Results 26,081-26,100 of 26,148 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question : To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he was unaware of what was happening in his Department between the 13 June 2007 and 27 July 2007 in relation to the Aer Lingus Shannon to Heathrow slots; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will it be an independent report?
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: It defies belief that a Minister of Deputy Dempsey's experience would not have realised when he took over the Department that the key issue was the privatisation of Aer Lingus. Surely he would have asked whether there were any issues regarding the privatisation of Aer Lingus that needed to be brought to his attention. The memo he received was dated 13 June. He took over as Minister on 14...
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Surely he would have broughtââ
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: He must have brought it to the Minister's attention.
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: He must have.
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: He must have brought itââ
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Who briefed the Minister in the Department?
- Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Taoiseach will not answer.
- Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to make a couple of observations on this section. On prudential measures, the Minister makes the point that these institutions are non-deposit takers. However, the subprime market is high risk. The Bill refers to the competency and organisational approach of the various institutions in the subprime market. Inherent in this should be the requirement to have sound financial backup....
- Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: The wording is too loose.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: I hope the Minister for Transport will respond to the Private Notice Question I have tabled.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a commitment that the accident and emergency services at St. John's Hospital will not only be retained but enhanced. [24415/07]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that sufficient home help personnel will be in place by the winter months in view of the health cuts embargo on staff recruitment. [24416/07]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of whole time equivalents budgeted for as against the number working in the areas of speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy in respect of the mid-west area. [24418/07]
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Transport when his attention was drawn, formal or otherwise, to Aer Lingus's proposal to withdraw all services from the Shannon to Heathrow route and BMI's not taking up the offer by Shannon Airport Authority to service the Shannon to Heathrow route. [24419/07]
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the Government will not call for an extraordinary general meeting of Aer Lingus to reverse the decision by the management of Aer Lingus to end the Shannon to Heathrow service in view of the commitments given by the Government at the time of floatation that it was retaining the 25.4% stake in Aer Lingus for strategic reasons. [24420/07]
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Transport when Government funding will be put in place for the full implementation of the â¬53 million mid-west tourism and economic development plan. [24421/07]
- Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport when Government funding will be provided for the construction of a rail link between Limerick city and Shannon Airport. [24422/07]
- Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (17 Oct 2007)
Kieran O'Donnell: Can the Minister clarify the type of facilities the NTMA could provide, for example, to the HSE? Could it give day-to-day revenue borrowings or capital? What are the lengths of time and rates of interest involved? This is currently a grey area. What is the position in the context of the budget overruns being experienced by the HSE at the moment? This should be clarified, as we are...