Results 761-780 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen

Agreements with Members. (31 Oct 2007)

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Pension Provisions. (31 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he will take to fulfil the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government to ensure women are treated fairly in terms of pension provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26172/07]

Sports Capital Programme. (25 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if sport might benefit to a greater extent through provision of facilities for universal sports education in schools rather than simply targeting the self-selecting participants who benefit from the various programmes for the disadvantaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25614/07]

Written Answers — Sheltered Housing Charges: Sheltered Housing Charges (24 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the application made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for repayment under the Health Service Executive repayment scheme in respect of payments made by them in sheltered housing over 15 years. [25766/07]

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the level of resources to be allocated to the National Forum on Europe in respect of the referendum on the newly agreed European Union treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18689/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (23 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a situation where the health repayment scheme in Tralee is sending letters to applicants under the certificate of entitlement to extract a grant of representation without signing those letters; if she deems this to be inappropriate; and if she will investigate the situation of a letter sent to a person (details...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been told that their rent allowance will be reduced by approximately €5 per week despite the fact that they are no longer working and instead of receiving a weekly wage, are in receipt of disability benefit. [25255/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the long delays in proceeding with the extension for a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [25125/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the treatment being given to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and his views on same. [25241/07]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (18 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport the role he envisages for himself in the implementation of ports policy and specifically in ensuring this island has sufficient capacity to allow for the growth of imports and exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24350/07]

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (18 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Transport when the biofuel usage requirements outlined by Government will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (16 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his estimate of the deferred liability of pension commitments under social welfare provisions, assuming the maintenance of existing ratios to average earnings and the achievement of targets suggested as desirable; and the way this impacts on the adequacy of the National Pensions Reserve Fund provision. [23546/07]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (11 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way progress on the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan will be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23130/07]

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (9 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken at European level to tackle illegal immigration and the trafficking of human beings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18720/07]

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (9 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action being taken at European level to prevent human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18718/07]

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (3 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she proposes to take to secure the viability of the pig industry here. [21892/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reasons Pobal will only pay grants awarded under DAF in instalments to a group (details supplied); the reason they are not allowed draw down the balance of the DAF grant in full; and the reason the organisation is being subjected to difficult bureaucratic procedures in relation to the grant. [22021/07]

Grain Storage. (3 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason her Department did not include in the final draft of the national development plan grant aid for on-farm grain storage facilities. [21891/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (2 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused a claim under the health repayment scheme. [21631/07]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (2 Oct 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if persons over 66 will be allowed to continue working under the community employment scheme particularly people who have been working under that scheme in excess of five years and who would prefer to work on after retirement age. [21449/07]