Results 38,541-38,560 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Investment Schemes: Investment Schemes (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the workings of the business angels initiative; the number of investors and entrepreneurs matched to date; the targeted level of entrepreneurs or investors to be matched by the end of 2008; the funding provided to the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20036/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Surveys: Departmental Surveys (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the late payment survey has been completed; if so, the findings of the survey; if not, when the survey is expected to be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20037/08]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts made by her Department to stimulate demand amongst the small and medium enterprise sector for management development initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20038/08]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date in the provision of knowledge acquisition grants; the intended actions to be taken in this area over the coming years; the number of companies in the small and medium enterprise sector who have benefited from these grants to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20039/08]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a request from the Office of Public Works for funding in relation to the implementation of the recommendations directed to the OPW in the Towards a Liffey Valley Park document; his views on this request if received; the moneys provided to date; the moneys he has committed to providing in...

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I have two questions. Given that this is Say no to Ageism Week, instead of spending so much money on advertising, the Government should inform us whether it intends to introduce legislation to end the prohibition on people over 70 from serving on juries, which is appalling discrimination against them.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I am glad that is done.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I will promise to read about these matters more closely in future. Will the Taoiseach allow more time to discuss the Lisbon treaty given that it appears that members of his Government, particularly the Tánaiste, do not seem to be aware of its provisions?

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Regarding the buffer zone as it affects local authority officials, I understand the Taoiseach has not been on a local authority for a long time, if he ever was on one. I was a member of a local authority for some time. I wonder whether the Taoiseach realises why the timeframe needs to be more than a few months. I have examples of this that I can give him. A planning official may be...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 162: To ask the Taoiseach the appointments made by him between 26 of February 2008 and 1 April 2008 inclusive; the place or town of residence of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19252/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 163: To ask the Taoiseach the appointments made by him between the 2 of April and 7 May 2008 inclusive; the place or town of residence of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19254/08]

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 164: To ask the Taoiseach the number of Council of Ministers meetings attended by Ministers at his Department for each of the past three years in tabular form; the number of decisions made by the Council at those meetings; the number of occasions on which those decisions were decided upon by a vote; the number of occasions on which Ireland voted against a decision which was adopted;...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 170: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of the Taoiseach and his Ministers of State since 1997 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State since 1997 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19417/08]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the cost of answering a parliamentary question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19877/08]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the veracity of the estimate that it costs €200 to answer a parliamentary question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19878/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the decision made with regard to subvention for nursing home care in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19261/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of the Minister and her junior Ministers since 1997 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20056/08]

Written Answers — End-of-Life Vehicles: End-of-Life Vehicles (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of letters that have been sent out to owners of re-sold cars that were written off; the number that will be sent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19419/08]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (20 May 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the recent proposals of the chairman of the Joint Committee on Transport to ban cars from certain streets in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/08]