Results 7,041-7,060 of 7,975 for speaker:Joe Higgins
- Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (16 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet a person (details supplied) to discuss a method to combat the problem of bullying in schools. [6092/06]
- Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (16 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, as part of the school inspections proposed by her Department, there is provision for inspecting the existence and efficacy of methods to prevent bullying of children in schools. [6093/06]
- Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Has the Tánaiste used her office as Minister for Health and Children to arrange counselling for the Fianna Fáil family? There are troubling signs of dysfunction this morning. Certain members of the family are hoping Dick Cheney might invite the Taoiseach on his next duck hunt. I warn the Members opposite of what might happen if things get out of hand. I will ask about the Abbotstown sports...
- Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: This is after decades of negligence and law breaking by construction employers. The Tánaiste has not expressed outrage that 130,000 workers, according to the Pensions Ombudsman, are being denied rights.
- Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Three workers are in jail at present for standing up for union rights on building sites.
- Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Is the Government outraged by this incredible double standard it has created in society? They are the Government's friends.
- Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: What is the Minister talking about? I read what I thought was a hysterical story in a tabloid this morning that traces of cocaine had been found in the toilet beside the Dáil. Was the Minister for Finance in there recently?
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the investigation into the way in which documents from his Department, relating to Ireland's EU Presidency, were found on an illegal dump at Eskra, County Tyrone, in February 2004 has been completed; and if so, if he intends to make the findings of this investigation public. [5855/06]
- Official Languages Act 2003: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Maidir leis an gceist ghinearálta faoin Ghaeilge agus cearta úsáide na Gaeilge sa tÃr, thóg an Coimisinéir Teanga, Seán à Cuirreáin, óráid shuimiúil ag Ãdarás na Gaeltachta mÃó shin. Chuir sé inár láthair go cruinn na fadhbanna a bhaineann le húsáid agus todhchaà na Gaeilge agus go bhfuil comharthaà dóchais ann fosta. Dúirt sé go bhfuilimid ar thairseach cinn de na...
- Official Languages Act 2003: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Tá mé ag roinnt mo chuid ama leis an Teachta Sargent agus an Teachta à Snodaigh.
- Leaders' Questions. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Was the Taoiseach's attention drawn to an assertion that an astounding 70,000 to 120,000 construction workers are being criminally denied their legal and mandatory pension rights by construction bosses, which means that, apart from losing pension entitlements, they are deprived of death in service benefits and sickness benefits? It was not a revolutionary socialist or a trade union activist...
- Leaders' Questions. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: I believe the Taoiseach is not fully aware of the situation which has been brought out by recent reports and the ombudsman. The Pensions Ombudsman says that construction companies which criminally neglect pension obligations to workers have a 22% commercial advantage over compliant builders. The reality seems to be that the neoliberal obsession driven by the Government is leading to outright...
- Leaders' Questions. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Does the Taoiseach know what the ombudsman said? He does not seem to be aware of what he said.
- Constitutional Reform. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution. [5499/06]
- Constitutional Reform. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if there are constitutional referenda envisaged during 2006. [5500/06]
- Communications Unit. (15 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the cost to date in 2006 of the communications unit within his Department. [5501/06]
- Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (14 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 130: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs to his Department during 2005 of the Mahon tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1873/06]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (14 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works has received requests from Bus Ãireann to allow bus routes from Dublin 15 to the city centre through the Phoenix Park; and the response of the Office of Public Works. [5170/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the situation will be changed whereby lone parents participating in community education initiatives have their training allowance, above a â¬60 disregard, assessed for rent supplement thus completely negating the recent â¬10 increase in training allowance, just under one third of the entire training allowance being taken off...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Feb 2006)
Joe Higgins: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if lone parents participating in community education initiatives will be allowed to retain all of their supplementary benefits. [5371/06]