Results 10,881-10,900 of 11,114 for speaker:Damien English

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Meath; if she will review its case with a view to granting increased funding for this much needed project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23924/05]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 668: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made regarding the recommended improvements required to the water supply infrastructure to meet the projected needs of the Navan and mid-Meath water supply scheme; the start date of such works; the time scale involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23624/05]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 669: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make funding available immediately to alleviate short to medium-term water shortages and ongoing problems with the water supply in the Navan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/05]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 670: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the application for funding by Meath County Council for sewerage works in Ratoath and Ashbourne; if so when does he propose to commit the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23627/05]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to expand the remit of the Official Languages Act 2003 beyond the existing prescribed public and State bodies; if so, when this expansion will come into effect; the estimated cost of such an expansion on the part of the bodies concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/05]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures in place and those that remain to be implemented to ensure that all drug users have immediate access to professional assessment, counselling and treatment by regional health services, as promised under the national drugs strategy; if she will provide information on the existing waiting times for access to such...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the existing GeoDirectory system, that contains each of the 1.5 million building records in the State, cannot be utilised by An Post rather than the proposed postal code system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23197/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 479: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position relating to the remedial works scheme for a housing estate (details supplied) to be undertaken by Meath County Council and Navan Town Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23289/05]

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the main aspects of the national drugs strategy for which considerable progress remains to be achieved; the way in which he intends to ensure that all of the 100 recommendations in the strategy and those amended through the mid-term review of the strategy are implemented in full by the strategy's end; and if he will...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: The mid-term review showed some progress but I fear we might become complacent. There are still many problems because progress is not balanced, it has been made in the city but the problems are growing worse in the regions, with a report yesterday showing that deaths had risen ten fold. The new framework should concentrate on all areas and not just the city. There is no point fixing one...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: I understand that.

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: If I speak in Irish, am I allowed speak for longer?

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: I might try.

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: It is like the leaving certificate where one gets extra points. The Minister of State will have a busy summer travelling throughout the country announcing these funds and handing out cheques. I look forward to pursuing him as he does so. However, many of these programmes are under much pressure and need increased grants because of increases in the costs of insurance and staff. Can he examine...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: I asked about the increase in insurance costs. CE programmes used to get staff but it is becoming difficult for many of them to hold on to them. I refer to organisations such as the National Youth Federation.

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: The question was not really about new projects but about existing ones. I probably worded the question wrongly.

Departmental Programmes. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied with the amount spent on the RAPID scheme to date; his views on the fact that this programme will end on completion of the national development plan in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23013/05]

Departmental Programmes. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: I thank the Minister for his reply. I do not doubt his commitment to the RAPID programme nor the essential need for it. We estimate that €300 million has been spent under it but we were informed by the Taoiseach that €2 billion would be spent under it.

Departmental Programmes. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: We were. That is written down. It is a commitment in the programme for Government.

Departmental Programmes. (29 Jun 2005)

Damien English: A number of years ago, prior to 2002. I can provide proof of that for the Minister if he so wishes. However, that is another broken promise. An estimated €300 million has been spent under the programme. All Departments have been asked to submit reports on funding under it and so on. Departments must not have spent much under this programme because they are not shouting about it. The...