Results 17,981-18,000 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (15 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure the roll-out of broadband in rapidly growing communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28374/07]

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (15 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or the Minister of State with responsibility for Innovation will facilitate a request for a meeting by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29071/07]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (15 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she or the Minister of State with responsibility for adult education will facilitate a request for a meeting by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29070/07]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (15 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon is being deported; if he will review the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29100/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (15 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will receive a decision on their application for leave to remain; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29116/07]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that all rented accommodation is inspected by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28377/07]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that all rented accommodation is up to an acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28378/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum applications which were deemed by his Department to be withdrawn in each of the past five years; the number of such notifications which were not responded to by the applicant; the subsequent number of notifications of deportation which were issued on foot of a failure to respond in each year...

Child Care: Motion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: The future of local community child care facilities is being threatened by the new funding structure to be introduced by the Government on 1 January. Under the new staffing grant scheme, only children whose parents are in receipt of social welfare payments will be eligible for some financial support. Those parents will still face significant weekly bills. From discussing the matter with...

Planning Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: I acknowledge what the Minister said in regard to what new communities coming from abroad bring to this country. However, is it not the case that Part V of the Planning and Development Act, which was enacted seven years ago in 2000, dealt with the issue of economic segregation? Is it not the case that in housing estates in places like Clonee, huge ghettoes are developing? We need action on...

Planning Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: That is what Part V of the Planning and Development Act was supposed to address.

Planning Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: The Minister is avoiding the question.

Planning Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: I am not proposing that but the Minister avoided it very well.

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Mature recollection.

Planning Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to improve planning guidelines for planning authorities to address the phenomenon of the social segregation of immigrants in rapidly expanding new communities; if he will review the present planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28885/07]

Planning Issues. (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his response. The difficulty is that he is talking about scoping studies and advisory groups. The habit of the Government in the past ten years has been to produce report upon report and never implement action. Is the Minister aware that of the children who are leaving schools in Dublin 15, one third of them are being replaced by children from immigrant...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: It makes it more accountable.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: The system does not work. We are not allowed to raise issues with regard to it.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: At least one could debate it.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to ensure the completion of the 13 new schools by September 2008, in rapidly growing communities throughout the country; the projected cost of these projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28242/07]