Results 15,801-15,820 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (23 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when both disadvantaged area scheme and single farm payments will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay with these payments; if there is any ongoing issue that remains to be resolved in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3394/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (23 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 231. To ask the Minister for Health if he approves of mixed sex general wards in hospitals; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many patients are not comfortable with such a setting; his policy in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (23 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Driving Licence Service will not accept a marriage certificate in Italian from a person who got married in Italy and who wishes to renew her driving licence in her married name; if his attention has been drawn to this rule by the Road Safety Authority; the reason for the rule in view of our membership of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language Issues (22 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number and percentage of civil servants who are competent to carry out their duties through the medium of Irish and English; his views on whether this number is adequate; his plans to increase this number and percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2579/14]

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cuireann sé áthas orm deis a bheith agam cúpla focal a rá maidir leis an gconspóid atá ar bun faoi chúrsaí carthanachta sa tír. I dtosach báire, is údar díomá dom é nach bhfuil an rialaitheoir a bhí ceaptha a bheith ann againn fós. Ní thuigim, ainneoin an méid atá ráite ag an Aire san...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When I was in that Department we worked constantly on it and we brought through the charities legislation in my time in the Department.

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has been three years in government and it is wearing a little thin that he is trying to excuse all his delays with what we did. We brought in the Act. We enacted it in my time in the Department. The issue now is why we waited three years to have the regulator put in place and how the Minister could believe that we did not need a regulator. He was looking to see if we could...

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will be brief because I am aware of the time constraints. I am aware of the constitutional separation between the Judiciary and the Executive and this House, but I have a straight question for the Minister. Could he outline to this House in what circumstances has he the right to release somebody from prison on humanitarian grounds? I can remember clearly a case in which one of his...

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should not twist what was said.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should not twist what I said.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should not twist what I said and should answer the question: what legal right has the Minister to release persons on humanitarian grounds?

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What legal right has the Minister to release persons on humanitarian grounds?

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should stop lecturing me and answer the question.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should answer the question.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should answer the question.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: He cannot and he will not. He enjoys locking up persons of nearly 80 years of age.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If he does, so what?

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Humanitarian release. Will the Minister answer the question?

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Margaretta D'Arcy and the late John Arden were long time anti-war campaigners. Their opposition was to the entire concept of war and its terrible consequences for people and not for any nation. For the considerable time I have known her, Margaretta D'Arcy has been involved in anti-war campaigns and, in particular in recent years, the campaign at Shannon Airport. I understand she has been...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Suppose the Minister decided that where an overclaim was less than 1 ha or 0.5 ha the farmer would not be penalised for five years retrospectively and the Exchequer would take the hit. I am sure the amount of money involved would be so minuscule as not to make any significant difference in the scale of things.