Results 601-620 of 694 for speaker:Gay Mitchell

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends putting legislation for the doctor only medical cards through Dáil Éireann as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4218/05]

Written Answers — Consular Assistance: Consular Assistance (10 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding a person (details supplied); the assistance which is provided by the staff of his Department to this person and to their family living here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4371/05]

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. When Bills of this nature come before the House, Members should be encouraged to speak their minds freely and I hope the editor of Garda News notes this. There was a time when Deputies had gardaí shifted but now the gardaí seem to think it is their job to get Deputies shifted. Neither is right and since we have ended the process of Deputies...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Is it in this Bill?

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: I have not seen that, but I am glad to hear it. There are two other issues I want to mention, one of which I mentioned at some length in the House some time ago. When most people thought I was going to take up the time of the House talking about local issues, I spent a considerable amount of time talking about crime statistics. Many years ago I published a Private Members' Bill, the Bureau of...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: I have seen people getting off aeroplanes from outside the country and showing an identity card. They are not Irish. I have seen Irish people in the same queue having to show a passport. People will do it as a matter of convenience but it should not be a right. No Irish citizen should be asked for or have to show a passport within Ireland. The simplest thing to do would be to show a passport...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (9 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will initiate improvements to his Department's website. [3714/05]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has met with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding its national allocation plan for emissions trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4046/05]

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: "L'État, c'est moi", the motto of Louis XIV, is the real motto of the Provisionals. What is a state? It is a group of people forming a sovereign entity; it usually includes a head of state, a parliament, a government or executive and a judicial wing. The Provos have sought, in perpetuity, to assign to themselves the role of our State. They claim that the Provisional IRA is the army of the...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: I see the army council is in tonight.

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: If patriotism is the love of one's country does this mean the love of soil before the love of souls? Surely people rather than geography is what counts. If souls count more than soil, then a united Ireland can only come about by agreement. I want a united Ireland; I am a Nationalist. The word "nationalism" comes from the word "natio" which means greater community. The community I envisage is...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Sinn Féin talks regularly about its mandate and it is absolutely right. It won seats in this House and deserves to be heard. With rights, however, come responsibilities. It must accept the mandate of the other 161 Members of this House and the democratically expressed wish of the Irish people for a complete and irrevocable end to violence and to all forms of criminality. Democracy is not as...

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Is it intended to circulate the EU constitutional treaty referendum Bill in this session? When is it likely to be passed by the House and when will the referendum be held?

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (8 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans for the distribution of the television licence reserve fund; the full extent of this fund at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3574/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has issued instructions or directives to combat Internet or mobile phone pornography; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3645/05]

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (8 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a long-term care bed will be made available for a person (details supplied). [3373/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be called for an appointment with a consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3722/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if, in the circumstances, the exemption will be continued for a further six months to allow the person to prepare for work. [3447/05]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (8 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if gardaí are actively investigating slashing of tyres of cars belonging to two persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [3450/05]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (8 Feb 2005)

Gay Mitchell: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 6 October 2004, the steps that have been taken since his last reply; the progress that has been made to address the issues involved in view of the concerns of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3485/05]