Results 14,001-14,020 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: That is excellent.

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government in view of the epidemic of problems facing tens of thousands of home owners following the housing boom including pyrite related structural damage, inadequate foundations, inadequate fire protection, water ingress through faulty construction, sound transfer through party walls, drainage problems, unfinished...

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: The Minister seems to be suggesting that the current crisis has nothing to do with him. I suggest that if he continues to adopt that attitude he is facilitating what is a human and social disaster. Priory Hall residents were outside the gates of Leinster House today. They thought the works on their homes would be completed by Monday but as of today, nothing has been done to deal with the...

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Yes, I have. The Minister has not intervened enough. He said it is his responsibility to deal with the regulations. The regulations have contributed to the situation we are in now. The Minister has a role in that and I would like to hear more about what he intends to do about it.

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: It is clear we do not have a robust system in place. The reality is that the houses of tens of thousands of people are literally falling down. To say it is a legal issue is not good enough. We have regulations but the Minister does not have the staff on the ground to implement those regulations. At the height of the boom there were two building enforcement officers in north Kildare, one...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (29 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will abandon dependence on the private sector and instruct the ESB to prepare plans to develop offshore wind energy generation, including the necessary grid from the offshore west coast, graving dock in Irish ports and other basic necessities to enable development of this significant national resource and...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (29 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will approach the Norwegian Government to participate in a public-public partnership to develop Ireland's offshore wind energy generation and create thousands of sustainable jobs (details supplied). [37361/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing, as a minimum, that moneys paid in order to prove the existence of heave-inducing pyrite by householders, which can amount to €3,000 to €4,000 per home, would be offset against the residents' tax liability, in view of the fact that they are the victims of this crisis. [37519/11]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (29 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 368: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the proposal that where non-compliance with fire safety building regulations (details supplied) is discovered in domestic dwellings and brought to the attention of a local authority, that authority must ensure that all measures required to bring the structure into compliance must be completed....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that the medication Pradaxa, which is used to treat the condition pulmonary embolism, is no longer covered by the medical card; if so, the reason this is the case; if he will ensure that Pradaxa will continue to be covered by the medical card scheme in general and if he will grant the medication in the case of a person (details...

Written Answers — National Museum of Ireland: National Museum of Ireland (24 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the justification for the drive by the National Museum of Ireland to outsource a number of key posts and to account for the inadequate consultation with the affected staff and their unions. [36435/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he considers applied behaviour analysis to be a science; the names of the professionals who have advised him regarding same; and if he will furnish Dáil Éireann with a copy of the report. [36888/11]

Report on Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: With the agreement of the House, I will share my time with Deputy Mick Wallace.

Report on Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: I agree with Deputy Patrick Nulty. The cut in the capital infrastructure programme represents a gross missed opportunity. However, the Deputy has a neck to make these points, as he is a member of a party which is in government and responsible for the axing of the metro north project, among others. If he was serious, he would make a stand like Deputies Naughten and Penrose and vote against...

Commercial Rates: Motion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: I support the proposal in the motion that commercial rates should factor in the profitability of firms, particularly small and medium-sized firms, as opposed to the current ridiculous system where rateable valuations derive from what a premises would fetch if it was rented. That is ludicrous. It is difficult to rent properties at the moment but rates have no link with the activities on a...

Foreign Conflicts (23 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Many are calling the events in Egypt a second revolution. I offer my full support to ordinary young people and workers in Egypt who are attempting to conclude the process started earlier this year with the overthrow of President Mubarak, an ally of successive US Administrations. The repression he imposed and the global economic crisis kicked off the revolutionary process earlier this year...

Foreign Conflicts (23 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: It is too early for the Minister of State to use Libya as an example. It is interesting that he says Egypt can determine the pace of its transition when different criteria were set down in the case of Libya. Western imperial powers stood back and propped up President Mubarak during the years to allow him to use brute force on his population and the West did not care as long as its interests...

Social Welfare Fraud (23 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain and justify the claims the €600 million worth of savings can be made by the further elimination of social welfare fraud. [36201/11]

Fishing Industry Development: Statements (23 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: Sustainability is a major issue but we must consider who benefits from it. The discussion is somewhat lopsided by the fact that we are straitjacketed within the Common Fisheries Policy. I agree with the Deputies who said this has been an absolute disaster for Ireland and that we must examine our fisheries completely rather than tinkering with quotas within the confines of that policy....

Fishing Industry Development: Statements (23 Nov 2011)

Clare Daly: The discussion must be seen in the context of the depletion of the fishing resources and the destruction of fishing communities. There are serious issues which are clearly problems for society but not confined to Ireland. On the global scale there is a rapid depletion of marine fish, with 75% of major fisheries either fully exploited, over-exploited or depleted. On the other hand there has...