Results 221-240 of 11,258 for speaker:Séamus Kirk

Topical Issue Debate: Agrifood Sector (23 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I am pleased to hear that a task force has been established. There may be a need to broaden the task force and incorporate into its membership representatives from the farming organisations because at the end of the day members of the farming organisations are nearer to the issue we are discussing. As they are familiar with the problems they...

Topical Issue Debate: Agrifood Sector (23 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important item with regard to what has been happening on the issue of cattle rustling over the past number of years. Cattle rustling has been around for a while but there has been a serious intensification of activity in this most nefarious area in recent times. Cattle farmers in Border counties, including Louth, Monaghan and Armagh, have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crime Investigation (23 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the serious crisis with livestock rustling across the country but particularly in the Border area, and if he is proposing a co-ordinated strategy with his counterpart North of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40756/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (23 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 142. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a bilateral arrangement between Ireland and the United Kingdom regarding waiting lists for heart donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: What about purpose built accommodation based on the family unit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: Perhaps we could deal with two members' questions at a time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: The witnesses might talk us through the arrangements for access to education for children and adults. How satisfactory is the access to general health care? What of access to travel for people in direct provision centres? Is there an assessment of the skill sets of those joining the centres, particularly adults, with a view to developing them and increasing people's prospects? If there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: May I ask a final question, Chairman?

Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: Is the Taoiseach aware of the serious difficulties that have arisen across the country with cattle being stolen and cattle rustling taking place in Border counties in particular, both North and South? Has the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine considered the establishment of a task force embracing An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and the officials in the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the vaccination for chicken pox is not part of the routine childhood vaccination programme; and his plans for it to be included in the programme. [40176/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (21 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 467. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the existence of a ministerial order in relation to the Health Service Executive owned lands at Currabeg, Ardee, County Louth, with the order confirming the land is to be secured for industrial usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40404/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (21 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 572. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm if 5% of car tax and 2% of VAT goes towards water production; if he will confirm that Irish Water is a limited private company; and the percentage of local property tax that is spent on water production. [40177/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Registrations (16 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the registration process for Irish Water; his plans to simplify this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39597/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (15 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the reactivation of the sugar beet industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (14 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reducing the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland registration fees for nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/14]

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this motion, which is very timely and reflects Deputy Ó Cuív's interest in developing, consolidating and stabilising the position of the agriculture industry. I take this opportunity to congratulate the new Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, and wish her well in her responsibility for rural affairs. I do not wish to develop the point...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (8 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the potential crisis in the area of recruitment for tutors and teachers in SOLAS and the VECs because of the moratorium on recruitment; the way the foregoing are restricted in the number of courses they can organise because of the recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38361/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (8 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 242. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if St. Michael's Monastic Grange, Duleek, County Meath, is listed as a national monument; if so, the plans the National Monuments Service has to ensure it fulfils its obligation to protect and preserve the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38528/14]

Order of Business (7 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which passed through the Oireachtas some time ago, made provision for the introduction of a tenant purchase scheme. Will it be necessary for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to introduce a ministerial order or a statutory instrument to give effect to the primary legislation?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Oil Specifications (7 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are being put in place to counteract petrol stretching fuel contamination; if his attention has been drawn to the serious financial implications for drivers who unwittingly purchase the product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37915/14]