Results 181-200 of 1,019 for speaker:P J Sheehan

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: I would appreciate if the Taoiseach would assist me and every other Member by compiling a list of subjects that each Minister will provide answers to and a list of subjects that are now the responsibility of an agency funded by the Department in cases where Dáil questions cannot be answered. Could I go further, Taoiseach——

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: I suggest the Taoiseach encourages each agency to follow the lead of the HSE and set up a parliamentary affairs division to answer parliamentary questions within a reasonable time, such as ten working days.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: The Ceann Comhairle should trust me and indulge me for a few minutes. It might save him from writing to Deputies every sitting day, and save him spending hundreds of minutes ruling Deputies out of order during the Ceann Comhairle's term of office. If Ministers are not able to run their Departments——

Grant Payments. (12 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Will the Acting Chairman allow me to say one word?

Grant Payments. (12 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: I join other Members in urging the Minister of State to take immediate steps to rectify this injustice to the 6,000 farmers who are trapped.

Grant Payments. (12 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Does the Minister of State want to have them working in vineyards and giving them nothing, while their counterparts in the REPS 4 scheme will be paid in a fortnight's time? I ask the Minister of State to have compassion for the 6,000 farmers waiting for funding to pay their bills.

Grant Payments. (12 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Does the Acting Chairman have a big farm in Tallaght?

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Nothing is in order in this House.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12, who has applied for long term residency some time ago has not had a decision made regarding their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5773/08]

Ferry Services. (19 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important matter on the Adjournment. Earlier last year when it became evident that we would not have a ferry service between Cork and Swansea, little did we realise the important economic artery which had been severed. The dismal 2007 season cannot be blamed entirely on the weather as people pre-booked their holidays. A...

Ferry Services. (19 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: That is cold comfort for the tourism industry.

Ferry Services. (19 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: They are of no advantage to the tourism industry in west Cork.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the criteria agreed with An Post for the provision of electronic payment card machines in small rural post offices for the payment of social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6401/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 630: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason persons (details supplied) in County Cork, who applied for long term residency here in June 2006 have not received a decision on their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/08]

Millennium Projects. (21 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number, in respect of the millennium trees project, of trees that were eventually planted of the 1.2 million planned; the number of sites that were used to plant these trees; if she will list these sites and the number of trees planted at each site; the number of each species planted at each location; the number of trees...

Millennium Projects. (21 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: I thank the Minister of State for her elaborate description of the progress made on the millennium plantations. Does she have information regarding the rate of survival, which was to be evaluated every five years? Eight years have passed since the trees were planted. Does the Minister of State have figures in respect of the number of trees that have survived? Does she foresee that what...

Millennium Projects. (21 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: No one who knows anything about woodlands would believe there will be 1.4 million trees in 100 years' time. The focus was on creating holistic ecosystems. I cannot foresee such a high percentage rate of trees surviving at the end of 100 years. It will be the same for me as I will have passed on to greener pastures by then.

Millennium Projects. (21 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: However, the public should be made aware of the lifespan of that planting. I do not believe there will be a high survival rate in percentage terms in 100 years' time.

Grant Payments. (21 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Deputy Doyle has a tax clearance certificate.

Installation Aid Scheme. (21 Feb 2008)

P J Sheehan: Change the rules