Results 781-800 of 3,707 for speaker:Brian O'Shea

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the 2009 REP scheme four payments will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26063/09]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (30 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her proposals to remove the bureaucracy that surrounds the setting up of small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25830/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (30 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the assistance he will provide in respect of the proposed new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/09]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (25 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when minimum notice payment and payment of outstanding holiday pay will be made to the former employees of a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25542/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to amend the organ donation law (details supplied). [25541/09]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (25 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the national lobster V-notching programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25499/09]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (24 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps being taken by him to ensure Ireland reaches its EU targets for diversion of waste from landfill by 2010; the date on which the targets must be reached; if Ireland will reach these targets; the consequences if Ireland does not reach these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (24 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 58: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the money which is to be paid under the Kyoto Protocol for exceeding Ireland's carbon emissions targets for 2008; if Ireland will be required to purchase carbon credits for 2008; when these carbon credits will have to be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25076/09]

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: As it is now 10 p.m. I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of this day: "That the amendments set down by the Minister for Finance for Committee Stage and not disposed of are hereby made to the Bill; in respect of each of the sections not disposed of that the section or, as appropriate, the section, as amended, is hereby agreed to in Committee;...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Defence the investigation which has been held into an incident in Kilworth Camp, County Cork, at which an officer working as a safety umpire during a training exercise was seriously injured; if changes are planned to safety procedures as a result of this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24685/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to remove the imposition of VAT on the cost of swimming lessons for primary school children as part of their curriculum. [24539/09]

Written Answers — Salmon Fishing: Salmon Fishing (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proposals he has in regard to the reopening of salmon fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25083/09]

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Deputy Noonan, without interruption.

Defence Forces Recruitment. (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Has anything been done this year to invite recruits to the cadet school? If the Minister makes progress on this front with the Minister for Finance, how will they be enrolled and from where will they come? There is a problem in that people who would want careers in the Defence Forces might apply in other fields and seek to pursue other careers due to the moratorium. Should a decision not...

Defence Forces Reserve. (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel expected to be recruited up to the end of 2009 in regard to his recent statement announcing the resumption of limited and monitored recruitment to replace existing members of the Army Reserve or Naval Service Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/09]

Defence Forces Reserve. (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: I appreciate that. We should compliment the Minister on overturning the moratorium in respect of the RDF. Obviously, he does not have exact figures, but could he give the Dáil a ballpark estimate of the number of RDF places that might become available for recruitment in the course of the year? I understand that quite a number of people were well down the road of the recruitment process,...

Irish Red Cross Society. (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence if concerns have been expressed to him from inside or outside his Department in regard to the alleged underperformance of the Irish Red Cross both in Ireland and overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25004/09]

Irish Red Cross Society. (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his reply. He will recall that when I raised this with him previously the issues that had been described to me included an appalling industrial relations record, high turnover of staff and a history of general secretaries being dismissed. I understand the last general secretary was dismissed in 2007 during the course of a dispute and that she was the fifth or sixth...

Irish Red Cross Society. (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: I understand that an officer of the Department is a member of the council of the society. Have all the reports from this person been positive or does the Minister receive reports from that person with regard to the conduct of affairs in the Irish Red Cross Society?

Defence Forces Recruitment. (23 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: I share some of the concerns expressed by Deputy Deenihan with regard to the strength of the officer corps if this situation is to continue for any length of time. There is also the other factor, namely, officers taking early retirement or moving onwards. Is this situation under review at present? Can the Minister give any indication of how many officers intend to retire from the Defence...