Results 1,721-1,740 of 3,225 for speaker:Paul Connaughton Snr

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position of an application for the 2007 area based payment in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23247/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil Under Standing Order 32 (11 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I submitted a matter under Standing Order 32 and I have not been called.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil Under Standing Order 32 (11 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The important matter to which I refer, relating to Brazilian beef, was duly submitted.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the overcrowding at a school in County Galway and the increase in pupils over the past few years; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the resource teacher must use the staff room to teach, the school still uses two portocabins as staff rooms, the special teacher for the non...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (9 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding an appeal under the disabled drivers and passengers tax concession scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22422/07]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (9 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for the disabled drivers and passengers tax concession scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22423/07]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (9 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 510: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the sale of a bog to Duchas by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/07]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (9 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 518: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the owners of a bog (details supplied) in County Galway, a bog listed under the EU Habitat Directive, have been notified that turf cutting will have to cease by 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22733/07]

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: At first glance this seems a technical and complicated Bill. However, it deals with a number of issues that would have huge effect on ordinary people in the future. I can well imagine why it was decided that primary legislation should be enacted to copperfasten penalties as high as €10 million or ten years in jail. Those are large penalties and I can understand why secondary legislation...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: That was based on the understanding that it was easy to get money provided that one entered into an agreement to pay a very high interest rate on it. There is not much difference between it and sub-prime lending, because the banks advanced the money on the understanding that it might not be that easy to get it back and therefore charged a significantly higher interest rate. It would be...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I cannot understand why there should be a debate about the duration of a loan from a credit union, given that its core principle is that people must first save before they can get a loan. We have moved away from saving. The credit union is an organisation for the people run by the people and, whatever happens, I want a hands-off approach to any measures that might hold up the progress of...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Take out the guitar.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason some children attending a school (details supplied) in County Galway are unable to access dental care at the Tuam Health Centre; if her attention has been drawn to the long delays in getting examinations and subsequent treatments carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22029/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22030/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive west intends to close the health centre in Aughrim, County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to the importance of this centre to the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22074/07]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: They were provided by the HSE. The Deputy should not mention fraud.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: They are lining up.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I listened to the Taoiseach today when he was trying to explain what has gone wrong with the health service. Many of the matters of which he spoke are not the services that I have grown to accept in the part of the world from which I come, but that is not the message I want to get across. Many aspects of the health service are extraordinarily wrong but they are not highlighted as they...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: One can imagine what will happen when services are concentrated in the one hospital if proper access is not provided. That is an issue of which the Minister should take notice. Another major issue is that of old people's homes. I refer to what were known as geriatric homes. I understand there was talk in Galway city and county in recent days, about which I assume we will hear more...

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: It is not doing enough.