Results 641-660 of 861 for speaker:Joe Sherlock

Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (28 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress to date with regard to implementation of the recommendations of the report of the task force on policy regarding emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13564/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (28 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action his Department intends to take to deal with the situation of a person (details supplied) with Irish citizenship who has been abandoned in an orphanage in Indonesia; when the plight of this person first came to the attention of his Department or to the ambassador or embassy to Indonesia; the action which was then taken; and if he...

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: The Health Act 2004 which was brought into force in January. The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and then yesterday evening the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley, are on record as stating in this House that the Health Service Executive has responsibility to provide and deliver the services. However, the executive has stated it is...

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this opportunity. Is it proposed to amend the Health Act 2004? I will state the reason for the question. In the first instance, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and then yesterday evening, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley, stated in the Dáil that the Health Service Executive has the...

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: If the services are not provided, does the Minister intend to amend the legislation so that funding can be provided? Is the Government abdicating its responsibility on this issue?

Health Services. (27 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: The Government must provide the finance.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount in the funds of the national pensions reserve fund at the latest date for which figures are available; the amount invested outside of Ireland; the amount held in cash balances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13365/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility that are yet to be implemented; the number in respect of which the deadline has passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13366/05]

Health Services. (27 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: I thank Deputy Moynihan for his kind remarks but I hope he will impress the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste with the same remarks. In 2001 there was a permanent radiologist in Mallow General Hospital. However, when an application was made to Comhairle na nOspidéal, Mr. Donie Ormond, the Fianna Fáil member who was vice-chairman of Comhairle na nOspidéal at the time, suggested that two should be...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (26 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she is taking to ensure that all goalposts used in schools are safe, in view of a number of accidents in which temporary or portable goalposts have collapsed on children causing injury and in some cases death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13031/05]

Written Answers — School Text Books: School Text Books (26 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take action to prevent publishers of school books from reprinting text books with minor textual changes, forcing parents and schools to discard expensive books after a short period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13030/05]

Written Answers — International Terrorism: International Terrorism (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent of the Defence Force's capability to deal with any threat to Ireland that may exist from international terrorists; if he has held discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the intelligence services on the level of threat that currently exists to Ireland from international terrorism; and if he will make a...

Decentralisation Programme. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Under the Minister's predecessor, how many staff were transferred from Dublin to Roscrea?

Civil Defence Board. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: The record speaks for itself. I was in the House when the former Minister for Defence made the statement. I am raising this question because the former Minister made a serious allegation against a former chairman of the Civil Defence Board, Dr. Michael Ryan, that I believe should not be allowed to remain on the record. That is the purpose of tabling this question. On 29 June 2004, the...

Civil Defence Board. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: I would like to know exactly what the Minister has to say. An accusation was made but that was changed in court. The accusation made against that person cannot remain on the record of this House.

Civil Defence Board. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: He was the Minister's predecessor.

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Defence if Irish troops are to be deployed to the Sudan as part of a multinational peacekeeping force established to police the recent peace accord; if a formal request has been received from the UN's department of peacekeeping operations; the number of Irish troops that are likely to be deployed; the types of activities they will be involved in; the...

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: While the Minister may have answered some of the following, I restate the questions as supplementaries. Has a formal request been received from the United Nations for soldiers for the Sudan? Has the Minister consulted with the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Conor Lenihan, who has visited the Sudan? What is the current level of troop commitment to UN duty abroad...

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: I would like it to be made very clear whether the mission is one of peacekeeping or peace enforcement. The Minister is aware of the instability in the Darfur region of the Sudan. Has an assessment been carried out of the security situation? Will the Minister provide an assurance that a full security assessment will be carried out before any Irish soldiers are committed?

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2005)

Joe Sherlock: Is the Minister of the opinion that the force should engage in peacekeeping or peace enforcement? Is there not a significant difference between peacekeeping and peace enforcement?