Results 30,741-30,760 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Rail Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I will be brief, in recognition of the fact that the Minister has dealt with part of this issue during Priority Questions. Could the Minister make a bold move in this area rather than waiting for operators to come to him with expressions of interest? Can he advertise and set out a policy framework to encourage interest, rather than inquiring about a European directive regarding compulsion or...

Rail Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Investors look at the overall climate, so the problem is that anyone looking at this country now would see that those in power have only been interested in organising the demise of rail freight and an exit from it. In those circumstances the Green Party would support financial assistance to encourage new entrants to the market and to set a market which would attract them. The Minister says he...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: First Stage. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to safeguard the fulfilment of our obligations to meet climate change targets.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: First Stage. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (24 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the manner in which the planning approval for the proposed gas terminal at Bellanaboy was handled whereby certain interested parties were able to make direct presentations to An Bord Pleanála on the issue while other applicants were not provided with such an opportunity, and the need for the...

Written Answers — Ombudsman Commission: Ombudsman Commission (23 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he intends to take following the suggestion from the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman, Ms Nuala O'Loan, for co-operation between her office and the soon to be established Garda Ombudsman office to be put on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35768/05]

Written Answers — Garda Programmes: Garda Programmes (23 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the aims of the Garda schools programme at both primary and secondary level; the level of staffing for this programme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35767/05]

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: When I hear Government Deputies reciting endless lists of increases in certain percentages, I am reminded of the time I spent listening to Radio Moscow when I was a young boy in the mid-1980s. Listeners to that radio station would hear great tales of increases in factory production and other statistics aimed at proving that the Soviet state was making progress. The reality was that its...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the nature of the relationship between her Department and the Nutrition and Health Foundation; if taxpayers' money is going to this organisation; if her Department fully endorsed this new organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35442/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Correspondence: Ministerial Correspondence (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from the Irish Heart Foundation or National Heart Alliance regarding the Nutrition and Health Foundation; if the letter was critical of this new organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35441/05]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if there is a limit on the number of coffee trading licences issued for Howth harbour; the reason, in August 2005, when a coffee trading licence for Howth harbour was put out for tender, the licence was granted to a limited company (details supplied) in preference to a sole trader. [35117/05]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the criteria for traders seeking to obtain a stall in the new market in Howth harbour; and his decision to refuse the request of a local well-established grocery shop which sought a stall for trading organic vegetables. [35118/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the proposed role for Mr. Barry McSweeney with regard to the proposed new energy research council; the proposed structure and function of the new council; the statutory authority, budget, staffing and board structures of the council; and if it is envisaged that Mr. McSweeney's position within the new council...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the work to be carried out by the proposed energy research council has not been incorporated within the remit of either Sustainable Energy Ireland or Science Foundation Ireland both of which have the necessary research expertise and administrative systems and statutory regulations to allow them...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the policy within his Department regarding the need for open advertising and interviewing for new employment positions under the remit of his Department; if new positions which will be filled in the proposed energy research council will be subject to such a competitive process; and the reason the appointment of...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the current employment contract for the director general of Science Foundation Ireland is due to expire; if the director general has agreed to a renewal of that contract; and his plans to vacate his position at the end of that contract. [35752/05]

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects to appoint a new Government chief scientific adviser; and if he intends such a appointment process to be carried out via a process of open advertising and interviewing of candidates. [35753/05]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason behind his decision to suspend the testing of drivers of articulated vehicles in Letterkenny; and when he intends to identify a suitable alternative location in Donegal for reversing manoeuvres in order to restore articulated lorry driving testing in the area. [35123/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to completely ban the use of mobile phones when driving; and if he intends to make same a specific finable offence. [35125/05]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (17 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the sports that are constituted on an all-Ireland basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34812/05]