Results 15,921-15,940 of 16,346 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín
- Credit Guarantee Scheme (22 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: In the North of Ireland, Sinn Féin along with its partners through the programme for government made £50 million available in loans to small and medium-sized businesses. Would the Government not consider putting something like that in place straight away to deal with the problem?
- Credit Guarantee Scheme (22 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Nobody is making that point.
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (17 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his net projected employment gain from the capital and expenditure budget cuts year on year from 2012 to 2016 taking into account the recently announced medium term fiscal and infrastructure/capital statements. [35191/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of former Secretaries General in receipt of public sector pensions while currently employed in a public body and or State agency. [35185/11]
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Currently, 200,000 people in this State are working for wages of approximately â¬18,000 per annum and have been doing so for the past six months without a legislative floor to prevent downward pressure on their wages and the rates. We have been promised replacement legislation for the joint labour committees for the past number of months. Given that the passage of my legislation through...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (16 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the waiting lists for persons wishing to avail of Youthreach centres which indicate the high demand for Youthreach courses; and his plans to provide â¬10 million in additional funding to provide an extra 500 places in the scheme. [34874/11]
- School Curriculum (16 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the role that the study of history plays in the development of literacy skills in second level schools; and if he acknowledges the harm that the perceived downgrading will do to our place on the Programme for International Student Assessment literacy table. [34875/11]
- Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (15 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 2 November 2011 regarding National Asset Management Agency business plan agreements with debtors, if NAMA takes into consideration outstanding debts that developers owe to sub-contractors for public works programmes previously undertaken and seeks to include some form of payment schedule to these...
- Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (15 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the upward revision of unemployment projections for 2015 from 10% in April last to 11.6% in the mid-term fiscal statement, his views on the success or otherwise of the April jobs initiative; if he has conducted any assessment of the impact of the various measures contained in the initiative on levels of employment in the State; and if...
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (15 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Meath was one of the named persons in an application by the Government in 2010 for funding under the European globalisation fund for construction workers made redundant between 2009 and 2010; if so, if he will detail the additional training and support available to the person; and if he will...
- Written Answers — Multinational Company Employment: Multinational Company Employment (15 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that have been transferred from a company (details supplied) to other locations around the world in the past 24 months; the number of jobs this company will be moving to other locations around the world in the next two months; the reason that this is happening; the level of investigation he has...
- Written Answers — Public Contracts: Public Contracts (15 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 381: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the value of all public contracts awarded in 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011. [34272/11]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time on the current orthodontist waiting list in the Navan area and each of the other LEAs in counties Meath and Westmeath; the number of persons on the waiting lists; the options for persons on the waiting lists; and the actions he will take to resolve the problem [34250/11]
- Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (10 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been furnished with a statement from Trinity House School, County Dublin, clearly defining the role of the board, its responsibilities, authority, monitoring function in accordance with standard 6.9, including in the statement the lines of accountability of the directors and the board's relationship with the Irish Youth...
- Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (9 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with Trinity College Dublin regarding the possible return of the Book of Kells to the town of Kells, County Meath; and if he will outline his position on the matter. [33415/11]
- Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (9 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans, in conjunction with bike schemes similar to that in Dublin, to make cycling in urban centres safer and more viable for everyone. [33434/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expand the investigative role of the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32963/11]
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chuir roimh an t-Aire agus cuireann Sinn Féin fáilte roimh an Bille seo atá ag iarradh iomaÃochas an tÃr seo a feabhsú. FáiltÃm freisin Bille a oibrÃonn in éadain caimiléireacht agus a cruthaÃonn nÃos mó freagracht agus cuntasacht i measc an phobal gnó. FáiltÃmid reachtaÃocht a ÃslÃonn costais gnó do gach duine, muintir gnó agus custaiméirÃ...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: That is a Government commitment.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Nov 2011)
Peadar Tóibín: It is handy to cut education.