 3,707 for speaker:Brian O'Shea

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford concerning whom a deportation order has been signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 746: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to extend the walk tall support service to other areas of disadvantage outside of local drugs task force areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10261/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 786: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if additional funding is available for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has been awarded a vocational educational committee scholarship for study in the UK and has dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10662/06]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 805: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to appendix two of special education circular, SPED 02/05, what exactly constitutes all designated disadvantaged schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11022/06]

Written Answers — Teacher Secondment: Teacher Secondment (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 806: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria and justification her Department has for assigning national school numbers to teachers who were not eligible for secondment; the reason an ICT adviser in County Waterford (details supplied) who has a permanent teaching position in another EU country, cannot avail of such a number or an equivalent incremental pay scale,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 807: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 7 March 2006, if in view of the urgency of the case of the person (details supplied) that a school place will be provided before the end of 2006 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11045/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 905: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to meet the concerns of the Irish Farmers Association regarding the nitrates regulations and Teagasc submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11024/06]

Social Welfare Benefits. (22 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made to date with regard to the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs, the position of full-time carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11014/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the claim made by the director of the organisation, Caring for Carers Ireland, that thousands of family carers may not be aware of their entitlements; the steps he is taking to promote awareness of the entitlements of carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if employees of the Health Service Executive who took up employment before 1 April 2004 must retire on reaching age 65 in all circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11292/06]

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (22 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 268: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals regarding a full excavation of the Viking site at Woodstown, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11372/06]

Care of the Elderly: Statements. (23 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Ba maith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt leis an Teachta Wall. Tá an díospóireacht seo tábhachtach, agus tá athas orm a bheith páirteach inti. The Central Statistics Office has predicted that the population cohort aged 65 and over will double by 2031, from approximately 11% of the total population to 22%. This projection indicates the extent of the provision that will be required for our...

Disadvantaged Status. (23 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister of State with special responsibility for children for attending to respond to this debate. While I have the utmost respect for him, I am very disappointed that the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, is not in the House to respond to this issue of major concern in Waterford city. De La Salle Stephen's Street national school is an excellent school that has...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the European Commission's group of national experts, involving officials from his Department, on the implementation of the posting of workers directive; the reason no specific transposition measures have been adopted to date; his response to the observation of the European Commission that such...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (23 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to each of the inquiries being carried out by or on behalf of his Department; the projected date for the conclusion of each such investigation; the inquiries in respect of which reports have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11276/06]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (23 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will urgently review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford, who have been taken into custody and who have had deportation orders served on them, in regard to the health issues and danger to their lives if they are deported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11549/06]

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (28 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: In the short time available I will refer to a number of points in the Bill rather than attempt to address the entire range of matters concerned. During a debate in the Dáil on the care of the elderly, I spoke about concerns expressed to me by someone in the community sector who has a particular commitment to the elderly. He spoke of a party held for elderly people in Waterford city last...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (28 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 805 of 21 March 2006, the grounds on which primary schools that were designated as disadvantaged in the early 1990's were excluded from the designation as disadvantaged for purposes of circular SPED 02/05; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11753/06]

Written Answers — Aonad Oideachais LánGhaeilge: Aonad Oideachais LánGhaeilge (28 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 464: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cathain a thosófar ar thógáil an aonaid oideachais lánGhaeilge, Baile Bhuirne; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina leith. [11765/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (28 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 528: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to provide additional staff for local authorities to strengthen their planning enforcement function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11594/06]