Results 361-380 of 700 for speaker:Paddy McHugh

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the services which are available for a person (details supplied) in County Galway with severe physical and learning disability who is being cared for at home by their parents; the respite service which is available to this person; if she will investigate the matter with a view to ensuring that an immediate and regular...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will liaise with the Health Service Executive to ensure that additional multidisciplinary support is provided to a school (details supplied) in County Galway. [15722/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (26 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will cause Article 26 of the nitrates directive to be amended to change the definition of an offence to avoid criminalising farmers who can manage their stock over the winter months with storage capacity below the minimum set in the regulations without causing pollution but who comply with regulations in all other respects; and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the building of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; the status of this project; when construction of the school will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15731/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by a school (details supplied) in County Galway in catering for the number of children seeking places there due to the lack of classrooms, toileting areas, storage and so on; the action she will take to address the situation; her plans for so doing; and if she will...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (26 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 244: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will remove the requirement for non-party independent candidates in elections to have 15 assentors for local elections and 30 assentors for general elections, such practice being undemocratic in requiring members of the public to publicly identify with a candidate at election time; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the introduction of a universal newborn hearing screening would pay for itself in less than four years by reducing the future costs of deafness to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15718/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious lifelong disadvantage to deaf children arising from the late diagnosis of deafness and consequent delay in receiving essential support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15719/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which Ireland compares with less developed countries in terms of providing hearing screening for newborn children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15720/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce universal newborn hearing screening in order that hearing screening can be carried out on all newborn babies before they leave hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15717/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 751: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to ensure that Irish sign language is given official recognition by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14234/06]

Written Answers — Rights of People with Disabilities: Rights of People with Disabilities (6 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to ensure that Irish sign language is given official recognition by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13952/06]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (6 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to ensure that Irish sign language is given official recognition by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13939/06]

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to provide fibre-optic broadband to serve the hub town of Tuam, County Galway, in order that the town is provided with a world-class broadband service to enable it achieve its potential as envisaged under the national spatial strategy. [14060/06]

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: The bottom line here is very simple because Tuam is designated as a hub town in the national spatial strategy. It has also been designated as a RAPID town for growth by Galway County Council. Does the Minister agree that growth cannot happen without fibre optic broadband? In his reply, the Minister of State indicated that Tuam has broadband. That is no excuse. It is like stating Ireland has a...

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Will the Minister of State take the situation in Tuam seriously? I will give an example of how important it is. The IDA invested €3.5 million in the purchase of land and the development of a business technology park in Tuam, which was completed more than two years ago. To this day, not one operation has set up in that park. One of the main reasons is the absence of high-speed broadband...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to a town (details supplied) in County Galway arranged by the IDA for potential foreign direct investors, industrial developers or potential locating multinationals in each year since 2000; the level of priority for investment purposes given to the town by comparison with other towns in Galway; and if...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to a town (details supplied) in County Galway arranged by the IDA for potential foreign direct investors, industrial developers or potential locating multinationals in each year since 2000; the level of priority for investment purposes given to the town by comparison with other towns in Galway; and if...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to a town (details supplied) in County Galway arranged by the IDA for potential foreign direct investors, industrial developers or potential locating multinationals in each year since 2000; the level of priority for investment purposes given to the town by comparison with other towns in Galway; and if...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2006)

Paddy McHugh: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to a town (details supplied) in County Galway arranged by the IDA for potential foreign direct investors, industrial developers or potential locating multinationals in each year since 2000; the level of priority for investment purposes given to the town by comparison with other towns in Galway; and if...