Results 121-140 of 11,049 for speaker:Damien English

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 250: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the review dealing with the treatment of those under 18 who are misusing drugs will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10603/05]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 251: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures in place and remain to be implemented to ensure that all drug misusers have immediate access to professional assessment and counselling by regional health services as promised under the national drugs strategy; if she will provide information on the existing waiting times for access to such services in each...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a pilot community pharmacy needle and syringe exchange programme in the ERHA area promised under the national drugs strategy has not been established to date; when she expects this facility will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10605/05]

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of suicide resource officers employed nationally; the regional health centres they are located in; the amount of funding allocated to this resource; the location of each regional health centre that does not have a suicide resource officer; the steps being taken to rectify this situation; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of places provided for in drug related community employment projects; the number of such employment places currently filled and unfilled; the efforts made to ensure that there is a full take up of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10615/05]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of training and employment opportunities for drug misusers provided by FÁS through community employment schemes each year from 2001 to 2004 inclusive; if the target of a 30% increase in the number of such opportunities as set out in the National Drugs Strategy has been reached; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 724: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if psychologists and addiction counsellors have now been appointed to the Mountjoy Complex, Cloverhill and Wheatfield Prisons; if so, the number of appointments in each category being made; the location of each of these appointments; if these positions have not been filled, when these appointments will be made; the numbers...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 725: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda achieved their target of a 25% increase in the volume of opiates and all other drugs seized by the end of 2004 as set out in the National Drugs Strategy; if he will provide figures of such seizures in each category from 1998 to 2004 inclusive; if the force can achieve the target of a 50% increase in seizures...

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 913: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a full evaluation of the Walk Tall and On my Own Two Feet programmes has been carried out; the main findings of this evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10612/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether those companies categorised as self-compliers under the waste regulations are meeting their responsibilities to inform consumers that they are obliged to take back packaging waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11037/05]

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Damien English: It is always more fun when the Minister is here; we are able to have much more of a debate on such issues. I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak on the Bill. I wish to focus on some relevant issues at national and local level which I hope will add to the Bill. The Bill is badly needed. Its main objectives are to reform the law relating to the administration and management of the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he expects the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy to be completed; his views on whether changes to the strategy are necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11461/05]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied with the findings of the recently published national drugs strategy progress report; the measures he intends to take to address shortcomings identified in the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11462/05]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy. : Anti-Poverty Strategy. (19 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department is on target to achieve its NAP-inclusion target of setting child benefit and child dependant allowance at between 33% and 35% of the minimum adult social welfare payment by 2007, as outlined in the national action plan against poverty and social exclusion (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (19 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the locations of the 75 family and community resource centres; the number of extra family and community resource centres he plans to open in 2005; the locations of the new centres; if he expects to meet the overall target of 100 centres by the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11915/05]

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (20 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason he decided to refer proposals on the reform of the pharmacy sector to the Competition Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12073/05]

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: I wish to share time with Deputies Deenihan, McGrath and Lynch. We in Fine Gael are delighted to support the Labour Party motion on this subject. I look forward to the day when a Government will finally agree with a motion. It is obvious that we are failing with regard to education. The Government is trying to deflect attention from it, condemn our motion and insert its amendment. This...

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: The GDP figure is well down on that of 1996, while the GNP is level with that of 1996 and 1997. Deputies should look at the figures. If Fianna Fáil wishes to quote figures, we will match them. I have asked every Minister to compare the 1997 figures with those of today. I was in school in 1997. It is a different era now, we have moved on and our population has grown. The Minister quoted...

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: They have transformed very slowly and we are failing. The school mentioned does not have a new building, on the contrary, it is falling apart. I would like to make a few quick points before I deal with the main speech by the Minister. I am surprised to hear the Minister encouraging multi-grade classes. She condemns school principals for not attempting to mix classes.

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: The Minister more or less said it in her speech. She said that principals and teachers were distorting the figures by not having mixed classes.