Results 8,181-8,200 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (12 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.1110 of 11 June 2013, the number of persons who sat the knowledge test for small public service vehicles in 2013; the number of candidates who achieved a pass grade; the percentage score needed to pass; the number of candidates who failed the area knowledge test; the number of those candidates who...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: I would like to hear Deputy Healy-Rae say that to the Kerry Group.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: People over there should look to their own tax affairs.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: I was referring to the tax affairs of the Technical Group.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Is all the VAT paid?
- Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (11 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has lost their entitlements; and the course of action open to them to get them back. [11623/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legal Documentation Issues (11 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a lease will be prepared and sent to a council (details supplied) in County Dublin. [11946/14]
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Government's priorities for the forthcoming two years. Before I do so, I must compliment my colleague from Galway West on his honesty and frankness regarding the new political rainbow that has formed in this Dáil. I refer to a new troika of negativity that involves people who were once great advocates of everything the Government was doing but...
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Will it apply here at all?
- Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Minister. As the Minister is probably aware, some were not involved because there was an appeals period when many landowners were in the process of trying to get out of the designation and then the door to compensation closed so they were left in the worst of both worlds. I welcome the discussions taking place with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, but can the...
- Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Neither have I.
- Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: 7. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of landowners nationally whose land is designated for hen harrier protection; his plans to extend the compensation schemes currently administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10557/14]
- Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: My question relates to the designation of lands in different parts of the country, particularly in my own area in west Limerick, for the protection of hen harrier habitats. I am concerned about the compensation arrangements available to some but not all landowners. Where lands are designated for habit protection, thereby limiting their use from an agricultural point of view, but no...
- Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Of the 4,439 landowners whose lands have been designated for this purpose, fewer than 10% are in receipt of compensation, which is remarkable. In my own area land that is suitable for agricultural use - forestry, in particular - is, essentially, rendered valueless. When Deputy Michael Creed and I met officials from the Minister's Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Some people here might disagree.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Adams should ask the real leader of his party.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Mr. Creegan is basically saying there are no taxi drivers in Dublin at present using satellite navigation because they all know Dublin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Yes, the area in which they operate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Does Mr. Creegan accept that people in larger counties are at a disadvantage?