Results 1,201-1,220 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Sheep Sector: Sheep Sector (30 Jun 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way the €7 million allocation to sheep farmers from the single farm payment national reserve will be allocated to the 14,000 farmers set to benefit from the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26073/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (30 Jun 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the flood alleviation scheme in respect of Fermoy, County Cork; if that scheme will commence in 2009; the amount of moneys to be made available for the scheme; the estimated completion date of all phases of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25803/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (30 Jun 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the flood alleviation scheme in respect of Mallow, County Cork; if that scheme will continue in 2009; the amount of moneys to be made available for the scheme; the estimated completion date of all phases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25804/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a single waiting list for diagnostics is in place in each publicly funded hospital here; if consultants working in such hospitals are required to admit patients for treatment prioritised in accordance with this diagnostic arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26334/09]

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (1 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she or the Health Service Executive have had discussions with a union (details supplied) on the proposed cutbacks to their remuneration; if she will ensure that they are consulted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26335/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite a decision on an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26715/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review a decision to reduce a rent supplement payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26518/09]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (1 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 240: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of all waste presented to landfill that is attributable to food; the percentage that was recovered for each of the years from 2006 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26516/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will expedite a decision on an application for the young farmer installation scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork which was lodged with his Department in October 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26585/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (2 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has finalised his proposals on the reintroduction of third level fees; if he has brought a memorandum to Government on the matter; when he plans to make a decision on the option which will be pursued by him; if he will release the document which contains his final proposals in order that an informed public debate can be held;...

Written Answers — Whole School Evaluations: Whole School Evaluations (2 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has held discussions with the patron of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in view of the whole school evaluation report published by him; his views on passing the report to the Director of Public Prosecutions in view of the allegations made in the report with respect to child welfare and abuse of State moneys; and if he...

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (2 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review a decision relating to an application for mobility allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26831/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (2 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a refund of money in respect of a bill for respite care will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26832/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the decision whereby persons who are working in the public service and find themselves unemployed because they have not had their contract renewed due to rationalisation of the service must be claiming jobseeker's allowance for 12 months before qualifying for the back to education allowance unlike those who...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: I already made a contribution to the debate on the Bill on Second Stage and, therefore, I will speak specifically to section 3.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister indicated that the amended definitions are merely a simpler formulation but that they will nonetheless make it easier to charge persons with the offences in question. The Bill does not substantially change the definition of what constitutes a criminal organisation which is contained in the 2006 Act. If it was never deemed practicable to bring the 2006 definition into play and...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: On a point of clarification, the Minister has stated that the evidence of a member of the Garda Síochána with the appropriate experience and knowledge of the existence of a criminal organisation will not go to the guilt or otherwise of the defendant. Is that not a point of law that is already well established? This legislation does not give a new voice to it because it is an established...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: What does "sufficiently positive" mean?

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister has to give him that one.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: I question the criteria by which appropriate expertise can be defined. It is difficult to envisage a court refusing to hear the evidence of a trained garda on the basis that he or she did not know enough about gangs.