Results 14,421-14,440 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Written Answers — Town Boundaries: Town Boundaries (26 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 504: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to establish an independent commission to review the town boundaries for Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12931/05]

Task Force on the Physical Sciences. (26 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will establish an implementation group for the task force on the physical sciences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12940/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the necessary finance will be spent on the proposed autism centre at Myshall, County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12570/05]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a sport and recreational grant will be granted to an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/05]

Written Answers — Employment Rights Bodies: Employment Rights Bodies (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his proposals to allow the employment appeals tribunal to be subsumed by the Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12076/05]

Flexible Work Practices. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: In rural areas the funding is being cut.

Flexible Work Practices. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: The Minister of State should give an example.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: We should breathe a collective sigh of relief that the Government did not increase indirect taxes in the last budget, given that it has imposed 27 stealth taxes since the last general election. We should be pleased. Will the Minister accept that important recommendations have been highlighted to him and to the Department of the Taoiseach over a long period of time but no action has been taken...

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: I said that in my contribution to the debate on the Bill.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Read my speech.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: By whom?

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: It did not make a recommendation about the planning regulations.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: I asked about the recommendations of the NCC.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: I did not ask about any report, I asked for the Minister's view.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: What is the Minister's opinion of the cost of waste management and disposal and the contribution it makes to additional costs for business and consumers? What does he believe should be done about the waste management issue to ensure lower costs for disposal of waste so it will not be a huge burden on business and consumers in the future and to maintain our competitiveness?

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Ringaskiddy.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: No, we were forced to do it by Europe.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: The Government has been in office for eight years and has had plenty of money.

Labour Inspectorate. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: Much of this information was covered in earlier questions. When was this lack of resources in the labour inspectorate brought to the Minister's attention? Did it require the controversy surrounding Gama Construction to bring this matter to his attention and the flurry of activity which led to his announcement on April 12?

Labour Inspectorate. (20 Apr 2005)

Phil Hogan: It was brought to the attention of the Department 18 months ago that there was a major deficiency in the number of inspectors. There was clearly a number of complaints to the Department about these matters. Why is it that resources can be plucked out of the air when a controversy arises in this House? Following the revelations by Deputy Joe Higgins, 11 additional inspectors were approved at...