Results 541-560 of 11,258 for speaker:Séamus Kirk

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (30 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date with the national broadband plan launched in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20222/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (23 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: 102. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has had any recent meetings with RGDATA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18669/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (18 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the establishment of a register of lobbyists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Regulations (17 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the efforts he has made to ensure that schools will continue to be able to purchase stationery supplies from small local businesses if they can offer better similar or better value to that is available from the national suppliers designated under new procurement guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (17 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for reform of the points system for third level entry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17540/13]

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: I thank Sinn Féin for the opportunity to contribute on the Bill, which Fianna Fáil supports. It took a long time for health services in this country and elsewhere across the world to evolve into the modern treatment facilities we have in many places today. In many areas of medicine the abandonment of inappropriate and outdated practices has taken time. The procedure of...

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: Electoral reform is the next item for discussion at the Constitutional Convention. Is it intended that the convention will have an opportunity to consider the proposed abolition of the Seanad before a final or firm decision is taken on the matter? Will the convention have an opportunity, following consideration of the issue, to report to the Taoiseach or House?

Other Questions: Child Care Services (16 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has had any discussions with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on exempting from commercial rates community child care services which operate on a not for profit basis [17302/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (16 Apr 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a report entitled Feasibility Study for Making Ireland a World Centre for Managing and Trading in Intellectual Property; when this report will be published; the main conclusions and actionable recommendations of said report; when these recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16514/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (28 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions, if any, he has had at North/South Ministerial Council level in relation to the need to progress, without further delay, the Narrow Water Bridge proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15572/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Proposed Legislation (27 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Finance the time frame for the publication and the enactment of the legislation promised to establish the investment arm of the National Treasury Management Agency on a statutory basis, including the shareholder executive and reorienting the National Pension Reserve Fund into a strategic investment fund; if he will outline the progress he has made with the proposed...

Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: It was not in the programme for Government or the Fine Gael manifesto.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (26 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in view of the milking cycle of farming he has asked the EU to agree to abolish dairy quotas from the 1 of January 2013 rather than the 1 of April 2015, thus avoiding superlevy charges for the year to April 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14652/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (26 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current position in relation to the Common Agriculture Policy negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14644/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Restructuring (21 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Finance when the restructuring of the credit union sector will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14032/13]

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: The CAP agreement was raised during the Topical Issue debate, although I was not around at the time. Will the Minister advise if there will be statements in the House?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (20 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health when BreastCheck will be extended to women over 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13860/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cancer Strategy Publication (20 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health if he has commenced work on a new national cancer strategy; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13843/13]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Operations (14 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the Irish Defence Forces EUTM for Somalia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13263/13]

Other Questions: Leader Programmes (12 Mar 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of LEADER projects of proposed grant level in excess of €150,000 awaiting approval in his Department broken down on a monthly basis of lodging with his Department for approval; the reason for the delay in approving these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12700/13]