Results 1,121-1,140 of 1,494 for speaker:Deirdre Clune

Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: It is because of an ERO that employers in the security industry are obliged to implement a pay increase of 10% to 13% that many of them cannot afford. I have spoken to employers and employees in the industry who do not want to take it because they realise their jobs and businesses are at risk. They cannot afford the pay increases. Has the Minister of State met the security industry? What...

Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Their hands are tied.

Hospital Staff. (19 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in implementing the European working time directive for non-consultant hospital doctors which limits the working week to 48 hours; the manpower implications this will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6626/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (17 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools and the number of classroom units within each school in the Cork South Central constituency area that are availing of accommodation under the temporary accommodation scheme; the average rental cost of each unit per annum in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5612/09]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received the needs assessment of priority humanitarian aid in Gaza carried out by the United Nations inter-agency mission; if he plans to respond to the needs assessment by providing additional humanitarian aid to Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5232/09]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she has committed towards the development of the breast cancer services at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in Cork prior to and since it's establishment in 1992; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5109/09]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasoning behind her decision to establish BreastCheck on a site adjacent to the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5110/09]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she has committed towards the establishment of the BreastCheck unit in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5111/09]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she has made available to relocate breast cancer services from the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital to the Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5112/09]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he is taking to promote the decentralisation of power through encouraging microgeneration at a domestic and business level. [4613/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reconsider his decision not to provide substitute cover for the first day of uncertified sick leave in respect of special needs teachers in view of the particular difficulties that this is causing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4349/09]

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I am delighted to speak to this motion, which is very important at a time when many are experiencing difficulty operating businesses. Consumers are finding it extremely difficult to make ends meet. I am especially conscious of the high rate of unemployment, which is continuing to rise. This is an important motion. I am pleased the Minister, albeit belatedly, has instructed the regulator to...

Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I wish to share time with Deputies Timmins and Crawford. Deputy Conlon outlined how the Opposition should behave in a responsible fashion but in the past five or six years we pointed out that Government spending was unsustainable. We had responsible opposition but the Government took no responsibility. The boom and bust policies of the past seven years, not the 1980s, are a major...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (28 Jan 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm the operational subsidy provided by his Department to the National Aquatic Centre in 2008; the level of subsidy he envisages will be required in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person who is over 70 years and widowed in late 2008 will qualify for a medical card for three years if his or her income is less than €1,400; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2494/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (27 Jan 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to fully implement the recommendations of the hunger task force report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1916/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthopaedic surgeons working for the Health Service Executive in each HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1159/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ratio of orthopaedic surgeons working for the Health Service Executive to population in each HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1160/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps that have been taken by the Southern Health Board and later the Health Service Executive and her Department in response to the 1994 Comhairle report on orthopaedic services in the southern health board now HSE south area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1161/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (27 Jan 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 1020: To ask the Minister for Defence the reasons behind his decisions to sell a property (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1158/09]