Results 9,421-9,440 of 10,964 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason bipolar affective disorder is not a qualifying medical illness for the long term illness card.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15322/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (26 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures introduced in the tourism industry since March 2011; his views on whether these measures have had a positive impact on the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15215/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: I do not want to disagree with Ms Behan, but the Department is operating in a vacuum. It will devise an agreed target with the European Commission and put an incentive scheme in place. We are dependent on commercial semi-State companies to buy into the scheme. Recently, the Government put in place a refit scheme for biomass, but Bord na Móna did not want to opt into it because there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: There was no sense of that before the last Government-designed scheme either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: When the Government puts in place a financial incentive and sets out a renewable energy policy objective in the programme for Government, yet a commercial semi-State company does not play ball, I do not know what can be done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the officials for the presentation. How realistic are the targets that have been set? We have experience of unrealistic targets where semi-State companies, primarily, represent a huge obstacle to change. In particular, I cite Bord na Móna in the use of renewables. It is not in its commercial interest to change or adapt in any way to use alternative sources of biomass, for...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding designation of lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14606/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to any research in the field of alternative energy sources associated with Thorium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14569/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an inspection will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14566/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (21 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding designation of lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14607/13]
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy was going great. Has he something else to speak about?
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy's party never did anything like it.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy was well able to ask questions about County Leitrim.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: It is a new one.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy's party never did anything like that.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: They could be brought in with a family pass.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy's party never did that.
- Topical Issue Debate: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Ellis should keep the needs out of it.
- Topical Issue Debate: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: He did not even know the troika was coming.
- Topical Issue Debate: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (20 Mar 2013)
Patrick O'Donovan: Listen to the Deputy talking about blackmail.