Results 16,321-16,340 of 17,012 for speaker:Paul Kehoe

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: It is very easy to say that. The Minister of State took away the first-time buyer's grant.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Who took it away?

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Who took it away? Fianna Fáil took it away.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: I have listened to Fianna Fáil Deputies in this debate. They say one thing in the House but they speak from the other side of their mouths outside it. They say one thing in this House when no one in their locality is taking notice. Fianna Fáil has destroyed the housing market for the first-time buyer. Young people cannot get a loan of €450,000 to buy a house. They must come to Gorey and...

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: I hold the Government accountable, with the present and past Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, for the delay in completing the main drainage scheme on the east side of Enniscorthy. It has held up planning permission for many large housing schemes. I hold the Government to account on this. It is a scandal. The Government has neglected the town and will continue to do so.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: From where does the council get its funding? It gets funding from the Government.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is not giving it the funding to complete the main drainage scheme.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Tell that to the people of Wexford.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: The Minister of State should tell that to the people of Wexford.

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to reduce red tape within the food sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33781/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Charges: Nursing Homes Charges (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the family of a person who was resident in a public bed in a nursing home from 1975 to 1988 is entitled to a refund; and if not the reason therefor. [33880/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the guidelines which have been drawn up by the Department for the disposal of clinical waste materials by persons with MRSA being cared for in their own homes. [33920/05]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of cases regarding death from the MRSA superbug which have been referred to the Coroner's Court in the past ten years. [34089/05]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 238: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if risk assessments have been carried out by acute hospitals regarding the MRSA superbug; if the names of the hospitals involved will be published; and the main findings of same. [34090/05]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that people who have diabetes are at a greater risk of contracting the MRSA superbug; the procedures which are in place to inform people with diabetes of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34091/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 262: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by her Department on the treatment of patients with MRSA; the breakdown of the figures for the relevant years and the number of patients involved. [34565/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who applied for and were refused an allowance for diet supplement for the past five years; the number of people who are in receipt of a diet supplement during 2005 and the amount of money spent by his Department on same to date in 2005; and the number of people who applied for and were refused a diet...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on introducing a meaningful sex, relationship, gender and gender-based violence component into mainstream education programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33867/05]

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on introducing policies for schools on disclosure and appropriate referral where children have experienced violence in the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33868/05]

Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: Last Wednesday, I raised the issue of Irish families who were affected by the tsunami. I thank the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, for their positive response in giving each of the families €5,000.