Results 441-460 of 7,604 for speaker:James Bannon

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (14 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 570. To ask the Minister for Health the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49678/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 946. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to prioritise the rapid roll-out of high-speed broadband to all areas of rural County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49491/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 947. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to prioritise the rapid roll-out of high-speed broadband to all areas of rural County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49492/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (14 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 948. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to initiate a capital programme to supply natural gas to County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49493/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (14 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 1039. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Bronze Age walkway in Mayne bog, County Westmeath, was not listed by the Irish monuments service when it was notified; if it will now be listed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49606/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: A lot of over-zoning took place during the Celtic tiger era in towns and villages. Will there be implications by way of compensation claims taken against local authorities for withdrawal of zoning, or will that be covered in the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: Without implications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: A house value threshold

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: I know. I was canvassing in a by-election in the Duleek area and people there were frustrated that they went out of the city to where houses and apartments had been built but no community services, such as schools, community centres, leisure centres or shops, were provided. People were totally frustrated. It was seriously bad planning. There has been an over-centralisation by this and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: This matter is very important to me too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: We need an inventory of heritage sites and buildings throughout the country. There is talk of putting in a planning regulator and where he fits into the whole jigsaw. There is a proposal for a new national spatial strategy and we have county development plans, local area plans and regional plans, but these did not tie together during the Celtic tiger years. We need a strategy on the whole...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: On a point of information, have studies been carried out? A town centre was developed by a major contractor in the centre of Longford town. That building is lying idle and while we have tried our damnedest to get a tenant, that has proved impossible. The company is already broke. Where there is no market for the building, what does one do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: As a member of the Government party I can only give a cautious welcome to this legislation because we are talking about two Irelands - we are talking about Dublin and we are talking about the rest of Ireland. We see where Dublin is over-built. Areas that should have been left as green areas and recreational areas have been built upon. During the boom years good quality parkland was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: 446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47946/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Register Administration (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: 447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for entry into the specialist division of the register in the specialty of urology in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47947/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47789/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (10 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: 128. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47422/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Fees (10 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport refund will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47423/14]

Order of Business (9 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: Significant progress has been made on the abolition of quangos and the merger of various Government bodies since the Government took office. We have streamlined a lot of services and made Government smaller and cheaper to run. We promised a wholesale reform of the public sector, including accountability, performance and transparency in this area. When can we expect the public sector...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Management Council Meetings (9 Dec 2014)

James Bannon: Will there be 1 million people there?