Results 901-920 of 1,403 for speaker:Noel Harrington

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: We will turn them over again.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (28 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Health his preferred ratio of public versus private long stay bed provision in the community for the future in view of the closure of two long stay care facilities in Bandon and Innishannon County Cork in recent times; if will undertake to review and commit to the extension of Bandon Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15860/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Issues (28 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the rural transport scheme in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15861/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with FAI, GAA and IRFU (27 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. The impact of each of the associations on the social and economic life of the country cannot be underestimated. The sporting personalities, the heroes, who are part of the associations and the union, have far more credibility than anybody in this room. In terms of public perception, people adore them, they follow them, they spend money to watch...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to ensure that funds for regional and local roads are being targeted at essential maintenance work to the greatest extent possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15399/13]

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: Did the UK authorities have that data to hand before they made their designations?

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: I apologise for missing the first presentations. With regard to the Natura 2000 sites around our coast, when this committee was dealing with its work in this area, these sites featured hugely, no matter where one went along the coast. In the aquaculture area for example, in the period since 1993, when the Natura 2000 sites designations were made, aquaculture developed in Scotland at ten...

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: If the basic information was not available in the first place, how were the Natura sites designated?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their agri-environment options scheme application processed and payment issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14379/13]

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: I thank Mr. Beamish for his presentation. Having examined the Norwegian and Scottish experience, I can see there is great potential to develop an aquaculture industry on the western seaboard of Ireland. If the licensing framework and appeals regime is robust, independent and seen to be independent then I have no doubt the sector will provide employment over the next decade to 15 years. It...

Other Questions: Hospital Acquired Infections (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Mercy University Hospital, Cork; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14277/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: Would the majority of those discards be pelagic or demersal fish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: I am not a member of the committee so I thank the Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak. I have an interest in the progress being made with the Common Fisheries Policy. Regrettably, picking up an analogy used last night in a television current affairs programme, the hairdressing sector in this country probably has more political clout in terms of votes than the fishing sector. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: The first matter on which we should focus is that one of the reasons these hearings are taking place is to deal with cyber bullying and the dangerous effects of online abuse or bullying on those who are most vulnerable. The first presentation we received was from the Minister who mentioned that there might be a gap in the legislation in this regard. In that context, Mr. Crehan referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: I thank Ms Duke and Ms Frank for their attendance and interesting presentation. I have no doubt that they take abuse and inappropriate behaviour online seriously, which is welcome. Will they outline where and how Google and YouTube generate revenue? The more postings, downloads, views and activity on the site, the greater the revenue. The Korean video of "Gangnam Style" generated 1...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: When co-operating with law enforcement agencies, does YouTube engage first or does it wait for the law enforcement agencies to engage with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: I referred to logging reports. Is there a timeline or chronology?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: Does it not take place in all cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: I am not talking about law enforcement issues but issues that are flagged. If someone flags an issue, there is the technology to log it. If the issue takes time to resolve, the time it takes to do so is also recorded. Is information available on whether it takes an hour, a day or a week to remove content?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14121/13]