Results 41-60 of 881 for speaker:Peter Power

Written Answers — Beef Imports: Beef Imports (15 Nov 2005)

Peter Power: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has been in contact with the European Commission on the issue of veterinary equivalence in terms of beef production in Brazil. [34101/05]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (15 Nov 2005)

Peter Power: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the incidence of brucellosis in the cattle herd in 2005 compared to 2003 and 2004. [34105/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (8 Dec 2005)

Peter Power: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the prospects for forestry plantings in 2006. [38296/05]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (8 Dec 2005)

Peter Power: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she intends aiding digesters to deal with pig and poultry manure arising from the application of the nitrates directive. [38299/05]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: In general, I welcome the Bill. I am happy the issue of below cost selling is being dealt with in the context of competition legislation, which is the proper context. Below cost selling, which was outlawed by the groceries order for many years, beginning in 1956, is not of itself wrong and should not be made illegal, which happened under the 1956 and 1986 orders. However, below cost selling...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: I thank my colleagues for sharing their time with me. I compliment the Minister on an excellent budget. It is a budget which helps families, the elderly and the disadvantaged in our community.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: It will be regarded in years to come as being one of the most reforming budgets for the way in which it has tackled the tax breaks accumulated in the past 20 years. I will concentrate on the debate about the phased abolition of tax breaks which will take place over the next few years. There has been much discussion on the reasons for the establishment of these tax breaks and their subsequent...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: ——to assemble land banks when the country was on its knees and nobody wanted to touch these properties. The titles to the properties were a shambles and they took huge personal risks in assembling these properties. They were courageous in availing of the tax breaks and building developments in Limerick such as Arthur's Quay, Charlotte's Quay and transforming the river front. None of this...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the provision of broadband for Doon, County Limerick can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4447/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the provision of broadband for Casteconnell Village, County Limerick can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4448/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the provision of broadband for Coolriery, Castleconnell, County Limerick can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4449/06]

Services for People with Disabilities. (14 Feb 2006)

Peter Power: My matter is a call for the Health Service Executive to initiate an immediate investigation into the reasons a custom built, modern, six unit facility at St. Vincent's residential centre, Lisnagry, County Limerick, at a cost of €4.25 million, has not been fully opened, to examine the reason half of the units have yet to be properly staffed over two years since the unit was completed at a...

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Peter Power: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this debate on higher education. It is very timely as we are on the cusp of having a global knowledge economy. I welcome the format of the debate because it is very much like that in the Seanad, whereby one is allowed to make statements outside the context of legislation or ministerial questions. It is right that we should have a more reflective type...

School Discipline: Motion (Resumed). (1 Mar 2006)

Peter Power: I wish to share time with Deputy Curran.

School Discipline: Motion (Resumed). (1 Mar 2006)

Peter Power: It is normal at the start of a debate such as this to welcome the placing of a motion before the House. While I welcome any motion on education, is the timing of this one appropriate? Reading through the motion, there is little in it with which one could disagree. I would have thought it would have been preferable to have had a fuller debate when the Martin report, the final report of the...

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Peter Power: I wish to share time with Deputies Fiona O'Malley, Carey and Fleming.

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Peter Power: All Members of the House share a common objective in principle as regards the whole issue of whistleblowers. There is legitimate difference of opinion as to how we should achieve the ideal method of their protection, but there is no doubt that we share a common overall objective. For this reason I welcome the tabling of this motion by the Labour Party to provide, at the very least, some...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (29 Mar 2006)

Peter Power: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on progress on the introduction of the new farm waste management scheme to assist farmers meet the requirements of the nitrates directive. [12199/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2006)

Peter Power: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she intends aiding digesters and other new technology to deal with pig and poultry manure arising from the application of the nitrates directive. [12200/06]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Peter Power: The number went up on the Labour Party's watch and has gone down on this Government's watch.