Results 981-1,000 of 2,725 for speaker:Noel Coonan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Plé le Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: Tá a lán ceisteanna ansin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Plé le Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: The Deputy is being very hard on himself today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Plé le Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: Gabhaim buíochas don Uasal Anna Ní Ghallchóir as an ráiteas cuimsitheach sin. Go n-éirí an t-ádh léi sa phost úr atá aici.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Plé le Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: Beidh an ról nua mar chathaoirleach d'Údarás na Gaeltachta á plé againn leis an Uasal Anna Ní Ghallchóir anseo inniu. Cuirim fáilte roimh Anna Ní Ghallchóir, cathaoirleach ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta agus stiúrthóir, Ionad na dTeangacha, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Máigh Nuad. Gabhaim buíochas leí as...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Plé le Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: Iarraim anois ar an Uasal Uí Ghallchóir labhairt os comhair an choiste.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (27 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when enhanced redundancy packages will be finalised in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52811/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (21 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity pension appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51675/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Issues and Irish EU Presidency: Discussion with EU Environment Commissioner (19 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: The Commissioner referred to the role of farmers in protecting water resources. However, some of the major polluters have nothing to do with agriculture. Farmers have taken significant measures to protect resources. For example, the spreading of slurry - farm waste - is done on a calendar basis. This is a crazy system, in my view. A farmer must spread slurry according to a certain date...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Issues and Irish EU Presidency: Discussion with EU Environment Commissioner (19 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: I welcome the Commissioner and his team and I thank him for paying us the compliment of visiting us and explaining his position to us. He emphasised the importance of being green. In my part of the country one needs to be careful when using that word because for some people being green means to be naive and inexperienced. We could not say that about Deputy Flanagan, for example, and I am...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary [50355/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50362/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50364/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50370/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50386/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50387/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2012)
Noel Coonan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50388/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012) Noel Coonan: The Minister, Deputy Deenihan, mentioned earlier that he does not have any discretion in relation to turf-cutting, particularly in special areas of conservation. Is it correct to say that the State, the Department and the Minister have some discretion in the case of the raised bogs that have been listed as being in natural heritage areas? If so, does the Minister intend to exercise that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012) Noel Coonan: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire, an Aire Stáit agus na hoifigigh a tháinig anseo inniu chun cúnamh a thabhairt dúinn sa díospóireacht seo. I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials for their perseverance, endurance and help this afternoon. As a Kerry man, the Minister has great stamina. I thank him for the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012) Noel Coonan: Before I call Senator Ó Clochartaigh, I thank you, Minister, for the invitation you extended to the committee. Could you provide the text of the invitation to the clerk in order that he can send it to members of the committee?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012) Noel Coonan: Municipal councils.