Results 11,021-11,040 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton
- National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: What is the situation in regard to funding for the strategy? The Minister of State mentioned funding from different agencies but they are feeling the pressure at the moment. Has funding from his Department for the strategy been altered in any way? Does the Minister of State agree with a statement a community worker made to me the other night that drug use tends to go up in times of...
- Special Educational Needs. (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter and I also thank the Minister of State for dealing with it. I am raising the issue on behalf of school leavers with autism and special needs, who typically attend special schools or special classes in mainstream schools. As the Minister of State is aware, these are very special young people. They are aged about 17 or 18 and...
- Special Educational Needs. (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: The Minister of State is surely not being serious.
- Special Educational Needs. (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Only some of them.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding made available and due to be made available in 2009 through the national child care investment programme through capital and other types of grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16515/09]
- Written Answers — Fish Imports: Fish Imports (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount and the value of the respective species of fish imported into the State in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for domestic consumption; the origin of such fish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16170/09]
- Tourism Industry. (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his recent policy and initiatives to stimulate tourism nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16514/09]
- Tourism Industry. (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Is it true that the Tourism Ireland revised forecasts, to which the Minister referred in his reply, are quite bleak in that they indicate a worst-case scenario of a fall of 15% in revenue and 9% in visitor numbers? Will the Minister agree that this is a time for an imaginative and innovative response to this issue? Will he further agree that we need something urgently, that waiting for the...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: God help us all.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: That is a fair role.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way means testing is to be carried out on the means of persons over 70 years with reference to the entitlement to have a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16054/09]
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received an application for emergency funding in order to carry out essential repairs on a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16072/09]
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: I wish to share my time with Deputies Crawford and O'Donnell.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: A number of figures jump out at us from the Minister's speech. One in particular that is a cause of concern is that the revised live register figures showed an initial estimate last October of 290,000, a figure that has now been recalculated to 440,000. We now face extra costs of â¬1.97 billion for social welfare payments this year. This is horrendous. One thing that seems to be missing...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 2 April 2008, his views on changing the summer time arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/09]
- Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 25 February 2009, if the report on the analysis of Garda youth diversion projects has been completed; if he has published same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/09]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she will ensure that front-line services provided by nurses are protected in view of the moratorium on recruitment and promotion imposed on the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15733/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money currently being spent on autism services here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15934/09]
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and young people who have availed of psychiatric, psychological and other such support services outside the State in 2008; the number of such children and young people who are currently receiving such a service; the locations at which such services are being provided; the cost in 2008 of such services being...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 2 December 2008, the progress which has been made by the Health Service Executive in the national review of autism services; if the timed work plan was completed by February 2009; if the report has been completed and will be available by summer 2009 as promised; and if she will make a...