Results 1,801-1,820 of 4,092 for speaker:Michael D Higgins
- Educational Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: To which project will the 60 mothers go?
- Educational Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: That was a disgraceful reply.
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is permissible for a local authority to facilitate a Part VIII development, if the local authority has no stake hold itself in the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8046/08]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy directives given to local authority planners as regards density levels in high rise apartment developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8047/08]
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: I strongly support the Labour Party spokesperson on health and others who have asked that people stand back and allow the independent body to have a clean slate to make a contribution that will endure and that will protect, in particular, the social role of pharmacists. In the few minutes remaining I can only list a few issues that I think are important. The social role of pharmacists is...
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Does the Minister accept the right to collective representation?
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Will they be able to examine everything that Indecon examined?
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Her social role is obviously extensive.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Michael D Higgins: I would like a copy of those answers. I support Deputy Flynn in her call, even though she did not support me.
- Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (4 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is intended to detain young offenders at the planned Thornton Hall Prison complex in north Dublin; if he is satisfied that this plan is consistent with Ireland's obligations under international conventions that prohibit the jailing of juveniles in adult places of detention; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (4 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the proposed Thornton Hall Prison plan; the latest estimate available to his Department of the expected cost, including the cost of the site and the provision of infrastructure and ancillary services; the cost of construction and fitting out of the prison; the costs incurred to date; the...
- Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (5 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service on the reason it allowed data on donors to be sent out of Ireland without the permission of those donors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9298/08]
- Written Answers — Respiratory Diseases: Respiratory Diseases (5 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will develop a respiratory strategy to address the statistics in the report Ireland Needs Healthier Airways and Lungs â the Evidence published by the Irish Thoracic Society which shows that Ireland has the worst death rate in Europe from respiratory diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9297/08]
- Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (6 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the redevelopment of Ceannt Station; if he has reviewed proposals by CIÃ to dispose of publicly held land at Ceannt Station; the reason Ceannt Station's upgrading and refurbishment continues to be excluded from capital provision in Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9637/08]
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (6 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has abandoned plans to develop a public service obligation for the Shannon-Heathrow route; if he has had further contacts with his UK and EU counterparts on the development of the Shannon-Heathrow PSO; his views on establishing a PSO on the Waterford-Dublin route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9628/08]
- Foreign Conflicts. (11 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the most recent events in Gaza and whether retaliation undertaken by the Israeli defence forces to the unjustifiable rocket attacks from Gaza is disproportionate, particularly in view of claims made by B'Tselem that half of those killed by Israeli strikes were unarmed civilians and one quarter, children; and the action he...
- Foreign Conflicts. (11 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: I was a member of that delegation. I join the Minister in condemning the recent killings in the area, including of eight people at a seminary in Jerusalem and an Israeli soldier but also particularly the 106 Palestinians, half of whom were civilians and 25% of whom were children. The facts were distorted and all were presented as being militants. I am glad the Minister accepts that what is...
- Foreign Conflicts. (11 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: Is it the intention of the European Union to reassert the authority of international law with regard to Israel's obligations as an occupying power? It never fully withdrew from Gaza, as it suggested in 2005.
- State Visits. (11 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: What of President Daniel Ortega?
- Foreign Conflicts. (11 Mar 2008)
Michael D Higgins: I will try to represent the Acting Chairman's views in Question No. 277 as well.