Results 101-120 of 2,341 for speaker:Paul McGrath

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 679: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average amount of travel and subsistence allowances paid by his Department in respect of attendance at pre-retirement planning courses prior to the relocation of the Civil Service Training Centre to Tullamore; the average amount paid in respect of attendance at the same course since the centre was...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Apr 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 680: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they must make a further move to another section within six months of their Departmental transfer; the effect such moves have on staff morale; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — MRSA Incidence: MRSA Incidence (29 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she will not implement similar measures proposed by Fine Gael to immediately tackle and reduce the level of hospital acquired infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12034/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (29 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that there are enough public health nurses in the Health Service Executive primary and community care sector to maintain levels of care in the community now and to deal with the anticipated workload for public health nurses in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12056/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has had their single payment reduced by half; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12120/07]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths that have occurred over the past ten years from the presence of cryptosporidium in public water supplies; and the groups vulnerable to serious injury or death from this organism. [11955/07]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 270: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to an outbreak of cryptosporidium in the water supply from Lough Owel at Mullingar, County Westmeath a few years ago, the grant aid allocated by his Department to Westmeath County Council to sustain an appropriate filtration and treatment facility for the water supply at this location; the time frame...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 271: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost in relation to the unused electronic voting machines, of storing those machines on an annual basis, for county and constituency since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11957/07]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 272: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the recent outbreak of cryptosporidium in the water supply in Galway, the number and location of similar outbreaks each year for the past 10 years and if he will make a statement regarding the testing procedure on water supplies to identify the presence of abnormal levels of this organism. [11958/07]

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Council colleagues are appointed to prison visiting committees.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: A little sympathy does not go very far.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the full extent of his intended investment in research and development in the energy sector with a view to replacing carbon trading costs with procedures that will result in a serious reduction in carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11450/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans or proposals to encourage the separation of the retail and wholesale structures in the telecoms sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11449/07]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide young children suffering from hearing deficiencies with digital hearing aids rather than analog hearing aids as is the current practice in view of the fact that the digital variety are far superior and that since her Department last examined the issue, three years ago, the price of digital hearing aids has...

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: I am thankful for the opportunity to address the House on the Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007. My friend the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, must have drawn the short straw tonight as it is the first time in my 18 years in the Houses I have seen Private Members' business almost collapse for lack of speakers from the Government side. Although it has not collapsed as such, the...

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: It is surprising but maybe there is a bigger show somewhere else in town and that is where everyone is tonight. It is interesting events have panned out in that way and that the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, has been sent in with the script to say the words. There are some interesting aspects in the Minister of State's speech. He stated: Ministers have to consider the merits of their...

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: I thank the Deputy for his kind intervention. I will leave that to him.

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: The Deputy can stand over them.

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: I am not entitled to name people outside the House, as the Deputy knows.

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: I am not entitled to name people who are not Members of this House. The Deputy should know that.