Results 30,561-30,580 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Wild Salmon Stocks. (21 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to follow the advice of the standing scientific committee of the National Salmon Commission to end mixed stock fishing for salmon from the end of 2006 due to the continued crisis in wild salmon stocks. [7137/06]

Wild Salmon Stocks. (21 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome back the Minister of State. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. It seems we have returned to the same issues we dealt with three years ago and the situation has got worse in the Minister of State's absence. The Minister of State did not answer my question. I asked whether he will follow the scientific advice. He does not need to publish it. It is as clear as day and...

Wild Salmon Stocks. (21 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Unfortunately, I do not believe the National Salmon Commission will reach a consensus. It is impossible to even expect it. Two sides have a direct interest, in some cases financial, in the outcome of a decision that must be made by the Minister of State on scientific stocks. It is nonsense to put all of the emphasis on what the commission will state. The commission will not make the decision....

Energy Resources. (21 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I support the Minister. For many years we have been calling for the building up of infrastructure for our own oil industry. I welcome that. I would be keen to see an ethanol industry established from the closure of our sugar industry among other possibilities. In the long run, from after 2010, once we have established a basic industry and raised our percentage to 2% to 5%, rather than...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I commend the Minister in having been willing to look at energy policy on a more cross-party partnership basis. I regret our discussions on areas such as this are limited to brief question periods occurring at two or three-monthly intervals but commend the Minister, nonetheless. Having given the Minister that commendation, however, I am utterly critical of his rose-tinted glasses view of the...

Written Answers — Young Farmer Supports: Young Farmer Supports (16 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take to halt the decline in young farmers coming to the farming industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5979/06]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (16 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to guard agriculture here against the possibility of foot and mouth disease entering here through infected meat from Argentina; and if she will support an immediate ban on food imports from that country. [5978/06]

Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy McGrath for sharing time. It is a pity that we missed Deputy Brady's contribution. I welcome the former Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and now Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Gallagher, and wish him the best of luck in his new Ministry. Unfortunately for him, he is probably going out of the frying pan...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 218: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the chief archeologist's academic qualifications. [5349/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Transport the legislative grounds on which local authorities designate the speed limit of local areas; the involvement his Department has in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4973/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 636: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the involvement his Department had in the establishment of a meeting between representatives of Shell, Statoil and Marathon Ireland with the chairman of An Bord Pleanála in September 2003; and if the desirability of such a meeting was discussed at a meeting with executives of Shell on 19 September 2003. [5431/06]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (9 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the use of supplementary rent allowance continues to be effective in view of the criticisms raised in Focus Ireland's five-year strategy regarding shortcomings in homelessness preventive measures, especially among key vulnerable groups. [4687/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the take-up rate of the school meals programme operated by his Department; and if he intends to offer more incentives to increase take-up levels. [4686/06]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (9 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 218: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legislation which is in place to facilitate the investigation by local authorities into complaints regarding noise pollution emanating from private residences. [4783/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to strengthen the campaign against the use of cocaine following the recent findings of the all Ireland drug prevalence survey, which showed that 3% of people here have used cocaine at some stage of their lives. [4344/06]

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (8 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the 506 rural social scheme participant places, which remained available here at the end of 2005, have been filled. [4343/06]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (8 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, following provision for excise relief on biofuels in the Finance Act 2004, it was not until August 2005 that any excise relief on biofuels was granted to a small number of biofuel producers; the reason this administrative task took 17 months; and his views on whether such a delay is acceptable. [4597/06]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (8 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of his announcement of €20 million excise relief on biofuels for 2006 the date by which this excise relief will be granted to biofuel producers on foot of this announcement. [4598/06]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (8 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when growers will know whether or not they will be entitled to excise relief on their crop due to the fact that liquid biofuel crops have been sown in the spring. [4599/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Feb 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to plans to provide a bus route along the R112 road in south Dublin linking both Luas lines with the DART and the 16A airport bus; and if the provision of such a route can be facilitated. [4564/06]