Results 821-840 of 11,258 for speaker:Séamus Kirk

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (18 Apr 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of the issuing of an Irish Government bond of €3.46 billion in lieu of the 31 March promissory note payment on the ability of Ireland to return to the debt markets in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19279/12]

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (18 Apr 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the serious threat to the employees of a company (details supplied) in Dundalk, County Louth; if he will examine the current position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/12]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (18 Apr 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 1043: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for a recruitment drive for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17631/12]

Milk Quota (18 Apr 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for the opportunity to raise the matter here. I have raised it a number of times with the Minister because of its relevance to the industry at present. Irish farmers will face a superlevy fine of approximately €20 million as the industry exceeded the milk quota by approximately 1% last year. Europe will be around 5% under quota this year. Under the current...

Milk Quota (18 Apr 2012)

Séamus Kirk: There is immense opportunity for growth in the dairy industry and that has been confirmed by the statistics the Minister of State has given. Exports last year were worth €2.66 billion, an increase of 17% on the previous year. Food Harvest has envisaged a 50% increase, therefore, the potential for growth clearly exists. At a time when there is underproduction in other states, with our...

Written Answers — Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Proliferation (29 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action further to the oil embargo due to come into operation this summer, that he has taken in conjunction with his EU partners in relation to Iranian efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17199/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail any initiatives with which he has been involved at head of State or Government level concerning the promotion of respect for human rights. [16228/12]

Job Protection (28 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this most important matter to the significant workforce in Dundalk and in Dublin. A total of 193 employees, both part-time and full-time, in Dundalk will be directly affected by this proposal to move employees to Teleperformance. It has been suggested they may go to Newry or to Dublin but the fear is that they may be moved to Newry....

Job Protection (28 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: I exhort the Minister of State to request a meeting with the management of Vodafone to discuss the details of this matter. As other speakers indicated, this is the second time there have been such job losses in Dundalk, as there were previously in Dublin. The mobility and flexibility concerned have profound implications for people who have to make mortgage arrangements and have normal...

Job Protection (28 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: We would welcome the opportunity to meet the Minister. If the Minister of State were to set the arrangements in train, I am sure the Members involved and other Members in the constituencies would go along.

Written Answers — National Positive Ageing Strategy: National Positive Ageing Strategy (27 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health when the National Positive Aging Strategy will be published; the funding provided for the strategy this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16475/12]

Health Service Staff (22 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs of the 60 additional social workers that were to be recruited in 2011 as part of the Ryan Report Implementation Plan, the number that have actually taken up their posts and the number of social workers who have retired as part of the early retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15844/12]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is contemplating a gratuity payment for part-time school bus drivers who retired before 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15207/12]

Written Answers — Road Safety Strategy: Road Safety Strategy (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 720: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concern in the agricultural industry to proposed weight restrictions on single axle, double axle and triple axle agricultural trailers, because of the weight threshold reductions and greater fuel consumption for tractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15208/12]

Food Industry (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Food Harvest 2020 recognised the need to develop and strengthen the pre-existing strengths of the agrifood industry in Ireland. It has set out very ambitious targets in the dairy sector and in all mainstream enterprises in agriculture. It states that the exports of food and beverages will increase by one third to €12 billion annually. We can increase the value of primary production by...

Food Industry (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Quite clearly, we are going to be in an entirely different and much more demanding marketing situation. The Minister's predecessor, Deputy Brendan Smith, initiated trade missions to China, Japan and the US. I would like the Minister to tell us about the successes and the establishment of the pathway which those missions set out to do, the progress that has been made, and the proactive...

Food Industry (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Has the Minister had any discussions with State agencies such as Bord Bia and Bord Fáilte to progress what is envisaged in Food Harvest 2020 in terms of developing an umbrella structure for brand Ireland in the food sector?

Common Agricultural Policy (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: The Minister has just made the point I wished to make. The new flat rate payment and the possible reduction of 10% to 15% for many of the farmers in what is the engine of the agriculture industry in Ireland, particularly the provinces of Leinster and Munster, mean there is every prospect that under the new arrangement farmers who are extremely productive - some of the best farmers in Europe...

Milk Quota (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Minister for his reply. We have discussed this matter in the House on a number of occasions over recent months in anticipation of the superlevy threat that is hanging over the dairy sector in Ireland. Denmark assumed responsibility for the Presidency of the European Council in January last. Significantly, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Cyprus and Luxembourg exceeded their...

Milk Quota (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Has the issue of the butterfat adjustment been brought up directly with the Danish Presidency and, if so, what has been the response?