Results 141-160 of 11,049 for speaker:Damien English

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Mixing classes is not the solution to large class sizes. I have been in multi-grade classes and they are not the answer. I was sufficiently lucky to survive a multi-grade class. Many of the other children in my class might not have been as lucky.

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: I am not suggesting that but we should not use them as a solution.

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: The Minister spoke about making arrangements in developing areas and that she could not predict the figures. For four and a half years, myself and colleagues from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil campaigned for a new school in an area in Navan that we knew needed one. Four and a half years later, that school is still in temporary accommodation. We could identify the figures but the Department of...

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: The Minister said the Department was taking additional measures to cope with developing areas. There are schools in developing areas that cannot be told now where they are going in September. Is this an example of additional measures? When Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats sat down to hammer out a programme for Government after the general election, they made many specific promises...

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (26 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of young persons leaving secondary school with literacy difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12975/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself with the provisions for dealing with overpayment of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13302/05]

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Damien English: As Deputy Naughten says this issue must be considered and cannot be left to one side. If we return in two or three years' time with unanswered questions we will have learnt nothing from this debate. The argument could not have been better put than as Deputy Naughten put it. There are few occasions on which I speak on matters of great shame to this House and to the country. I join all those...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (28 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Sudan; the humanitarian assistance that is being made available to the affected regions in that country; the security assistance that will be made available by Ireland to Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13478/05]

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (28 Apr 2005)

Damien English: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his travel plans for the coming six month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13512/05]

Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2005)

Damien English: Have they moved since?

Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2005)

Damien English: That is not actually the truth.

Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2005)

Damien English: It is not on.

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (4 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will increase the level of grant aid available to farmers under the SFP scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14020/05]

Written Answers — Teagasc Service Development: Teagasc Service Development (4 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans she has to develop the Teagasc service provided to farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14004/05]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (5 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to the availability of gas interconnectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14519/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of bodies, agents or agencies with whom he or agencies under his aegis have had discussions with regard to the future provision of telecommunications services, such as state of the art mobile phone technology; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14520/05]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (10 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the spending review initiated by his Department on the swimming pools programme has been completed; if the guidelines of the programme will be extended to include grant aid for fitness studies, gym facilities and funding for the ongoing costs of running public swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15027/05]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (10 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he intends to review the technical guidelines for swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15029/05]

Written Answers — Complementary Therapies: Complementary Therapies (11 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the regulations and legislative protection surrounding the business of complementary therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15437/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 May 2005)

Damien English: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends lifting the cap on medical staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15439/05]