Results 501-520 of 7,604 for speaker:James Bannon

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (11 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a discretionary medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43202/14]

Order of Business (6 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: We need to tackle the scourge of binge drinking that is having a huge impact on services within the State, in particular in terms of crime and the pressure it is putting on the health services.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: When can we expect the public health (alcohol) Bill to provide for minimum unit pricing for retailing of alcohol products? This Bill is long overdue and I would like to see it come before the House soon.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to eliminate fuel laundering which is having a serious impact on economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41338/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 309. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the amount of tax on a particular pension scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41489/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 310. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the unintended consequences to a particular pension scheme and its members (details supplied); and his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41490/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 422. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area and single farm payment will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41380/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Complaints Procedures (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 554. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons an investigation by the Health Service Executive that was commenced against a person (details supplied) in County Longford has not yet been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41055/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Cavan who attends a Health Service Executive service in County Longford cannot receive speech therapy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41172/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 1003. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations by the Joint Committee on the Environment in its report on Shannon flooding published in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41243/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 1082. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when dredging operations will commence in the hot water stretch of the River Shannon at Lanesborough, County Longford, to deal with the Asian clam infestation (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41379/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 1105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans or proposals to overcome the traditional under-representation in the midlands area, particularly in Longford and Westmeath, in relation to Irish tourism activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41153/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 1107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the inconvenience caused to hauliers and drivers operating trucks on motorways, national primary and national secondary routes because of the lack of lay-bys and toilet facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41184/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 1113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the amounts of funding provided to County Longford for road construction, realignment and improvement schemes for the years 2011 to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41312/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 1114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the concerns expressed by commuters from County Longford that trains can be delayed for anything up to an hour between Maynooth and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41339/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (4 Nov 2014)

James Bannon: 1143. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant aid that is available for the refurbishment of old farm building in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41244/14]

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

James Bannon: I spent the last week listening to the contributions of other Members on budget 2015 with great interest. I first entered this Chamber in May 2007 and for the first time in seven years I have seen the introduction of a non-austerity budget. I am pleased about that and I commend the Ministers, Deputy Noonan and Howlin, for their hard work to date. This is the coalition Government's fourth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

James Bannon: I know of a public servant who called Irish Water at 2.15 p.m. on a working day to report a leak. He was told to contact his local authority. That is simply not good enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

James Bannon: I welcome the witnesses from the Commission for Energy Regulation to this meeting. There is no doubt that CER has a monster on its hands in the form of Irish Water. For a long time I have felt that the establishment of Irish Water was tantamount to handing over an asset belonging to the people to a private entity, and there is no doubt that it was handed over in a very haphazard way. What...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Oct 2014)

James Bannon: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update as to when the area aid and single farm payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40283/14]