Results 141-160 of 700 for speaker:Paddy McHugh

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 May 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the respite care grant in order that parents who provide full-time care for a special needs child by sharing the caring and who both work part-time for more than ten hours per week outside the home will qualify for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17025/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (24 May 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a visa was refused to a person (details supplied); the further information the person needs to provide to obtain the visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17035/05]

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Paddy McHugh: The notion that the assessment is dependent on resources is the nub of the issue because there is a history of neglect of the disabled in this country. This is not a reflection on this Government alone. It reflects on successive Governments which basically ignored the disabled and did not provide anything like the resources required. In effect, they treated the disabled as second class...

Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (26 May 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Restrictive Practices (Groceries) Order 1987; his further views on the recommendation for its abolition by the consumer strategy group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17718/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (26 May 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position with the proposed EU directive on recycling of electronic waste; the additional burden this directive will place on electrical retailers; if he will consider putting the onus for the safe disposal of electronic waste on the supplier and manufacturer rather than the retailer; and if he will make a...

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Safe play.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason [i]force majeure[/i] and exceptional circumstances were not granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if a more lenient view will be taken when this appeal is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18868/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 741: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the decision to reduce teacher numbers by one teacher at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19463/05]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 742: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an assessment will be carried out with a view to giving designated disadvantage school status to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19464/05]

Written Answers — Cystic Fibrosis Services: Cystic Fibrosis Services (21 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will receive the recommendations from the HSE working group on cystic fibrosis services here; if the resources including finance and staffing required to implement the recommendations of the report will be made available as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21127/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide increased funding to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20643/05]

Rural Transport. (22 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will put in place a rural transport service to cover the north-east Galway region to enable elderly persons with no transportation of their own to be provided with transport to local towns and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21489/05]

Rural Transport. (22 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: I thank the Minister for his reply. However, it does not give hope to the thousands of rural people who do not have a transport service. Will the Minister admit that the service as currently constituted is unsatisfactory and discriminatory in the sense that it covers some rural areas but not others. To put it mildly, it is unsatisfactory that one person might have a service while a neighbour...

Rural Transport. (22 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: What exactly does the Minister mean when he says he will put the initiative on a permanent financial footing from 2007? Is he referring to the initiative as it currently exists, or will those areas still be without a service? Does he mean there will be blanket coverage?

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (22 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will allocate a grant under the sports capital programme to a project (details supplied) in County Galway in order to allow the project to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21613/05]

Written Answers — Cystic Fibrosis Services: Cystic Fibrosis Services (23 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to address the seriously inadequate staffing levels for cystic fibrosis services as identified in a recent independent report on cystic fibrosis facilities; if the necessary resources will be made available to address the inadequacies outlined in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (23 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will allocate a grant under the sports capital programme to a project (details supplied) in County Galway in order to allow the project to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21703/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the position regarding a pension payable to a person seeking the one parent family payment is taken fully into account with no disregard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21714/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she proposes to take to implement the findings of a recent independent report which recommended that beds in medical institutions for cystic fibrosis patients should be in single rooms to reduce the risk of cross-infection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22964/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Jun 2005)

Paddy McHugh: Question 683: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will be sanctioning projects to proceed which have a band 1.4 rating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22132/05]