Results 25,841-25,860 of 26,148 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Now the Minister wants to put them out of business.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deal with the wholesalers.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister has restricted their terms of reference.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Only for the moment.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Fine Gael Party supports that position.

Waste Management. (27 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his objectives for mechanical biological waste treatment as part of a national waste strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8193/08]

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is going well.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the impact of stock market losses on the robustness of pension provision; and if there are implications for public policy. [7824/08]

Child Care Funding. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, for allowing me to raise this matter. This issue came to light when Limerick youth services contacted me a short time ago. Since June 2006 more than 14 lone parents involved in FÁS-funded community training schemes, including leaving certificate applied and FETAC programmes, have left these two-year courses which are designed to enable participants to...

Child Care Funding. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: We should have as speedy a resolution as possible.

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has set any target for the number of civil servants and State agency employees who will move to decentralised locations during 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8061/08]

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Tánaiste has not answered the question of how many will be decentralised during 2008. This is yet another example of the Government making a political decision, like setting up the HSE. Decentralisation was nothing more than a political decision, made in December 2003 for budget 2004. The Government is now hiving responsibility over to an unaccountable body, the implementation group....

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: This was a political decision by the Government, back in December 2003, when it said it would decentralise 10,300 by the end of 2006.

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Government made that commitment but is now blaming the implementation body. Is the Minister taking responsibility for the situation in which we find ourselves, where almost 80% of civil servants have yet to be decentralised and in more than 23 locations absolutely nothing has been done in terms of decentralisation? What is the Minister going to do about it?

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the Minister going to do about it?

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: My party is very much in favour of decentralisation.

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Government gave a commitment——

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the timescale?

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Tánaiste should answer the questions.

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: No, my criticism is that this was a political decision taken with no preparation——