Results 121-140 of 907 for speaker:Seán Ryan

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, she will sanction the provision of two additional classrooms for September 2005. [3224/05]

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: In April last year, the House was told that the air navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill would be available in 2004. We are now told publication is expected in 2005. The House was also told the Dublin metro Bill would be available in 2004. We are now told its publication is expected some time in 2005. These Bills come within the remit of the Department of Transport. The House was also told the...

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: These are very simple questions.

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: My question is brief and important. We were told these Bills would be published in 2004. Publication is now expected in 2005. Is there some problem with the Department of Transport or does the Minister need some assistance to try to get the legislation in question through the Houses?

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Does the Minister need additional help?

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (8 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the main implications of the new exploration licensing round off the west coast of Ireland; the extent of interest in the licensing round to date; the type of developments he envisages may result from the round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3598/05]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (9 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of complaints that have been filed to the recently established Private Residential Tenancies Board against landlords concerning anti-social behaviour by their tenants; if this new system is providing speedier resolution of such disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3911/05]

Written Answers — Illegal Dumping: Illegal Dumping (9 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made by his Department, in co-operation with the authorities in Northern Ireland, in the investigation into illegal cross-Border dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3910/05]

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Minister of State is egging him on.

Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Minister of State talks about hardship but the reality is that with a 12-year waiting list to get into a public nursing home in greater Dublin, many children find they have no alternative but to put their parents into a private nursing home. Does the Minister of State accept that an elderly person on a pension of €160 a week with a supplement of €80 a week cannot meet the balance,...

Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Minister of State cannot compare that to the current costs.

Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Does the Minister of State accept that an old person should have to sell his or her home to secure accommodation in a nursing home?

Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: The family home.

Schools Building Projects. (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: It is with a deep sense of frustration that I raise this issue. Children in the Donabate-Portrane area urgently need a post-primary school on the peninsula. The Department of Education and Science is well aware of the position and a decision to proceed with a school in the area is overdue. It is now a matter of urgency as we are approaching a crisis. Over the years the Department has taken...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 10: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the latest position regarding her consideration of the report of the pharmacy review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4229/05]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (10 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she expects the social service inspectorate to be established on a statutory basis; if she intends to include the inspection of public nursing homes in its remit as well as the full range of health and safety issues relative to older persons in all nursing homes throughout the country. [4224/05]

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the factors inhibiting an increase in the number of trains accessing the Dublin city area (details supplied) per hour at peak periods; his plans to increase this capacity; if such should require the construction of a new station at the docklands; the timescale for submitting a planning application if required; the projected...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the proposals from Irish Rail for the construction of an interconnector tunnel linking Connolly and Spencer Dock with Heuston Station with the provision of underground stations linking existing services including Luas in the context of an integrated transport system for Dublin. [4871/05]

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: I will make a brief contribution in support of this motion. In the context of this debate, both in the House and throughout the country, we need a little honesty if at all possible. The reality is very clear. The Government introduced the legislation in 2003 that took the power to set charges from elected members and gave it to an unelected person, the county manager. In my county council...

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: That was 1983.