Results 161-180 of 19,373 for speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (16 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an assessment of the impact of child care costs and house prices on competitiveness in this State will be carried out. [28322/04]

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the excellent work of an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal in providing a wide spectrum of domestic violence services in the locality; if her attention has further been drawn to the funding crisis facing the organisation and to the fact that the existing level of funding...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has carried out any form of review of his decision to allow Shannon Airport to be used as a staging post by US military forces for the war in Iraq; if not, if he will consider initiating a review particularly in view of the refusal of these same US forces to allow emergency humanitarian aid into the devastated city of Falluja to...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Transport if the decision to waive fees for the hundreds of US military flights that have used Shannon Airport has cost to Irish taxpayer nearly €6 million. [30309/04]

Written Answers — Cailliúint Phostanna: Cailliúint Phostanna (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 332: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén uair dheireanach a bhuail Údarás na Gaeltachta le bord bainistíochta an chomhlachta Nuvotem atá lonnaithe i gCroithlí, Contae Thír Chonaill; ar pléadh scaoileadh chun bóthair a dhéanamh go sealadach ar oibrithe sa chomhlacht; an raibh an t-údarás ar an eolas ag an am go raibh orduithe do tháirgí Nuvotem...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Irish citizen children removed with their non-national parents during the mass deportation of 16 November 2004; the countries to which they were sent; if there was a similar mass deportation on 17 November 2004; if so, the number of Irish citizen children removed with their non-national parents; and the...

Written Answers — Garda Síochána Band: Garda Síochána Band (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current strength of the Garda Síochána band; the total cost of running same; the number of overtime hours involved in 2003 in running the band; if the gardaí assigned to the band have other policing duties; if consideration has been given to ending the band and reallocating its number to front-line policing duties....

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the guidelines for deployment of less lethal weapons authorised for use by the emergency response unit; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Minister for Defence has indicated that he will publish such guidelines if these weapons are adopted for use by the Defence Forces on ACP...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of naturalisation applications made since 1997 in total and by category; the number and percentage of such applications granted in total and by category; the number of such applications pending decision in total and by category; the total number and percentage of refusals in each category; and the reasons...

Written Answers — Prisons Inspectorate: Prisons Inspectorate (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in publishing the annual report for 2003 of the prisons inspectorate; when it is likely to be published; and if and when he will take the necessary steps to establish the prisons inspectorate as an independent statutory organisation with adequate resources. [30303/04]

Written Answers — Prisoner Complaints Procedures: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to any other cases either past or pending apart from that of a person (details supplied) by former prisoners against the State due to the use of solitary confinement as a form of punishment within the State's prisons. [30304/04]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (23 Nov 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 621: To ask the Minister for Defence the questions regarding Irish participation in the proposed EU battle groups which he has raised with the EU civil service as indicated to Dáil Éireann on 17 November 2004; the questions raised with EU counterparts on this issue; and any other questions currently being examined by him in relation to this issue. [30305/04]

Army Intelligence Operations. (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1276: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons currently monitored by Army intelligence. [1645/05]

Humanitarian Relief. (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the findings of the military officials on the Government technical team that visited the tsunami-affected region, and on the present and future role of the IDF in the tsunami humanitarian relief effort. [1515/05]

Search and Rescue Service. (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister said that the search and rescue service provided by the Air Corps in the north west was discontinued because the Air Corps did not have the necessary capacity to deliver a 24-hour service. Am I correct in that?

Search and Rescue Service. (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister said he would not reconsider the withdrawal of that service from the Air Corps, yet we have increased its capacity with the provision of four new utility helicopters. Does he agree that handing over the role of the delivery of this service to a private operator incurs a greater cost on the State? Would it not be better to increase the capacity of the Air Corps to deliver this service?

Leaders' Questions. (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Taoiseach is relying on British intelligence.

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the revelation by the Council of Europe that Ireland now has the highest rate of amphetamine use and the second highest rate of cocaine use in Europe; the need for more effective action to increase enforcement against drug traffickers and the right of this House to hold the Minister...

Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá mé ag roinnt ama leis na Teachtaí Connolly, Finian McGrath agus Sargent. Thar cheann Sinn Féin, déanaim comhbhrón faoin tragóid ollmhór, an tsunami seo, a d'fhág 250,000 duine marbh i ndosaen náisiún san Áise thoir-theas agus san Afraic mí ó shin. I measc na marbh, bhí bean óg ó mo cheantar féin, Eilís Finnegan, agus tá Éireannach eile caillte, Conor Keightley, as Tír...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to change the legal and constitutional position to allow Irish troops to be deployed internationally without the requirement of a UN mandate. [1514/05]