Results 741-760 of 907 for speaker:Seán Ryan

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that families moving into Balbriggan, County Dublin are unable to secure places for their children who may already be in school from their previous address or who are due to commence school in September 2005; and if, in this regard, she will report on the position of a person (details...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that families moving into Balbriggan, County Dublin are unable to secure places for their children who may already be in school from their previous address or who are due to commence school in September 2005; and if, in this regard, she will report on the position of a person (details...

Written Answers — Military Police Investigations: Military Police Investigations (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Defence if, further to his reply of 26 January 2005, the second of two military police investigations into suggestions of near mutinous behaviour on a Naval Service vessel has been concluded; the action which has been taken in view of this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6706/05]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important issue. Controversy recently arose in the context of the article by Kevin Myers and the contribution of Dr. Ed Walsh. At the time, I stated that Kevin Myers's article was a despicable attack on lone parents and on children, and was based on many inaccuracies. However, I also acknowledged, given my work experience, that an issue requires...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: A little further.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: I welcome the Minister's contribution. In my contribution I referred to access to education and training for parents in one-parent families. The Minister did not respond to it but I know it is not a deliberate omission on his part. Some of the facts are stark in regard to that. The NESF report of 2000 indicated that 23% of sole mothers have no formal qualifications compared to 9% of married...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: As time is limited and a significant number of amendments have been tabled, I do not intend to say too much on this amendment. As amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related, I will make a much wider contribution when the second of them is moved. The main problem in addressing the problem of poverty is to discover how to get people into education and work. In this context, the principle we wish to...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Deputy has been missed.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Deputy does not even need a calculator.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (24 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the Health and Safety Authority has sufficient staff and resources to carry out its work, in view of the continuing unacceptable number of industrial accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6168/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (24 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the claim made by a trade union leader (details supplied) that safety on the nation's building sites was deteriorating rather than improving; the number of persons killed and injured in accidents on building sites during 2004; the steps being taken to deal with this situation; and if he...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he intends to take to increase the number of workers in the private sector who have pensions; his response to recent data from the Irish Pensions Board which show that only a quarter of the workforce have adequate pensions savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5893/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to address the issue of fuel poverty, particularly among the elderly; if he has considered recent research which showed that up to 2,000 pensioners are at risk of premature death annually because of inability to heat their homes adequately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5891/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will elaborate on his recent announcement regarding the provision of speech and language therapy for Irish speaking children in Gaeltacht schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5804/05]

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the opinion of the director of the Combat Poverty Agency that the CWC has been at the forefront in supporting the development of an independent voice for persons who are excluded, in playing an essential role in the provision of information and resource guides on anti-poverty policy development and...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason no provision has been made for the inclusion of an ambulance bay in the new building at a hospital (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [5441/05]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: It is much easier to play there.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: There is no point in playing on one's own.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005. I stated on a previous occasion that I welcomed the €14 per week increase for recipients of the long-term rates of welfare payments and the €12 increase for pensions. However, this is the very minimum that people could expect to receive, given the finances available to the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Feb 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects that the long promised judicial conduct and ethics Bill will be published; if he has brought proposals to Government on the matter; if the heads of a Bill have been approved by Cabinet; the general approach he intends to adopt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4948/05]