Results 11,561-11,580 of 14,797 for speaker:Dara Calleary
- Other Questions: Forestry Sector (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken to ensure the continued viability of the timber industry here in the event that the forest crop is sold to private interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40414/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Exports: Discussion with Irish Exporters Association (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: Mr. Whelan also mentioned that when the IEA had discussions with the banks - Ulster Bank, AIB and Bank of Ireland - they had expressed concerns on the scheme. What were those concerns?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Exports: Discussion with Irish Exporters Association (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: I welcome Mr. Whelan and Mr. Coyle to the committee and I thank them for their work over many years. It was mentioned that the banks that were approved to roll out the credit guarantee scheme had expressed concerns to the Irish Exporters Association. Will they outline the concerns expressed by the banks and when was the last time the IEA engaged with either the Department of Jobs,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Beverage Exports: Discussion with Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: In terms of the consumption figures, has the profile of the consumer changed? Are more younger people drinking now than previously? Mr. O'Brien mentioned that we have moved from beer to wine and spirits. Has that changed as well?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Beverage Exports: Discussion with Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: I welcome DIGI, which represents a very important industry. It is under-appreciated and easy to kick at times, as it were. Bearing in mind the 34% decline in the on-trade, what is the figure for the off-trade? Mr. Tobin spoke a lot about the success of our exports, which is to be welcomed. Where is the innovation in the industry in Ireland? Where are the new Guinnesses and the new...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Beverage Exports: Discussion with Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: Can I pursue that? Are the benefiting off-licences in the big supermarkets?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Beverage Exports: Discussion with Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: Yes.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health the provisions he has made in respect of individual medical card holders who can now only be seen by consultants in their own locality in view of the fact that many such medical card holders have long standing relationships with consultants in areas other than their locality and in particular the options available to a medical card holder in County Mayo (details...
- Topical Issue Debate: Unemployment Statistics (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: The Minister of State mentioned the small business advisory group. Small business will be the engine of recovery. Yesterday, Senators Feargal Quinn and Mary Anne O'Brien hosted a briefing by those who make up the small business advisory group in their independent capacity on the proposals - or kite flying - by the Minister for Social Protection on employee sick pay. Her suggestion has been...
- Topical Issue Debate: Unemployment Statistics (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: I thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for giving me the opportunity to raise this issue and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, for taking the debate. Figures released by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, yesterday may have got lost among everything else that was happening in the House. They are incredibly stark. The total number of people unemployed, according to CSO...
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: How about a swap for the hurling?
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: The Tánaiste is good at that himself.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: I welcome the publication yesterday of the wording for the children's referendum and commend the Minister for Children on the work she has done. As Deputy Troy said, the Fianna Fáil Party will support the amendment. I hope we will have a sensible campaign in the coming weeks around this very important issue. The CSO quarterly national household survey statistics were stark and...
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: The opposition to the Tánaiste is sitting behind him.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: The Tánaiste never gives an answer.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: Last night the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Shortall, voted confidence in the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, but it was clear from her speech, the tone of her remarks and the fact she failed to mention the Minister by name that she does not have confidence in him. Not only did she fail to mention him by name but she also outlined in her speech a series of issues...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: Once again the Tánaiste failed to completely answer the question. He has the gall to speak about urgency and impatience.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: Last night the Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, expressed concern about the lack of priority afforded to producing the free GP care legislation. The Minister of State in charge of this area says that not enough is being done for that mother and her sick child, but the Tánaiste speaks about urgency and impatience. What has he done to address the completely fractured working...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: A team.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Dara Calleary: I ask the Tánaiste to define what he means by "team".