Results 141-160 of 907 for speaker:Seán Ryan

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Minister is coming to it now.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals for a public transport connection from Dublin city centre to the airport with a connection to Swords. [4872/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (15 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the FCA property at Slievenamon Road, Thurles, County Tipperary; if he has agreed to sell all or part of this property and if so, if and when he intends to provide an alternative building for military personnel. [4613/05]

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion (Resumed). (16 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Deputy Joe Higgins has been found out.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion (Resumed). (16 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Deputy Joe Higgins should vote against the motion.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion (Resumed). (16 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Deputy Joe Higgins should vote against the motion tonight.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects that the long promised judicial conduct and ethics Bill will be published; if he has brought proposals to Government on the matter; if the heads of a Bill have been approved by Cabinet; the general approach he intends to adopt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4948/05]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (16 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the huge difference between the number of rapes recorded in annual Garda reports on crime and the number of cases coming before the Central Criminal Court; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that between 1993 and 2003 an average of 355 cases were reported to the gardaí...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005. I stated on a previous occasion that I welcomed the €14 per week increase for recipients of the long-term rates of welfare payments and the €12 increase for pensions. However, this is the very minimum that people could expect to receive, given the finances available to the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: It is much easier to play there.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: There is no point in playing on one's own.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason no provision has been made for the inclusion of an ambulance bay in the new building at a hospital (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [5441/05]

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the opinion of the director of the Combat Poverty Agency that the CWC has been at the forefront in supporting the development of an independent voice for persons who are excluded, in playing an essential role in the provision of information and resource guides on anti-poverty policy development and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will elaborate on his recent announcement regarding the provision of speech and language therapy for Irish speaking children in Gaeltacht schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5804/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he intends to take to increase the number of workers in the private sector who have pensions; his response to recent data from the Irish Pensions Board which show that only a quarter of the workforce have adequate pensions savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5893/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to address the issue of fuel poverty, particularly among the elderly; if he has considered recent research which showed that up to 2,000 pensioners are at risk of premature death annually because of inability to heat their homes adequately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5891/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (24 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the Health and Safety Authority has sufficient staff and resources to carry out its work, in view of the continuing unacceptable number of industrial accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6168/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (24 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the claim made by a trade union leader (details supplied) that safety on the nation's building sites was deteriorating rather than improving; the number of persons killed and injured in accidents on building sites during 2004; the steps being taken to deal with this situation; and if he...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: As time is limited and a significant number of amendments have been tabled, I do not intend to say too much on this amendment. As amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related, I will make a much wider contribution when the second of them is moved. The main problem in addressing the problem of poverty is to discover how to get people into education and work. In this context, the principle we wish to...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Deputy has been missed.