Results 7,881-7,900 of 8,986 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Environmental Schemes: Environmental Schemes (26 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will announce a new round of the agri environment options scheme to assist those farmers whose support under the REP scheme programme is ending. [30912/12]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (26 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing many families due to the retrospective criteria being applied under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and the action he will take to alleviate those difficulties. [30913/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (26 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of offices of his Department across the State that are open and operational; and the locations of same. [30914/12]

Constitutional Convention (26 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 26: To ask the Taoiseach in view on whether voting rights for emigrants in presidential elections should be on the agenda for the Constitutional Convention; and if he agrees that any future extension of presidential voting rights should extend to citizens living in the north. [17226/12]

Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues: Statements (21 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I also commend Deputy Eoghan Murphy, who is present, for proposing this important debate. Ireland has been at the heart of this issue in the past and can be again if we choose to do so. Ireland has a long and proud record on seeking to prevent nuclear proliferation. In 1958, when Mr. Frank Aiken was Minister for External Affairs, Ireland proposed the first UN resolution which sought to...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State is comparing apples and oranges.

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Schools and bins.

Written Answers — Hospital Facilities: Hospital Facilities (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health when he will be in a position to lift the embargo on the reopening of closed hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29427/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out his plans for smaller hospitals in this State [29426/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of money Irish Aid spent on responding to emergencies in the past three years; the main recipients of that funding and the balance between funding for the work of Irish NGOs, other NGOs, and multilateral institutions. [29399/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money Irish Aid spent over the past three years to prevent emergencies occurring; and the funding available to strengthen the resilience of poor people and poor communities to withstand setbacks in tackling such emergencies. [29400/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria in place to systematically invest in the prevention of disasters in view of the fact that the existing Irish Aid Humanitarian Relief Policy (2009) does not specify the way Irish Aid intends to do this. [29401/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amounts of funding Irish Aid has made available, as part of its finding for NGO programmes, for the strengthening of those organisations' internal capacity; if he will provide, in tabular form, an overview of the areas of capacity development those NGOs have focused on in using those funds; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of overseas development assistance funds administered directly by his Department; the amount of same that is spent on the World Bank and IMF and in which areas within those organisations. [29398/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that goods purporting to be produced in Israel but which are actually produced in illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory have never illegally claimed preferential tariff on importation to Ireland; the measures the Customs authorities make to ensure that such illegal activity is not carried out. [29581/12]

Written Answers — Death Certificates: Death Certificates (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has yet to be furnished with a death certificate. [29272/12]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in detail his plans for the future structure of Garda divisions and the locations of all Garda stations to remain operational in County Donegal in order to alleviate growing concerns in the county. [29688/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 564: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the loss of Donegal County Childcare Committee's Complementary Funding stream, previously supported by the Health Service Executive, the serious impact in terms of the loss of training and support to early childhood services across the country; and the plans her Department have to alleviate...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 665: To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive has any plans to upgrade the status of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal to regional status; if his attention has been drawn to the additional revenue this would bring to the hospital; and the estimated average cost per impatient who has to pay overnight to the HSE [29687/12]

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jun 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Government must be honest and accept that the household charge is a mess and it will not be possible to pursue through the courts hundreds of thousands of citizens it knows to be honest people who have worked hard throughout their lives. I can only speak with authority about my home county of Donegal. There was a grassroots campaign of ordinary people across the county who decided to...