Results 2,081-2,100 of 2,725 for speaker:Noel Coonan

Telecommunications Services. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Why were provincial towns such as Thurles not included in any phase of the metropolitan area networks? What will happen to towns like Thurles now? What is happening in the case where MANs have been put into towns but there is no connection to the outside world? When will they be connected?

Telecommunications Services. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Is this not a case of going for value for money first? Should it not be the case of putting the horse before the cart?

Telecommunications Services. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: The Minister was working closely with us at that time.

Energy Resources. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress he has made on a national bio-fuels obligation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21442/08]

Energy Resources. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: The Minister says the EU target of 10% must be met by 2020, yet there are only 16 companies in the country who have permits. A company in my area, Centenary co-op, is looking for a permit. It has planning permission and a building ready to go but it has not been granted a permit. This means the company will have to pay the full rate of 37 cent per litre if it is to go into production. The...

Energy Resources. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: If the Minister does not come up with a solution, those farmers are gone.

Energy Resources. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: The Minister referred to world hunger. The farming community is very resilient, resourceful and resolute, but what incentives does the Minister have for that sector? Farmers will produce the necessary bio-fuels provided they can make a living by getting a return. What action do the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, propose to take on behalf of the farming community to...

Energy Resources. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: The other reason is that they are not allowed to produce.

Energy Resources. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: What is the Minister doing for them?

Mining Sites. (29 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures his Department will take to address the rehabilitation of the Silvermines area following extensive mining in the past and the significant continuing pollution and health risks that remain of concern to the people in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21648/08]

Written Answers — State Memorials: State Memorials (28 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the State erecting memorials to gardaí killed in the line of duty at the scene of their deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21141/08]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the steps that need to be taken to address gangland criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21140/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide the staff necessary to administer the CT scanner lying idle in Nenagh Hospital in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive recruitment freeze is over; when she envisions the scanner will be operating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21222/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to decrease the death toll and number of people who become seriously injured on the N62 from Roscrea to Templemore, following the latest European Road Assessment Programme report which revealed that this national secondary road in north Tipperary has one of the highest number of people killed or seriously injured between 2002 and 2006...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive's allocation of funding for people with disabilities for 2008 has been given to the various HSE regions, including funding for people with autistic spectrum disorders due to leave school in June 2008; if not, the reason for the delay; the breakdown of the allocations on a county basis; and if she will...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of the overall CO2 emissions here that came from public transport such as buses and DARTs in 2007 in comparison to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21002/08]

Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (27 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines and procedures his Department has in place to deal with cyber bullying following a recent programme (details supplied) which highlighted the issue; if his Department has had many cases of cyber bullying reported to it over the past year; if all the cases were resolved; the cases of reported cyber bullying broken down...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the level of greenhouse emissions to date in 2008 is less or more than the level of greenhouse emissions in the same time frame in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress on the national broadband scheme; his views on whether it will achieve 100% coverage in North Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[b] [/b] [20999/08]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 May 2008)

Noel Coonan: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made on the commitment in the programme for Government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 2 million tonnes per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/08]