Results 18,101-18,120 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (23 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has directed that parents representatives on boards of management of Gaelscoileanna must be fluent in the Irish language; her views on whether this directive is discriminatory to parents not born in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25112/07]

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (23 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to provide funding to the Garda to provide a dedicated firearms range; the facilities available to the Garda for such training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25032/07]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (23 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 551: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans there are to move the Garda divisional headquarters from Roscommon Town; if he will review the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25113/07]

Asylum Applications. (23 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to address the problems forcing persons to seek asylum within the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25448/07]

Asylum Applications. (23 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: It is critically important that those who are in genuine need of protection be supported. In the past 15 years, 75,000 asylum applications have been made here. The success rate relating to these stands at 11%. The majority of those who failed to obtain asylum were economic immigrants. What steps has the Government proposed at EU level to deal with this flow of migrants into the Union in...

Asylum Applications. (23 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: I accept there are various problems and issues that arise in respect of people seeking asylum. On one hand, the European Union, through its Foreign Ministers, is engaging with Africa and trying to develop good governance, while, on the other, a Commissioner representing it at the WTO talks removed from African countries preferential access to the Union in respect of goods and commodities....

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (18 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to reform the provisional driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23034/07]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to attach penalty points to persons holding a licence other than an Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23643/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that as little as 10% of children will be eligible for some support under the new child care staffing grant and the impact this will have on the viable operation of community child care facilities and as a result the educational development of pre-school children; if she will reinstate the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that application forms for the new child care staffing grants have not been issued to community groups; if it is acceptable to leave such a short window to complete such forms in view of the confidential information which is required; if she will postpone the implementation of the new...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (18 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene in an impasse between the Health Service Executive and the registrar of the wards of court regarding the nursing home reclaims scheme for patients who are wards of court; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is not possible for the registrar to sign the reclaim form as currently worded; the action...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time for a child benefit application and the number of applications on hand; the corresponding figures for Irish residents where the children reside in another EU country and the number of such applications approved to date; the annual cost to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24594/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the development of services at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23644/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the development of services at the County Hospital, Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23645/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to secure long-term employment for immigrants who are employed in the health service in areas which are experiencing long-term staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23956/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to ensure a level of competency in the English language of front line staff employed in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23957/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to have Annex III of the EU VAT directive amended to include road safety products, and thereby reduce the rate of VAT applicable on such products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22313/07]

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 162: To ask the Taoiseach the number of regulatory impact assessments produced by his Department since the adoption of the policy by Government; the number of appropriate decisions made by his Department which did not include such assessments; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23914/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of jobs advertised through open recruitment for the positions of HEO, assistant principal, principal officer, assistant secretary and secretary general in the past 12 months. [23411/07]

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

Denis Naughten: Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of regulatory impact assessments produced by his Department since the adoption of the policy by Government; the number of appropriate decisions made by his Department which did not include such assessments; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23909/07]