Results 6,161-6,180 of 11,500 for speaker:Gerry Adams
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Application Numbers (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current number of applicants in counties Louth and Meath who are awaiting processing of medical card-general practitioner-only card applications; the number of GPs currently operating under medical card scheme within counties Louth and Meath, along with the number of GPs who have recently withdrawn their services under...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of full-time, service bus drivers there are in Bus Éireann. [52499/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of managers of all grades there are in Bus Éireann; and if he will provide a breakdown of numbers of managers per grade. [52500/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a recommendation arising from the Labour Relations Commission of 16 May 2013 on proposals to resolve the dispute at Bus Éireann included a joint initiative to maximise operational effectiveness; this initiative was to establish a new and appropriate mechanism to regularly exchange...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that even though all grades of staff, after ballots were held, and including Bus Éireann management accepted the Labour Relations Commission, the joint initiative to maximise operational effectiveness has not been put into place. [52509/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will use his office to ensure the joint initiative to maximise operational effectiveness will come into being in the immediate future. [52510/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reduction in driver staff he expects if the proposed National Transport Authority plan for 10% of routes transferring to private operators goes ahead. [52501/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reduction of management personnel that is expected if the National Transport Authority's proposed 10% reduction of Bus Éireann routes goes ahead. [52502/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there will be complex questions arising from the proposed use of TUPE in the case of staff transferred into a private operator. [52503/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if TUPE is to be used, if the Bus Éireann staff transferred into any private operator will be allowed to transfer back into Bus Éireann in the event of a private operator having a contract withdrawn by the National Transport Authority or any other authority. [52504/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that as stakeholders in this process the Bus Éireann drivers' views and concerns should be considered during any proposed process by the National Transport Authority at present and into the future. [52505/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the National Transport Authority has not met with either the Bus Éireann drivers or their union representatives; if he will use his position/influence to arrange such a meeting at the earliest opportunity. [52506/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (10 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: 557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether Bus Éireann has met all of the targets and requirements, consistently achieving 95% to 98% of target levels, as set down by the National Transport Authority in its quarterly reports. [52507/13]
- Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: No, he did not.
- Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: I note that the leader of Fianna Fáil, in his usual combative way, has now used up almost seven minutes of the time available for the Order of Business.
- Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: I also wanted to raise the issue of the health service plan. I thank the Tánaiste for his answer. There is a need for a full debate in the Chamber on the plan. It is important because of the various issues that arise and the austerity cuts contained in it. My question for now is about a commitment in the programme for Government to develop sectoral job strategies, including a plan...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: We are participating.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: We are engaging fully.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: Fully.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)
Gerry Adams: It is important to remember, as the Tánaiste said, that there is no hierarchy of victims and that there are many other families seeking truth and closure.