Results 1,341-1,360 of 4,092 for speaker:Michael D Higgins
- Foreign Conflicts. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: I was very happy to attend the signing ceremony of the international convention banning all forms of cluster munitions but the relevance of that to the question I asked is not so clear. The three countries to which I referred, Israel, the Russian Federation and Pakistan are not signatories. Regarding the NGO reports, the Minister says it is only when the conflict is over that we can...
- Foreign Conflicts. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: No media is allowed in the area, these are only Government statements.
- Middle East Peace Process. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Will the Minister indicate before we finish how the Government is advancing what I feel is a consensus on the investigation of war crimes in the recent conflict on both sides? In a recent visit by Mr. John Ging, the leading UNRWA specialist, to the foreign affairs committee, he mentioned that in the pledging conference that took place, the issue was not money but rather that less than 10% of...
- Middle East Peace Process. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: My first point concerned where we are on what I believe is a common demand for an investigation - as made by the Secretary General of the United Nations - as to whether war crimes had been committed on both sides in the recent conflict.
- Middle East Peace Process. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Where are we in that regard?
- Middle East Peace Process. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Mr. Ging is one of my most distinguished students.
- Middle East Peace Process. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: I am very proud.
- Middle East Peace Process. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: I am very proud of him.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: I note that the Government attendance has improved by 100% compared to when I spoke last night in that there are now two Government Deputies in the House.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: When speaking last night, I stressed some of the detail of the impact of this Social Welfare Bill. In conclusion, I want to suggest something else which I have noticed over a long period of years in this House, namely, the reluctance of those responsible for social policy to explicitly state what are their assumptions about the people who are recipients. It is very clear from what we have...
- Overseas Development Aid. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way the cuts of â¬100 million on top of the 17% cut previously made will impact on the projects funded by his Department in general and in the bilateral countries in particular. [15994/09]
- Overseas Development Aid. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Arising from the Minister's replies to these two priority questions, how does he square what he has said with what the Taoiseach said in response to Pope Benedict's new year message? The Taoiseach said: I welcome the commitments made in the Declaration that issued at the Doha Conference in December and note that, despite serious economic difficulties, Ireland remains on course to achieve...
- Overseas Development Aid. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: We had a consensus.
- Overseas Development Aid. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: So the target is set.
- Overseas Development Aid. (23 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: It is a disproportionate cut.
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the discussions he has had with the financial institutions to prevent so-called tiger robberies; if new security measures have been agreed to ensure the safety of staff and the security of money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14249/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the actions he has taken in response to the Coulter report on the operation of the family courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/09]
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (22 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding inter-country adoption, in particular such adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam; the status of the agreement between the two countries; the status of persons who had been on the list of adoption before the initial agreement was terminated; the position in this matter; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of calls for private ambulances processed on behalf of privately insured patients in Health Service Executive facilities through ambulance control rooms in the mid-western region, western region and north western region of the National Ambulance Service, and to which private ambulance companies these were allocated; the...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (22 Apr 2009)
Michael D Higgins: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cuts in the Irish Aid and Overseas Development Aid budgets following the budget of 7 April 2009; the locations at which these cuts were made; and the areas in the aid budget. [15150/09]