Results 2,501-2,520 of 4,092 for speaker:Michael D Higgins

Middle East Peace Process. (27 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: The legacy of proscribing Hamas has damaged the EU's credibility.

Middle East Peace Process. (27 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Ireland should have recognised the election results and the Government formed thereafter.

Middle East Peace Process. (27 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: The Government did not recognise the Hamas-Fatah Government.

Middle East Peace Process. (27 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Hamas is more advanced than the IRA.

Millennium Development Goals. (27 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: That is right.

Organic Farming. (22 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the planned initiatives to promote organic food production and farmers' markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30085/07]

Written Answers — Marketing and Processing Scheme: Marketing and Processing Scheme (22 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount a co-operative (details supplied) and its subsidiaries has received in direct funding from the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30084/07]

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: No. 15 in the Government legislative programme, the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, is expected to be published before the beginning of next session. Its purpose is described as establishing an officials compliance committee regarding the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. The difficulty is that the Government's White...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: ——why not say so in the Dáil and give us the opportunity to respond?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: How will we know if it is dead?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: It will enable the Government to ratify the convention.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce amending legislation to allow HIQA to monitor and enforce standards in private health care institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29964/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, and the way it is intended to transfer resources including staff, from Mullingar and Portlaoise in the context of the transfer of cancer patients from those hospitals to the Mater and St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29965/07]

Written Answers — Revenue Audits: Revenue Audits (20 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of individual claims examined in detail by the Revenue Commissioners other than as part of field audits in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 in respect of mortgage interest relief, given by way of tax relief at source; the percentage of those claims disallowed; and the number of cases referred for prosecution. [29566/07]

Written Answers — Debt Relief: Debt Relief (20 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the writing off of odious and illegitimate debt by the world bank, the IMF and other international lending agencies; and if he will be proposing such or making other proposals to the forthcoming meeting of these institutions. [24984/07]

Tax Policy. (20 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has proposals to cap the benefit that a person can derive from cumulative tax breaks on investments outside their principal occupation; and the number of persons with an income in excess of €500,000 and bands of €50,000 above that who pay tax at the standard 20% rate or less, including those paying 5% and below, for the...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (15 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for a commitment to install smart electronic meters in every home as per the programme for Government, in view of the announcement on the pilot scheme for smart meter installation; the full cost for the pilot scheme and the estimated cost for the roll out to every home; the geographic locations of...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (15 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for an interconnector to France; if this will have implications for the Government's position on nuclear power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28983/07]

Charities Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: I will comment on how this Bill affects human rights. I should point out that I have an honorary adjunct professorship at the Irish Centre for Human Rights of National University of Ireland, Galway. I welcome the Minister of State in his new role. This is the first time I have had an opportunity to do so and I wish him well. He is somebody whose preferment would have been appropriate some...

Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

Michael D Higgins: The Tánaiste is becoming very pessimistic.