Results 421-440 of 3,707 for speaker:Brian O'Shea

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (4 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposals he has to provide capital funding for a runway extension at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if bonuses will be authorised for staff in her Department or in the Health Service Executive in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10417/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the practice of placing children and adolescents with mental health problems in adult wards will end; the plans for the period 2010 to 2015 in respect of child and adolescent psychiatric beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10416/10]

Written Answers — Community Support Scheme: Community Support Scheme (3 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline all the projects that benefited under the salmon hardships fund community support scheme in each of the Gaeltacht; the amount allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10869/10]

Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (2 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for the local improvement scheme in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9930/10]

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (2 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will provide the money for the construction for the new fire station in Waterford city. [10398/10]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 434: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide sufficient money in 2010 to complete the renewal of public water piping in Waterford City. [10399/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 435: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money he will supply in 2010 to refurbish the Waterford City Council housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10400/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Mar 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that all Leader companies fulfilled all the conditions in allocating monies under the community support scheme in regard to all successful applications; if he has received complaints in regard to specific projects which were funded under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the Military Barracks, Waterford City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9181/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Defence the strength of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service; the way these compare with the established level in each case; his plans for recruitment to the Defence Forces during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9380/10]

Departmental Offices. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Is it envisaged that the temporary or part-time accommodation being provided in Dublin will be in use at times other than when the House is in session, or is it intended to have officials present to brief the Minister while the House is in session and that otherwise the Minister will work at his or her office in the new building in Newbridge?

Defence Forces Recruitment. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: If I understand the figures correctly, the number of women in the Defence Forces has gone from 0.42% in 1985 to 5.7% at present.

Defence Forces Recruitment. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: What strikes me about the figures the Minister of State has provided as of 31 January 2010 is that there is a higher proportion of women at officer level than at either NCO or private level. Is it correct that there is a higher percentage at officer level? Is this a conscious policy that is being implemented by the Defence Forces? Have the Defence Forces targets they wish to reach? If so,...

Overseas Missions. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I have two questions. When is it anticipated there will be a decision of the United Nations Security Council in regard to the future of MINURCAT? On 19 November 2009, in reply to a parliamentary question in the name of my colleague, Deputy Mary Upton, the then Minister for Defence, Deputy Willie O'Dea, informed the House that MINURCAT had recently launched a campaign to combat gender...

Overseas Missions. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I was in Chad earlier last year and there is a particular difficulty about entering into camps. This does not help the situation in terms of policing this sort of activity. I have been asking this question for a while since that report appeared in The Irish Times. Whereas it would seem there is much goodwill, I am not getting a clear message that effective measures are being put in place....

Departmental Expenditure. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister of State for those statistics. The Labour Party has received representations to the effect that members of the Defence Forces are availing of family income supplement to supplement their pay. It is difficult to establish how many people this may apply to. The Labour Party's major concern relates to lower paid staff in the Defence Forces, including civilian employees...

Defence Forces Training. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I take it that the report was forwarded to the deputy chief of staff, support, approximately a month ago and will be sent on to the legal services. Does that imply that legal proceedings may take place as a consequence of this event? I have no reason to believe that will be the case, but I would like the Minister to clarify why it has been referred to the legal services. When is it...

Defence Forces Training. (24 Feb 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister of State for the information he has provided. It seems that at the current stage of the process, we have to await further outcomes.