Results 5,081-5,100 of 6,055 for speaker:Frank Feighan
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when final approval will issue in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim who made an application in January 2008 and was approved in May 2008 under the early farm retirement scheme. [37779/08]
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: I support the Labour Party motion concerning the cuts to the education system. I ask the Minister to reverse his decision to increase class sizes at first and second level. This budget will possibly go down in history as the worst ever. It is a vicious attack on those over 70, our schoolchildren, the old, the vulnerable and other citizens of this country. Let us not get too confused here....
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: The Deputy is all things to all men.
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: The Government got us into this mess.
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: What does the Minister think?
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: The Government did not build a new school in Ballinamore.
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: The spooks are writing speeches again.
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: The Government should abdicate.
- Written Answers — Car Parking Levy: Car Parking Levy (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will implement the car park levy to staff employed by his Department and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36523/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is in talks in relation to the privatisation of the Shannon fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36710/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the practice of removing large quantities of glass eels from the Shannon Estuary and selling these eels to commercial third parties. [36711/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the research and surveys of glass eels carried out on the River Shannon; and the cost of same. [36717/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the hydro plants on the Shannon and Erne systems has damaged fish stock numbers due to the disruption of the movement of fish stocks; and if he plans to rectify this situation. [36712/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the tonnage of eels captured in the Shannon system for each of the years 1997 to 2007 inclusive. [36713/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of glass eels released upriver of both the hydro electro plants on the Shannon and Erne river systems. [36714/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether poor decision making in the past in respect of eel management has created problems here while the French eel fishery remains stable; and his views on whether a framework involving the stakeholders would produce the most positive results. [36715/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the tonnage of eels here has fallen from 600 tonnes in 1995 to 104 tonnes in 2002, while in France the tonnage in 1995 and 2002 was 320 tonnes and 392 tonnes, respectively; his views on whether illegal fishing may be the reason for the decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36716/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a financial package for commercial eel producers. [36718/08]
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the number of prosecutions taken by the Shannon fisheries board in each of the years 1997 to 2007, inclusive. [36719/08]
- Written Answers — Agricultural Schemes: Agricultural Schemes (23 Oct 2008)
Frank Feighan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of implementing the suckler welfare scheme in view of the fact that the payment is now reduced from â¬80 to â¬40; and if it is envisaged this will continue for the next four years. [36819/08]