Results 961-980 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen
- School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of time allocated to physical education for each student at post-primary level per day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10778/07]
- Written Answers — Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Proliferation (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding negotiations between the EU and Iran regarding nuclear developments in that country; his view of recent comments by Hans Blix on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10618/07]
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the decentralisation of Irish Aid; the number of senior and principal development specialists now volunteering to decentralise; the manner in which his Department is addressing concerns regarding the auditing of Irish Aid spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10617/07]
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Compared to the reply provided on 8 February, it is obvious from the Minister of State's response that no progress has been made since then as regards the ongoing dispute between the Department of Finance and the IMPACT union representing development specialists and other staff. The Minister of State said that an advance party will be going to Limerick, conveniently just before the general...
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: I did.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Such as?
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Is there time for a supplementary question?
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: May I ask a supplementary question?
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Is the Minister of State telling me that things are getting even more chaotic? He says that an advance party â 50 of the 124 staff â will go to Limerick in May and that they will occupy rented accommodation until permanent accommodation is ready later this year.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: No, it has nothing to do with Limerick. I welcome decentralisation but I am talking about the chaos the Minister is administering. The staff will be going into rented accommodation in May, just before the election, and will have to wait until later in the year to move again into permanent accommodation. What about the nine development specialists that were there in 2003 when...
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: The Minister of State does not have to. He should just answer the question.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Into rented accommodation.
- Overseas Development Aid. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: I welcome the Minister's positive initiative to extend the length of the MAPS programme as it allows the organisations in question to engage in longer-term planning and apply funding more effectively. What is the reason for the delay in allocating funding to GOAL? When will negotiations with that organisation be finalised?
- Overseas Development Aid. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: How extensive is the Department's use of consultants to assess projects? Is the Minister of State satisfied that the views of consultants are in line with the philosophy and mission statement of the Department? I witnessed the disastrous effects of one such consultant's report when I visited the University of Bethlehem. The report had recommended a substantial reduction in the level of...
- Overseas Development Aid. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Yes, the grounds related to midwifery courses. Is the Minister of State satisfied the consultants hired by the Department reflect its mission statement when making their reports?
- Overseas Development Aid. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: The reason is that a delegation visited the hospital and saw the problems it is experiencing at first hand.
- Overseas Development Aid. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: I ask the Minister of State to provide an update on the position regarding the University of Bethlehem.
- Nuclear Disarmament. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Does the Minister agree that double standards appear to operate in this area? The non-proliferation treaty has been sidelined, effectively, until 2010, at a time when there are major proliferation threats. India has been rewarded by the United States in what was termed a â¬100 million deal. Is that what the Minister said?
- Nuclear Disarmament. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Deputy Michael Higgins said it and I do not doubt his word. India is a country which has ignored the NPT for almost 40 years. I am not in favour of appeasement, but at the same time, Iran is being threatened in a belligerent manner over its nuclear programme by the very people entering into agreement with India. Does the Minister agree we must have some consistency on the control of...
- Nuclear Disarmament. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Could the Minister do something to reactivate negotiations on the NPT rather than wait until 2010?