Results 1,181-1,200 of 1,416 for speaker:Tony Gregory

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: I greatly regret that this issue is not being taken seriously. Does the Minister of State accept that to get even a resident's parking permit, one must turn up with photographic ID, insurance certificates and utility bills addressed to one's home because the relevant officials want to be sure the person presenting himself or herself is the person he or she claims to be? People have been...

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: That is the bottom line. I have been asking the same question since I was elected to this House 23 years ago. I have had to report and deal with organised personation in my constituency, not by any of the parties to which I have obliquely referred, but by a more respectable party. I will not go into detail, but the matter received a good deal of coverage at the time.

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: This issue deserves to be taken seriously but that is not happening.

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: We should not joke about the matter. This is a serious issue. We elect Governments in this manner. Many individuals are elected by a margin of a handful of votes. This is a significant issue for the future of our democratic process. I have always questioned the reluctance of Fianna Fáil in particular to respond to this issue.

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: I hope the two questions I asked are dealt with. Why is there a reluctance to grasp this issue? If it is so important and Governments can be elected in this way, why are we still given the same prepared script every year? Why not recognise the importance of this issue and put in place the basic requirements which even a person seeking a residential parking permit must fulfil when claiming to...

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Will the Minister respond to the question that was asked rather than his interpretation of it? Will he consider the introduction of a system of official identification? The example I gave was PPS numbers but it does not have to be those. However, it should be a system that will ensure that every voter who turns up to vote is the person he or she claims to be. Will the Minister consider a new...

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: If the Minister tries to open a bank account, he will find out what the position is.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the computerisation and decentralisation programme in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15996/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the decision to reduce the disability allowance of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [15995/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 27 April 2005 and the comprehensive information provided (details supplied), if he will regularise the child's permission to remain with their parents and allow them to obtain a temporary visa to participate in the youth exchange visit to Germany in June 2005. [15933/05]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (17 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda authorities will provide a report regarding the upsurge in anti-social behaviour at the partly detenanted Dominick Street flats in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15998/05]

Written Answers — Garda Liaison: Garda Liaison (17 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda authorities in the Bridewell, Dublin 7, will liaise with Dublin City Council to implement measures to prevent the rear of properties of the council (details supplied) in Dublin 7 from being used for drug misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16136/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (12 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the pre-slaughter and slaughter procedures shown on Compassion in World Farming's recently-released film of an investigation into Lebanese slaughterhouses are acceptable in terms of animal welfare standards; if the pre-slaughter practice of suspending a conscious animal upside-down from one hind leg attached to a...

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (12 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to work with Lebanese authorities to improve animal welfare standards for Irish cattle after they have been off-loaded from ships arriving in the Lebanon, particularly during onward transportation and at slaughter. [15777/05]

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (12 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to encourage the Lebanon to import Irish beef only in the form of meat, not live animals; her views on whether slaughter near to the farm of rearing is preferable both in terms of animal welfare protection and meat exports adding value to the product and creating employment here. [15778/05]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (11 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of house break-ins in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to date in 2005; the number of persons charged to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15643/05]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (11 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons charged to date in relation to the ongoing serious anti-social behaviour at the new senior citizen scheme (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15644/05]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (11 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there has been a recent upsurge in street prostitution in a residential area (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15647/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the result of her review of the special education needs provision will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14917/05]

Suicide Levels: Motion (Resumed). (5 May 2005)

Tony Gregory: It is a dreadful fact that suicide is the most common cause of death among young people in Ireland aged 15 to 24 years. It is not surprising, therefore, that every one of us will have a friend, neighbour or relative who has been directly affected by such tragedy. The questions before us are how effective are our health agencies in responding to this major national issue and have even the most...