Results 201-220 of 29,149 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (24 Feb 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make a statement on the report of a person (details supplied); the reason this investigation was concluded earlier than expected; and the advice his Departmental officials gave the then Minister in that regard. [6213/05]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (24 Feb 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to introduce further measures to make the personal banking sector more competitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6214/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (1 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the deployment of a Defence Forces team to Sri Lanka to assist in relief following the tsunami disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6755/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (1 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding Irish troops serving in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6754/05]

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: The Taoiseach stated last year at a meeting in Dublin Castle during the EU Presidency that the issue discussed most often at Cabinet is climate change. I recently asked for a debate on this issue at a Whips meeting. Can we have the promised debate on climate change?

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: They have. I am waiting for an answer.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (2 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the gender balance of agencies coming under the auspices of her Department; and when she will carry out a review of these bodies in terms of gender balance. [6984/05]

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister for Finance came to the Chamber and then slipped out again. I presume he was under the impression that his questions were coming up. Can I assume there is no obstacle to continuing through our slot?

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill and to make a number of points. There is a need to question the process involved in the delivery of services by the State which involves the separation of functions among the Civil Service and publicly owned agencies. We must ask whether the process necessarily guarantees improved service delivery. The main objective of the Bill appears to be a...

Fisheries Protection. (3 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter of enormous importance. We face the extinction of wild salmon on many of our most important rivers. The Minister has set himself against the possible buy-out of offshore indiscriminate drift nets, a policy that goes against all scientific advice that I have seen. While Ireland is unique in the north Atlantic in allowing such...

Written Answers — Basic Income Scheme: Basic Income Scheme (3 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide his Department's costing for the implementation of a basic income scheme. [7068/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has obtained an extension to the one-month deadline set by the European Commission regarding Ireland's comments on the nature of the stallion tax relief; the date of the new deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7067/05]

Written Answers — Consumer Debt: Consumer Debt (3 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is cause for concern at the latest figures on consumer debt, which show a higher ratio of debt to income than ever before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6217/05]

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: No.

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (9 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has met with representatives of groups concerned with sexual violence in her capacity as Minister for Education and Science; and the way in which she intends to reform this most important area of education. [7945/05]

Fisheries Protection. (10 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in setting the commercial catch for wild salmon in 2005, he will accept the clear scientific advice that the catch be limited to 95,000 fish to meet conservation limits; and if he instead intends allowing for a catch of 139,900, as recommended by a majority decision of the National Salmon Commission. [8460/05]

Fisheries Protection. (10 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Will the Minister say why the Minister of State is not present in the House to answer this question? Who makes the decision? Does the Minister make the decision or is it left entirely to the Minister of State? The Minister refers to balancing of interests. How can it be possibly in anyone's interests, fishermen, conservationists or anglers, for us to ignore the scientific advice? The Minister...

Fisheries Protection. (10 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Will the Minister agree that the long-term interests of fishermen depend on the fish being there to catch? Will he agree that science clearly shows that if we ignore the long-term sustainability issue and catch more than the scientists recommend, there will be no fish to catch? This would be lunacy on the part of the Government. It would be the worst policy for the fishing industry and for...

Fisheries Protection. (10 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: If the Minister accepts the scientific advice.

Port Development. (10 Mar 2005)

Eamon Ryan: All of us in this House who have been treading the streets of Kildare and Meath in the past few days have seen the consequences of the remarkably fast development that has taken place in those areas without proper planning. Would the Minister agree that Dublin City Council's proposal for a different use of the south port docks area presents a unique opportunity to use that valuable land,...