Results 861-880 of 1,319 for speaker:Paudge Connolly

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 390: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the proposed redress board for the victims of unnecessary surgical procedures at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25289/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 391: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a replacement community ophthalmologist will be appointed to service the Monaghan area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25290/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to provide tax incentives for the restoration of derelict buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24925/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider dropping VAT on defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25291/05]

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 642: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his proposals to appoint a task force to assess and analyse the sustainability of jobs in the Border, midland and western region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25369/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 756: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals to considerably increase and index link the amount of earnings permissible to dependants of old age pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25608/05]

Written Answers — Regional Road Network: Regional Road Network (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 1324: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be provided in 2006 for a link road from the R182 Castleblayney-Keady road to the N2 national primary route to bypass the town of Castleblayney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24917/05]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 1367: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has proposals to designate Ireland as a genetic modification free zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24918/05]

Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Paudge Connolly: This week's decommissioning of weapons marks a pivotal point in Irish history. I hope that it will start a new era of cross-community co-operation and peace in Northern Ireland. It is one of the most momentous events of the past 50 years in this country and I wholeheartedly welcome it. The many people who took risks for peace when it was not politically correct to do so have been vindicated....

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for his decision to withdraw funding for the Community Workers Co-operative; if he intends to restore funding at a later stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22708/05]

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important motion and I compliment the Green Party on tabling it. We live in an age of unprecedented wealth and prosperity and yet inhumane things happen. We are in a position whereby 30,000 children die every day and 800 million go to bed hungry. These statistics are not satisfactory and aid has a critical role to play in achieving goals. However, it...

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to restore the radon remediation grant to enable persons to take adequate prevention measures to protect their homes from the major public health threat posed by radon gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22008/05]

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to amend the building regulations to take account of the threat to public health from dangerously high concentrations of radon gas occurring in 10% of new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22009/05]

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 790: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland survey which indicated that dangerously high levels of naturally occurring radon gas were detected in 10% of new homes fitted with radon barriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22032/05]

Written Answers — Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 145: To ask the Taoiseach if it is proposed to refer the British Government to the European Court of Human Rights for its lack of co-operation with the inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22057/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the safety of cystic fibrosis patients is being placed at continuing risk due to inadequate staffing and facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22048/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the embargo on permanent recruitment of medical staff will be lifted, in the event of the Pollock report being endorsed by the HSE working group on cystic fibrosis service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22049/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in the event of the HSE working group on cystic fibrosis confirming the findings of the Pollock report, she will commit the necessary funding to address the crisis in cystic fibrosis service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22050/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 267: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the approved revenue funding of €500,000 for the commissioning of ten additional day beds at a hospital (details supplied) which she announced in December 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22693/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the proposals for the refurbishment of the male medical unit at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22694/05]