Results 181-200 of 740 for speaker:Gerard Murphy

Written Answers — EU Budget: EU Budget (2 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress being made in deciding the next seven year budget for the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18624/05]

Written Answers — Consultant Appointments: Consultant Appointments (2 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the post of consultant haematologist with interest in child haematology in Cork University hospital (details supplied) will be advertised. [18807/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a special needs assistant. [18804/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the resource teacher assigned to a school (details supplied) in County Cork is being moved; and if this resource teacher will be allowed to continue working with the children they have been working with in this school. [18937/05]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (14 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 640: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when funding will be provided to a group (details suppled) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19517/05]

Written Answers — Unsolicited Communications: Unsolicited Communications (15 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has examined the courses open to the regulator with a view to issuing directives to combat the use of spam and texting of an offensive nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19995/05]

Written Answers — Digital Hub: Digital Hub (15 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the outcome to date of the competition he launched to establish a new research laboratory for the digital hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20036/05]

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: The insertion of a built in review clause in all emergency legislation is good legislative practice. Thankfully, in 1998 our legislators were wise enough to include such a clause in the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act. The clause reminds us, on an annual basis, that we are not yet living in a truly democratic society in which civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law are...

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: There is an emergency. An active organisation, a so-called army whose objectives hit at the core of our democracy, which challenges our Constitution, breaks the laws legitimately enacted by a democratically elected Parliament and scornfully ignores the democratic will of the vast majority of people on this island, continues to operate in this State. In addition, dissident republican groups...

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: The only reason people continue to support this repressive legislation, which undoubtedly infringes on our civil liberties and freedoms, is that the overwhelming majority want to uphold as much of their democracy and freedom as possible. They are prepared to sacrifice some of their rights and civil liberties so the State can use these laws to protect that democracy from those few who, with...

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the guidelines of 1995 dealing with the control of MRSA in acute hospitals have been implemented in each hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20930/05]

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason MRSA and other contagious diseases are not coming under control in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20908/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Finance if repayment of tax will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/05]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application (details supplied) under section 30 of the State Property Act 1954; if the State owns the lands in question; if the State will produce a map showing the boundaries of the property it owns; and if these lands have been inspected recently on his behalf. [20794/05]

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received a milk quota. [20792/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the terms under which special needs assistants with her Department may take a year's leave of absence. [20795/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible for a special needs assistant to apply for transfer within different schools that employ her Department special needs assistants. [20796/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 14 June 2005 if she accepts that in exceptional circumstances the new directives on resource teachers is going to cause serious problems for some persons (details supplied); and if some appeal process will be put in place. [21028/05]

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: I will try not to repeat what other Deputies have said as we may have many of the same concerns. We are generally in agreement with the concept of a volunteer or reserve police force. There is concern about the amount of power such a force would have. Deputy Jim O'Keeffe recommended a reserve or back-up police force as more appropriate than a volunteer police force. The former is there to...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)

Gerard Murphy: Nobody is arguing with the Minister that, in certain circumstances and with certain safeguards, he should be in a position to access the correct information. The problem is that these powers are being introduced by the Minister at the last minute without considering alternatives and safeguards with regard to how the Minister can achieve this. That, not the principle, is the problem with which...