Results 30,781-30,800 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (10 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the specific reservation which has prevented the Government from declaring its support to date in 2005 for the Arms Trade Treaty. [33715/05]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (10 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Transport the implications for the stopovers of US aircraft carrying US troops at Shannon Airport once the transatlantic stopover has been phased out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if progress reports for the period December 2004 to June 2005 concerning the southern and eastern regional operational programme of the national development plan have been presented to the monitoring committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32946/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the establishment of an independent investigation into the costs of decentralisation in view of the estimate made by the trade union IMPACT that decentralisation will result in €65 million additional costs on a annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32945/05]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will respond to the EU Commission formal notice that the system of managing drift net catches for salmon may be in breach of the European Union habitats directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33519/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Costs: Departmental Costs (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost to the State for the use of consultants in public relations and design work carried out in conjunction with the launch of the Transport 21 plan; the companies which were involved in that work; and if a tendering process was used in the allocation of such contracts. [33517/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Costs: Departmental Costs (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost to the State of the production of the video material used in the launch of the Transport 21 plan; the companies which were involved in that work; and if a tendering process was used in the allocation of such contracts. [33518/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the duty exemption on biofuels; and when such an expansion of the current system might be introduced. [27831/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Defence if a significant increase in defence spending is required for the Irish Defence Forces to ensure the preparedness of troops serving on overseas missions as expressed by PDFORRA; if significant expenditure is required on equipment such as small tanks and armoured personnel carriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32046/05]

Written Answers — Common Foreign and Security Policy: Common Foreign and Security Policy (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Defence the section of the Irish Defence forces which will provide the 120 Irish troops being considered for deployment to any future involvement in EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32047/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the services available on the Irish market which comply with the directive issued by him in February 2003 to ComReg requiring that retail flat rate dial up internet access services be made available to the Irish public. [32067/05]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the section of welded pipe in the vicinity of the proposed gas terminal building in Bellanaboy corresponds to the pipelines details as contained in the original application for such a pipeline in 2001. [32084/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of recent revelations of rip-off Ireland, he will offer an explanation for the ongoing delay in the introduction of the consumer agency Bill; if he will provide a timeline for the new legislation. [31588/05]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the additional 93,000 jobs created this year have not led to a [i]pro-rata[/i] increase in the expected tax take; if this is further indicative of increased casualisation of the Irish workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31587/05]

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the failure of the employment services policy unit to address the problem of long-term unemployment in recent years, which is at the same level now as it was in 2000, and represents more than one third of the overall unemployment rate. [32016/05]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he has taken to meet the €15 million reduction from the European Social Fund; and the steps he has taken to redress the departmental irregularities that led to the decrease. [32017/05]

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grounds on which he has made an application to the European Commission for grant aid to Centocor; the amount of Government funding already committed to the project and the consequences for the ongoing construction of the plant should grant aid be refused. [32015/05]

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and apologise to the Minister for being slightly late to ask the question. I want to broaden the matter. We have been remarkably successful as a location for foreign direct investment. I am querying whether the success of that policy is possibly being threatened by a different perception of it, specifically within the European Commission's rules. We have seen...

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: When does the Minister expect to get a decision from the Commission in this regard? Can he indicate whether he expects that decision to be favourable or negative? If there were to be a negative response to it, what would be the implications for the project in question or a similar project? I do not want to go into the specifics of a commercial operation. If grant aid is not allowable, what...

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: What if we do not get a decision in our favour?