Results 5,101-5,120 of 6,645 for speaker:Jimmy Deenihan
- Army Equitation School. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Defence the plans he has to improve the quality of horses available to the Irish Army equestrian school for international competition purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27975/07]
- Army Equitation School. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: In my experience, and having been a Minister of State, Question Time is not the same without the Minister. That is no reflection on the Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Deputy Tom Kitt. This has happened before and I hope the Minister, in future, ensures Question Time is treated as a priority.
- Army Equitation School. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: I appreciate that but during the year there are four Question Times for defence matters and it is important the Minister attends. It is not fair to send a Minister of State for what may concern serious Government policy decisions. I welcome the Minister of State's reply. The funding available to the Army Equitation School to purchase or lease horses is â¬300,000 and it can also acquire...
- Army Equitation School. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: My question also dealt with the issue of breeding. Many of our best blood lines have been exported and bought by other countries with the result that people are buying horses back from other countries. Most of the horses competing for Ireland in the last Olympic Games were bred abroad. The Department, together with the new Horse Board Ireland, should develop a new breeding policy to...
- Army Equitation School. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: The House was late resuming by five minutes.
- Overseas Missions. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: The Ceann Comhairle is much more flexible.
- Overseas Missions. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Defence the projected cost of the Irish participation in the forthcoming EU mission to Chad and in particular the projected cost of the air transport element of the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/07]
- Overseas Missions. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: I understand it is expected that the mission will cost approximately â¬60 million. Will the Minister of State confirm that this â¬60 million will not be taken out of mainstream funding for the Defence Forces? At present, there is major pressure on different elements of the Defence Forces for ongoing funding. Certainly the Defence Forces are not robust enough to make â¬60 million...
- Overseas Missions. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister of State examine the feasibility of having our own transport capability? While he said it would not be economical to have our own transport capability, I understand the Minister of State with responsibility for overseas aid, Deputy Conor Lenihan, is receptive to this idea. Certainly senior members in the Army are receptive to the idea of small transport planes that could...
- Defence Forces Allowances. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Defence if agreement has been reached under the C and A scheme for an increase in overseas allowances for the Defences Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27977/07]
- Defence Forces Allowances. (8 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: I remind the Minister of State that his senior colleague made a commitment at the PDFORRA conference of 2006 that if PDFORRA made a case for an increase in allowances he would receive it very favourably. The understanding at the time was that an increase of 10% to 15% would be requested, but I understand that what is on offer is just 5%. The overseas allowance ranges from â¬74 to â¬80....
- Undocumented Irish in the United States: Motion (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: The fact that 21 Fine Gael Deputies will have spoken on this motion by the time it is finished this evening speaks volumes for the commitment our party has to this major issue. The fact that the Government has accepted the motion shows there is unanimity in the House on this issue. The only thing we know for certain is that there is an enforcement Bill in the US Congress that will demonise...
- Written Answers — Drainage Schemes: Drainage Schemes (6 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will continue the funding to the Office of Public Works to enable them to refurbish the embankment on the south eastern bank of the Brick River from Lixnaw Bridge to Ballinaghar Bridge to prevent the flooding of the recently built local authority housing estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (6 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when BreastCheck is expected to be rolled out to County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26962/07]
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the cut off age for community employment schemes will be extended to sixty years in view of the ageing population here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26987/07]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will expedite payment of a grant for a slatted unit to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26986/07]
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a repairs grant available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26961/07]
- Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: I will quote from a speech given in the Seanad by the former Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Frank Fahey. He stated: it is difficult in practice to draw a clear distinction between land law and conveyancing law. Therefore, it makes sense to deal with these separate but connected areas of law in one set of proposals. As previous speakers have...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the proposed fundamental changes in State support for lone parents, referred to as activation strategies for lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26180/07]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the proposed reform of lone parent State supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26181/07]