Results 281-300 of 393 for speaker:George Lee

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if charging only €2 for alcoholic drinks is illegal under current legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40558/09]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a distinction between pubs and clubs under legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40559/09]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an investigation is under way into an incident (details supplied); if he can provide any details on the condition of the victim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/09]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet with a residents association (details supplied) to discuss their concerns regarding the failure of a local authority to enforce legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40377/09]

Written Answers — Planning Matters: Planning Matters (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 372: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 953 and 971 on 3 November 2009, when a decision will be made; his views on the advantages and disadvantages of agreeing to request by a county council (details supplied). [40399/09]

Written Answers — Protestant Schools: Protestant Schools (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will recognise the need to support the minority Protestant community, and that the Protestant community have no choice but to send their children to fee paying schools due to the lack of non fee paying Protestant schools; if he will reverse the decision in Budget 2009 which changed the pupil teacher ratio in Protestant...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1128 on 3 November 2009, when the forward planning section will complete their analysis; when he will be in a position to provide these details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40383/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the proposal to establish a gaelcholáiste in South Dublin; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the figures from Gaelscoileanna Teo indicate a doubling in the number of pupils leaving primary level Gaelscoileanna since 2001 in this area; his views on whether this provides...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the trend in Dublin Gaelscoileanna of pupils being moved from one school to the other in fifth and even sixth class in an effort to improve their chances of getting access to Irish language education at second level; his views on whether this provides evidence of the need for a gaelcholáiste in...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of planning in his Department increased primary level provision of education through Irish in an area of Dublin south by 200% while providing no increase of Irish language education at second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40417/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether the reluctance to open a gaelcholáiste in the area of greatest growth in the number of primary school pupils being educated through Irish contradicts his commitment to encourage the spread of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40418/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is waiting more than six months for a decision to be made on their medical card application; if her further attention has been drawn to the hardship caused by this delay; her plans to reduce the waiting period; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a house that is split into a number of bed-sits is liable to pay the non-principal private residence tax once or a number of times; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39938/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the contributions made by teachers for their pensions were invested into a fund or if these contributions were used as income for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39950/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: They do not.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: The troubles of our banks, caused by poor regulation, came upon us quite suddenly because we were being reassured by the Financial Regulator that everything was all right. We were assured all sorts of stress tests were done on our banks and that they were the most capitalised banks in the world. When we discovered the wool had been pulled over our eyes and the banking system was on the...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: SPV is for the spiv organisation. Obviously, the Minister was working on it in the background but there was not a debate with the other public representatives - who have a right and a mandate to protect the public interest - until he announced it. The Minister did not announce it until he got the clarification from EUROSTAT that it would do this trick. For the public and for the rest of us...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: I understand that.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: It was never clear what were the Minister proposals for getting credit flowing or for matters such as that. Each time he came back with a response based on whatever he does behind the scenes with the people he engages with about matters which are of significant public interest and concern. Essentially, the Minister is asking the public to trust him. I have no reason that I would not trust...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: I will conclude on this point.