Results 561-580 of 1,310 for speaker:Shane McEntee

Departmental Staff. (14 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: Never.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: Will Deputy Dooley listen? He may learn something.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: Is the Government aware that the people who have been hardest hit are those with mortgages and no jobs? Last Monday, the EBS sent letters to all their customer.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: It is a very important issue and I ask to be allowed to finish.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: From 1 November people will have to be out of work for 90 days before they can avail of mortgage protection. The payment has also been increased by 20%.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: Thousands of people will be out on the streets.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: I want Members to realise that the EBS has moved the posts since NAMA was proposed.

Back to Education Allowances. (7 Oct 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on a national, county and local social welfare office basis awaiting their application for the back to education allowance to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34287/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been in contact with the Secretary General of the United Nations over the Secretary General's call for no further percentage reductions by Ireland of its overseas development aid allocation; if his officials have been in contact with the United Nations on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31804/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: I wish to share time with Deputy Bannon.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: The establishment of NAMA will affect everyone. If any Member on this side of the House believed it was the right approach, they would back the Government immediately. However, it is not. I joined the workforce, aged 15 years, when we joined the EEC and since then have watched the country slowly progress. We have stopped going to other countries to build their infrastructure and now build...

Written Answers — Detention Centres: Detention Centres (22 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress being made in relation to the development of the new national child detention centre at Lusk, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31494/09]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will outline the progress to date of the implementation of the speed camera programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29664/09]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (17 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who have retired and the number who have been recruited since January 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31847/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: As they are doing in America.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Sep 2009)

Shane McEntee: Some 8%, that is what it is giving out.

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline the progress to date in reducing the legal blood alcohol level to 0.5 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood; the introduction of compulsory testing of alcohol at road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29664/09]

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Shane McEntee: I welcome the Minister's report. In 2005, there were 396 road deaths. Last year, the figure was 279, a decrease of 117. The RSA was established due to the outcry about the slaughter on the roads. Many initiatives have since been taken. I would push to the limit the education of young people. The Minister knows of the considerable input provided by Mr. Michael Finnegan, a road safety...

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Shane McEntee: In Australia, where roadside tests were carried out, it was discovered people are five times more likely to have drugs in their systems than alcohol. Addressing this problem is crucial. The Oxegen concert is taking place this weekend and it is essential that we avoid the carnage that occurred last year.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Shane McEntee: On the financial services legislation, before the end of the session, can the Taoiseach or the Minister for Finance bring to the Oireachtas representatives of the four or five banks into which we are pumping money and tell them to stop behaving in the manner they are currently? In County Meath, businesses are closing all the time. This week, three businesses beside my office closed.