Results 35,041-35,060 of 36,355 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (31 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action he proposes to take to increase the number of general practitioners, GPs; the numbers of GPs in the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil and public servants who have a general practitioner visit card; the number of civil and public servants who have a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9666/11]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Fund: EU-IMF Fund (31 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the content, implications and cost of the modifications to the conditions underpinning the EU loans to the State under the EU/IMF support programme agreed with the EU/ECB/IMF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13250/11]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (31 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the size of the structural deficit in national budgets between 2006 and 2011 as a percentage of GDP and in monetary terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13380/11]

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (31 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 213: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding applications for fire stations (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13273/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for an appointment with each specialist located at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13251/11]

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Is it not appropriate in terms of the scheduling of business on the Order of Business?

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Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, I want clarification. Is it not appropriate under the Order of Business to ask about the taking of business or the setting of business?

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Pearse Doherty: Sorry.

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Pearse Doherty: It does not say that.

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Pearse Doherty: It does not.

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Pearse Doherty: I refer to the Standing Order. It does not refer to whether it has been promised. The taking of business is a legitimate matter-----

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Pearse Doherty: -----to raise on the Order of Business.

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Pearse Doherty: I ask you to review that.

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Pearse Doherty: That is what I am asking. Can we have a debate on this? There is huge confusion. Yesterday, inaccurate information was given in the media by senior Ministers in this regard.

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Pearse Doherty: On a separate matter, with regard to promised legislation on political reform the programme for Government states legislation will be introduced that will give the Ceann Comhairle the authority to ensure a Minister responds directly to a question being asked by a Member of the Opposition. When is it proposed that such legislation will be introduced? Will there be any overseeing mechanisms...

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Pearse Doherty: I have nothing to withdraw. I have asked a very serious question-----

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Pearse Doherty: -----on the programme for Government-----

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Pearse Doherty: No, I did not.

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Pearse Doherty: Let me be very clear on this-----