Results 41-60 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly

Job Losses. (4 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: I congratulate the Minister and the Ministers of State on their appointment. Given the increasing competitiveness faced by Irish industry and the critical importance of research and development to our future growth and competitiveness, what plans, if any, has the Minister to increase funding for research and development? More specifically, will the Minister tell us what the spending was in...

[i]Roads Bill 2007 [/i][[i]Seanad[/i]][b]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.[/b] (4 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: Hope springs eternal.

[i]Roads Bill 2007 [/i][[i]Seanad[/i]][b]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.[/b] (4 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: The Minister did not respond to a question I asked about disabled drivers. Is it planned to address the anomaly I identified in a previous debate, whereby disabled drivers who have not had alterations carried out on their car must pay a toll? A classic example is the requirement that a person who has lost the use of one limb and displays a disabled sticker on his or her standard, automatic...

[i]Roads Bill 2007 [/i][[i]Seanad[/i]][b]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.[/b] (4 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: Forgive me, a Cheann Comhairle, if I am not fully familiar with the procedures of the House. I propose to frame my question differently. Will the Minister accept an amendment to address the problem of disabled drivers being required to pay toll charges if their car has not been altered? Individuals whose cars have not been altered are every bit as disabled as others. They simply have a...

[i]Roads Bill 2007 [/i][[i]Seanad[/i]][b]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.[/b] (4 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: The persons in question are registered with the Irish Wheelchair Association and other bodies and are in a position to receive medical certificates from recognised medical experts.

International Agreements: Motion. (4 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: Having listened to the debate, it strikes me that the major problem here is the manner in which this matter has come before the Dáil and the fact that most Opposition Members feel totally uninformed. There is an awful sense of big brother about it and that is of deep concern. People will always get paranoid and upset when they do not have full information. The main problem here is the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the present Garda numbers in Dublin north and in particular Swords, Balbriggan, Malahide, Rush, Lusk and Skerries; and his proposals to increase the Garda numbers in these towns taking into account the growth of population and the projected growth in the area. [19280/07]

Sport and Recreational Development. (5 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: I congratulate the Minister on his new appointment. Given the dearth of sporting facilities in Dublin North, what is the situation regarding the swimming pool grant in Balbriggan, which has very few sporting facilities? Are there any plans for one in Swords? What is the situation with regard to the Portmarnock sports and leisure centre pool?

Sport and Recreational Development. (5 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: The Minister himself mentioned the need for training facilities for home athletes in the area.

National Conference Centre. (5 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: I want to be associated with the congratulations to the Ceann Comhairle on the conference centre. Is the Minister happy with the size of the centre, with a capacity of 2,000? I have been at medical conferences where 5,000 and 10,000 people have attended.

Departmental Objectives. (5 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: As I was not allowed to ask this question earlier, I presume I can ask now about the need to upgrade the Portmarnock sports and leisure centre pool, which is an excellent facility, and also the one in Balbriggan.

Written Answers — Stadium Development: Stadium Development (5 Jul 2007)

James Reilly: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the redevelopment of the Lansdowne Road Stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19327/07]

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: I move: That Dáil Éireann, recognising that: —there are approximately 22,000 new cases of cancer registered each year; —over 7,000 people die from cancer each year; —the delivery of efficient radiotherapy services plays a significant role in reducing deaths from cancer; and noting: —that the radiotherapy plan announced by the Minister for Health and Children in 2005 is not going to...

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: Cancer is the single biggest killer in Ireland. According to the National Cancer Registry, there are approximately 22,000 new cancer cases reported each year, with over 7,000 people dying from this life-threatening disease. The incidence of cancer is likely to double to 44,000 cases by 2020. One in three Irish people will develop invasive cancer and one in four will die from the disease....

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: There are 365 people on the general surgery waiting list in Sligo.

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: The general surgeon with a special interest in breast surgery in Sligo is being removed from his position.

Cancer Services: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: I am sorry for interrupting the Minister.

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has a chief dental officer; and if not, when one will be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20623/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make additional resources available for cytology services at the Rotunda Hospital, taking into account the closure of cytology services in some hospitals and the resultant additional workload experienced in the Rotunda Hospital, where smear tests have gone from four to six weeks to a longer period of eight to nine weeks,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2007)

James Reilly: Question 595: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the income limits for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance seem to discriminate against lone parent families as the income limits are higher for families with two parents or two partner families; his views on increasing or revising the limit upwards for lone parent families; and if he will make a...