Results 30,281-30,300 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Departmental Offices. (21 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: It is interesting and has perhaps confirmed my point that in response to each priority question we have been referring constantly to independent bodies in which the Minister has no role. In certain cases, there is confusion over which body has authority. I asked my question on the back of a report by TASC entitled Outsourcing Government: Public Bodies and Accountability. It raised real...

Departmental Offices. (21 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I have no doubt but that we need agencies such as the IDA and I commend them on their good work. Does the Minister believe he needs 29 different agencies, as listed in the TASC report. I could provide this list to the Minister and we could determine what agencies included thereon are not on his list. We could then ask whether the identified agencies are needed. Does the report not beg the...

Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: It did not work.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (20 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has intentions of making the tapered withdrawal of rent supplement available to all claimants. [23007/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department in conjunction with the Pensions Board have considered the viability of a pension opt-out scheme as was recently proposed in the UK. [23006/06]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (14 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on and if he will be collaborating with Irish Rural Link's rural think tank project which is being established in response to a lack of coherent policy and action in key rural development areas. [22787/06]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (14 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will elaborate on the alternative sustainable energy policy priorities proposed under the new national strategy for rural development which is currently being prepared. [22788/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (13 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take in pursuing the MOX case in view of the recent European Court of Justice ruling on the court's remit. [22582/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (13 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the formal registration of legal options to purchase lands would improve the transparency of the planning and development process. [22583/06]

Written Answers — National Transport Survey: National Transport Survey (13 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 158: To ask the Taoiseach the number of road passenger kilometres travelled here each year. [22390/06]

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (8 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department is in a position to review an application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) wishing to establish a missing persons helpline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22208/06]

Written Answers — Refugee Appeals Tribunal: Refugee Appeals Tribunal (8 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to allow for publication of statistics on the decisions of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; if he will create an independent selection and interview process for members of the Tribunal, both of which would bring the Tribunal in line with best international practice; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (8 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the declaration made by the Trade Ministers of the African Union on 14 April 2006 in which they called for the pending review of the EU-ACP EPA negotiations due to take place in autumn 2006 to fully explore the alternatives to EPAs; his views on their call; the alternatives he favours; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (7 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport if and when he intends to ratify the Dublin City Council's proposed heavy goods vehicle strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21884/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Transport further to the recent announcement by Dublin Bus to run five of their tour buses on 5 per cent plant oil and 95 per cent conventional diesel mix, the plans which exist for the introduction of similar measures to the remainder of the Dublin Bus fleet and other bus fleets. [21885/06]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (7 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to grant the necessary legislative approval for the DAA scheme to resolve the pension deficit problem; and the terms he has set out for the granting of same. [21899/06]

Dublin Transport Authority. (7 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to establish the proposed new Dublin transport authority; the powers the authority will have to direct other local authorities and transport bodies; and the changes that will be required to the regulation of other agencies as a result of the introduction of the new authority. [21898/06]

Dublin Transport Authority. (7 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Given that there is a Railway Procurement Agency for railway infrastructure and a planning body in the Dublin Transportation Office telling us what sort of public transport we need and where the rail lines should be, does the Minister agree the principal role of this new authority will be regulatory? This is crucial and if it is to work it must have real power over other agencies. We must...

Dublin Transport Authority. (7 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister says we are at a crunch time with regard to, for example, dealing with Dublin Bus and setting out the franchising system for buses. We have been at that crunch time for the past three years, but when push came to shove, the Taoiseach shoved the previous Minister out of office because he did not want to make a decision on it. Given that the Government has been sitting on the issue...

Dublin Transport Authority. (7 Jun 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I am looking at the Taoiseach's record. He will not go near the issue.