Results 121-140 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Carey: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak briefly on the motion tabled by Sinn Féin. I welcome the opportunity to discuss with Sinn Féin a policy-driven issue. It is a wide-ranging and worthwhile motion, which provides an opportunity for a useful debate in this House, if only to highlight the fact that much of what is included in the motion has either been delivered already or is in the...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)

Pat Carey: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the legislation before the House, which is concerned with streamlining an important process, namely, the disbursement of the dormant accounts fund. To understand the importance and relevance of the Bill, one must consider the areas to which these funds are being allocated and the impact they are having. The purpose of the dormant accounts fund, as set out...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is departmental policy to allow the Health Service Executive to charge holders of medical cards who are waiting for renewal of their cards and for the issue of medication when the delay is due entirely to delays within the Health Service Executive; her views on delays within the HSE policy of not refunding the cost...

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when, or if, all or part of the school completion programme is under way in various parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6655/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Defence the arrangements which exist for recruitment to the RDF; if the Army authorities are proactive in encouraging recruitment to this part of the Defence Forces; his plans to augment the numbers in the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6660/05]

Food Industry. (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the measures taken to assist the marketing and processing of agricultural products. [6869/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Bodies: Animal Welfare Bodies (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the assistance available to animal welfare centres throughout the country. [6868/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if consideration has been given to the suggestion that the Irish Human Rights Commission should report directly to Dáil Éireann rather than to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform as applies currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7142/05]

Written Answers — Boards of Management: Boards of Management (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will be able to clarify the inclusion of parents and teacher representatives on the boards of comprehensive schools, in particular the board of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7110/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason speech and language therapy services are not available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin in his present school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7515/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if speech and language therapy services have been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 due to the fact he is now attending a school outside the catchment area of his local health centre or if this has happened for some other reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7517/05]

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the implication of moves by the UK Government to introduce electronic tolling for trucks using roads in Britain and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7877/05]

Written Answers — Third Level Institutions: Third Level Institutions (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a college (details supplied) in Dublin 1 is obliged to retain and make available, if requested, examination results or preadmission assessments, including scripts for a specific period after the taking of such tests by applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7661/05]

Message from Seanad. (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Amendment) Bill 2005, without amendment.

Adjournment Debate Matters. (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy O'Dowd — the impending closure of the special educational facility for autistic children at Marymount national school, County Louth; (2) Deputy Healy — the need for the Minister to establish a jobs task force to ensure...

Special Educational Needs. (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: There is no provision for that kind of debate.

Special Educational Needs. (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: That concludes business.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the concerns of a person about poor infection control at a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8849/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 564: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consideration she has given to the appointment of a youth work assessor; if further consideration has been given to placing such a post within the schools inspectorate generally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8905/05]

Written Answers — : (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Carey: Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans for implementing the McIver report into the further education sector here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8906/05]