Results 141-160 of 2,723 for speaker:Barry Andrews

Political Donations and Planning: Motion (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: For their own private interests, the Green Party Deputies are using their position in the hope that they will benefit at the next general election. We all do it and let us be honest about it. Therefore, they should not get up on their high horse about corruption. We need to remove the opportunities that exist and three things have been done to achieve this. First, the inquiry had to be set up...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Irish troops currently on service overseas on missions in Liberia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina; the nature of their duties there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11658/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an application for funding to recruit a speech therapist has been made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11794/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the ongoing MRSA situation, there is a screening process for hospital staff to ascertain if any such staff are carriers of MRSA; and the procedures which are in place to limit the exposure of patients and other staff. [11674/06]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the well-being of Irish patients availing of the National Treatment Purchase Fund in the UK following revelations on the BBC's "Panorama" programme concerning untrained or unqualified surgeons in private medical hospitals under fast-track surgical programmes. [11690/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on proposed uses for the lands in the possession of the Irish Prison Service at the former Shanganagh Prison. [11638/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 536: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend planning regulations to ensure that statutory undertakers must in future apply for planning permission to erect telecommunications masts and not be able to avail of existing exemptions. [11714/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 537: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received an application to part-fund the construction of a community facility at Brookfield, Blackrock, County Dublin. [11724/06]

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: I wish to share time with Deputy Nolan. Fine Gael has spent Private Members' time in the past two days discussing mobile phone usage in cars. This was a terrible waste of time. Many things happen in cars which can be dangerous, such as people applying make up, scolding children and changing the CD, yet the House has spent three hours talking about mobile phones as if they were the only...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: The Government supported the proposal. Fine Gael could have made the proposal in many other ways. I am amazed. What happened to the single original proposal which Fine Gael put before the House under the crime heading? It patched up some cut and paste proposal about crime a couple of years ago that was more or less the Criminal Justice Bill with its own heading on it. Fine Gael's one original...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: The reason it has been forgotten is because it was a knee-jerk reaction. It was alarmist——

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: ——and was forgotten about straight away. If that suggestion had been introduced to force the prosecution to prove a person's use of force was unreasonable, it would have been a charter for finishing off the punter who is coming up one's driveway because he would be the only person who could give evidence against you. It was a hare-brained, crackpot idea and I am glad Fine Gael has...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: There is much evidence to suggest that those in socially deprived circumstances have a worse crime record. However, Deputy Healy can be quite sure that 90% of people in such areas have no inclination to crime.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: It is reckless of those like Deputy Healy to make excuses for people to commit crimes.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Let us forget about that issue. It is a total red herring, as Deputy Healy well knows. Some of the comment on anti-social behaviour orders is misdirected as there is no agreement as to what constitutes anti-social behaviour. "Prime Time" confused the issue by showing footage of people using shotguns in housing estates. That is not anti-social behaviour; it is simple criminal behaviour which...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Apr 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to top-up fees being charged by chiropodists to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12966/06]

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (4 Apr 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has had discussions with the State Claims Agency in regard to the case involving a person (details supplied); if the costs of their case will be pursued by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12976/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Apr 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 961: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on a review of the waste collection permit regulations and, in particular, the great disparity in charging regimes between different local authorities, some of which take into account ability to pay and other issues in creating a range of charges. [14598/06]

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Barry Andrews: The Seán Barrett Bloodstock Insurance stakes.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Barry Andrews: Deputy Ring is well aware of who is at Punchestown.