Results 321-340 of 1,319 for speaker:Paudge Connolly

Education Centre Network. (17 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise the matter of Tanagh Outdoor Education Centre, which is situated between Cootehill and Rockcroory in County Monaghan. The centre is operated by County Monaghan VEC and excellent work is being done there. Tanagh Outdoor Education Centre was established in 1992 and has gone from strength to strength since its foundation. The centre has...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (17 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter, namely, the penalising of thrifty lower-income families whose children are in receipt of higher education grants because interest from their maturing SSIAs may take them marginally over the income threshold in future years, the fact that families who accepted the Government's advice to...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome this Bill, which proposes a number of sound, common sense amendments to company law. It is a pleasant change to come in and welcome amendments to the law. The amendments are designed to increase Ireland's attractiveness as a place to invest and they entail the considerable improvement of our competitiveness. It is vital that Irish companies can compete in international markets...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: My son has just discovered that; it was one of the big shocks in life. Small and medium sized companies were among the most adversely affected by the current low threshold figure, so this Bill is significant to them. The raising of the audit exemption threshold to €7.3 million will considerably lighten the regulatory burden on small and medium sized business that currently must conduct an...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (12 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the situation in which 18% of all trolley-bound patients in Ireland are located in two hospitals in the north-east region, that is, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, with 10% of the national total of patients and Cavan General Hospital with 8%, which is a regular feature of the...

Crime Prevention: Motion (Resumed). (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate this evening. We, as Independents, have an abundance of topical issues to discuss. We have discussed health issues, laws on gifts and drugs gateways. This topic was raised because we were astonished to learn that an aircraft could land and passengers and cargo go completely unchecked at an airport in Dublin. It was astonishing to hear the...

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: In view of the fact that two hospitals in the north east this morning account for 18% of the national total of patients on trolleys, one of these being the Lourdes hospital which has 10%——

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: This is on legislation.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Cavan hospital has 8% of the total. What is the Government doing about this? On legislation, who is responsible for Government health policy? Is it the Government that creates the policy? Can the Minister confirm——

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: ——that the HSE is there to implement Government policy? I would like the Minister to make a statement on that. This would come under the eligibility for health services Bill. I would like a response on this.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: These two hospitals in the north east have the best part of 20% of the national total of patients on trolleys. I want to know a little bit about policy. Do we have a policy?

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I wish to state that I received information on this matter only approximately one hour ago. It affords one little opportunity to research the matter and one must question the motive. If other countries have already dealt with this, why were we left until now? We have seen various examples of legislation rushed through the House. In any context, rushed legislation does not make for sound...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (11 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent national concern, namely, the serious under-funding of the disability sector and the need for the Government to signal its resolve to deliver for this sector by taking the initial step in budget 2007 of implementing its national disability strategy, Towards 2016, with action in the following areas:...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of workers in the workforce that have private pensions; the extent of workers who do not have private pensions; the ratio of working males to females that are without pensions; if he has proposals to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32024/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 207: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons currently employed in his Department whose status has changed to that of disabled since the commencement of their employment with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32025/06]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (10 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community alert schemes in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31684/06]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (10 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community alert schemes in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31689/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons currently employed in his Department whose status has changed to that of disabled since the commencement of their employment with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31546/06]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (10 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an independent system of merit based appointments to the estimated 500 public bodies that currently exist with diversity of composition of boards, transparency and accountability for those appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32026/06]

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (10 Oct 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Finance if the substantial investment of taxpayers' money in public private partnerships such as school building and roads development, will be opened to scrutiny by Houses of the Oireachtas public representatives at the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31543/06]