Results 801-820 of 4,363 for speaker:Arthur Morgan
- Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: The Minister has given a very brief reply. Surely he accepts that he is the custodian of this information. Now that the public is pouring money into the banks to save them, does the Minister appreciate that people are entitled to information on the meetings between Ministers, as representatives of the people, and bankers? This House was misled in September 2008 in respect of a number of...
- Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister disclose the information?
- Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister give us details of the nature of the meetings that took place on the two evenings in question? Were they arranged for lobbying purposes? Was the Minister threatened or intimidated by the bankers? Did they attempt to threaten or bully the Minister on these matters?
- Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: The Minister is the custodian of this information. Others may make freedom of information decisions, but the Minister is before the House this afternoon to answer questions on these matters. In light of the import of the crisis that was brought upon us by these bankers, aided by Government policies, surely the Minister feels obliged to answer such questions.
- Labour Market Participation. (3 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: In light of the figures published this morning by the Central Statistics Office on unemployment, does the Minister accept that the real number of unemployed people probably is close to or in excess of 500,000? For example, one should consider those who were forced into being sole traders, particularly in the construction sector, in order that their then employers would not be obliged to pay...
- Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Not for the first time, a Government reply has totally baffled me. Does the Minister of State understand why I feel misled by his answer, in which he described the task force's recommendations as "helpful" and thanked the chairman of the task force, Mr. Brosnan, for his work? I am baffled because a full six months after the Government received the report, not one of its 20 recommendations...
- Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: That is general.
- Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State has not introduced the recommendations.
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria that will be attached to the inability-to-pay provision for the hotel, catering and retail sectors in respect of the way companies will demonstrate if they are in financial trouble that prevents them from paying their staff the minimum wage; the provisions that are being put in place by her...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has met with the new board of FÃS; the occasions she has met with the new board; the details of these meetings; if she has scheduled meetings with the new board over the coming year on a regular basis to discuss their work; if she has given the new board of FÃS a work programme for 2010; and if she...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a decision has been made on the daily rate available to the mná tà in the Gaeltacht under the Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirà Gaeilge. [4515/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 407: To ask the Aire Gnóthaà Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil cinneadh déanta maidir leis an ráta laethúil do mhná tà sa Ghaeltacht faoin Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirà Gaeilge. [4516/10]
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 624: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 27 January 2010, the details of the measures geared to improving the competitiveness of the food industry which will be operated by Enterprise Ireland using â¬7 million from budget 2010; when these measures will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 693: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in schools in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5358/10]
- Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (28 Jan 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse his decision to cut the allowances of participants on vocational training opportunities scheme, Youthreach and senior Traveller training centres. [4233/10]
- Written Answers — Millennium Partnership Fund: Millennium Partnership Fund (28 Jan 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the budget decision to abolish funding to the millennium partnership fund. [4234/10]
- Proposed Legislation. (28 Jan 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister give an assurance that the new Bill will be enacted before the next academic year so that students need not undergo the crisis which many of them faced this year? In some cases landlords threatened to throw students out and many payments were not made until December or January. Can we have that level of assurance from the Minister today?
- School Accommodation. (28 Jan 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Has the Minister had discussions with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Finance in respect of the schools building programme in the context of some of the reasons outlined by Deputy Quinn? Expanding this programme could act as a stimulus to the economy and could assist in returning people to employment. Has the Minister considered...
- School Accommodation. (28 Jan 2010)
Arthur Morgan: I thought that was an EU threshold.
- Schools Patronage. (28 Jan 2010)
Arthur Morgan: The Minister need not continue with the reply, we have already heard it.