Results 4,061-4,080 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: I welcome the sports capital programme. I come from the small county of Carlow, which was always left to one side by Deputy Dooley's party and largely forgotten about when it came to sports grants. The Minister has indicated that the criteria for the awarding of grants will be transparent on this occasion and I look forward to a decent and fair round of allocations.

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: There is no need as I am well aware of the criteria. Due to the fact that Carlow was treated poorly in the past there are a large number of applications from clubs in that county, and that is also true of other counties. How will the clubs and organisations which do not meet the criteria on this occasion be informed of that fact? Will information be provided before the grants are...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52502/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (27 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the speed limits review that is being undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52503/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (20 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a progress report on the review of the domiciliary care allowance application process. [51085/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for disability; and if she will expedite an answer. [51489/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (20 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 277, 278 and 279 of 8 November 2012, if he will be more specific regarding when the age limit will increase to 30 months in Libya and when boats approved for live cattle exports will be available. [50921/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Education and Training (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The real problem is progression for people who may have had level eight qualifications in, for example, architecture or quantity surveying. There are no longer jobs in these areas and they are going back to education to change career. As the courses they are now pursuing are level six or seven, they do not qualify for support even though they...

Topical Issue Debate: Education and Training (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue, which I have been seeking a debate on for some time. As we all know, we are in the midst of a severe economic downturn and large numbers of people are unemployed. The only way to get many of those people back into employment is to get them back into education. However, getting people back into education requires financial assistance....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: As that concluded the consideration of the pre-budget submission, I thank Mr. Comer and his delegation for their contribution to this very productive meeting. We have addressed many issues and I thank them for appearing before the committee. As there is no further business, I will draw the meeting to a close.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: We are not going to have a discussion on it. Deputy Ó Cuív asked the witnesses a number of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: We will revert to the delegation. Both members have had their opportunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: While we have not touched a great deal on budgetary matters, the point was made earlier that there may be a 6% cut in this area in the forthcoming budget. Many schemes were mentioned during this debate. In Mr. Comer's view, what, in terms of the forthcoming budget, are the priority issues? In the event of, say, the suckler scheme being given priority, from where could savings be achieved...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: It was no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: We will take all the questions together and then refer to Mr. Comer for the replies. Is that in order?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: The first proposal is COM (2012) 498, proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks. It is proposed that this proposal warrants further scrutiny by way of a letter to be sent to the Secretary General of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: I welcome the representatives from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association: Mr. John Comer, president, Mr. Pat McCormack, deputy president, Mr. John Enright, general secretary, and Ms Mary Buckley, policy officer. I thank them for coming before the committee to brief it on the association's pre-budget submission and issues relating to the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: FÁS Training Courses (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a review of the TÚS scheme at the end of its first year in operation; the insight into the workings of the scheme the review offered; if she will consider increasing the length of time participants will stay on the scheme; and if the selection criteria will take some cognisance of the skills required versus the qualification of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their medical card application [49518/12]

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: As with previous speakers, I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to this Bill. I compliment my colleague, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, for introducing this forward-thinking Bill. It is ironic that there are few people sitting opposite today as the new Friday Dáil sittings provide an ideal opportunity for people like us on the Government benches to introduce important legislation....