Results 4,121-4,140 of 4,504 for speaker:Joe Carey

Departmental Agencies. (17 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he will take to significantly improve oversight of agencies under his Department's aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46428/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the application of a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be awarded; and the reason for the delay. [45439/08]

Redundancy Payments. (10 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the practice of paying somebody redundancy and then rehiring them, known as leave and return, comes within the Redundancy Payments Act 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44967/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the person who has the responsibility for the maintenance of a small works group sewerage scheme subsequent to upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45104/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the changes on the bands of Clare schools awaiting capital works since the submission of Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 10 July 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45103/08]

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: On the radio news last Monday I listened with interest to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform speaking from his constituency of Louth about the dramatic increase in cross-Border shopping. It reminded me of King Canute trying to keep the waves back. Does the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and his colleagues really believe that people are travelling these...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (3 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take at the Christmas 2008 talks on fisheries in Europe regarding the proposed cut in quotas for prawns. [43943/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (3 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether the process of discards, that is, throwing dead fish into the sea if quota levels are reached is the best form of conservation available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43944/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (2 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views in relation to a proposed peat and bio-fuel energy plant in County Mayo; if he has a problem in principle with the use of peat as a fuel for energy generation in the context of it being part of a bio-fuel energy mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43672/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43605/08]

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: The Minister and the Government make much of the current international economic situation. We have had the call for patriotic duty and the standing ovation, but if there is one truism about this budget, it is that the Taoiseach, his Minister for Finance and the Government have made a complete hash of things. They have failed to deal with the fundamentals that would position the economy on a...

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Joe Carey: Last Sunday in Ennis, 7,500 people took part in a demonstration against the cuts. Those are honest, hardworking people that were never caught up in the madness that was the Celtic tiger yet the Government is doing a slash and burn on their futures. The proposed changes in the disadvantaged area payment will hit 2,406 farmers in County Clare. In targeting the disadvantaged payment the...

School Staffing. (27 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: On budget day, it was very hard to determine the true impact of the various budgetary measures on our education system. As all the details have emerged since then, it has become clear that the first budget of the Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, amounted to a direct attack on the old, the sick and the young. I am pleased to have an opportunity this evening to speak on behalf of the younger...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels and availability of general paediatric units in each of the regional hospitals; the regional hospitals that have a dedicated high dependancy paediatric unit; the number of staff dedicated specifically to this unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43202/08]

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (27 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 8: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the capacity flaws in the Ringsend waste water treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43119/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed voluntary retirement scheme for staff of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42485/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (25 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans he has to provide broadband to Newhall, Ennis, County Clare; when it can be expected that residents will have broadband access in Newhall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42605/08]

Gangland Crime: Motion: (Resumed) (19 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: I wish to share time with Deputies Jim O'Keeffe, Paul Connaughton, Tom Sheahan, Catherine Byrne, Kieran O'Donnell and Simon Coveney. The former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Michael McDowell, spoke eloquently in the debates leading up to the enactment of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. On 19 December 2006, he stated that "a Government can have no greater priority than...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: I want to ask the Taoiseach a question in relation to the Finance Bill, in terms of the travel tax that was introduced in the budget. Given the concerns expressed by airlines using Shannon Airport, Ryanair in particular——-

Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: ——--and given the various media reports in recent days——