Results 41-60 of 1,019 for speaker:P J Sheehan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their 2006 cattle headage payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22347/07]

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Nero fiddled while Rome burned.

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (10 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to enshrine in law the principle of housing as a right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22740/07]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (11 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcomes from his recent visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23129/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to increase the rate of the living alone allowance paid to pensioners; the increases that have occurred in this allowance in every year since 1995 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23833/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is committed to the reopening of the social welfare branch office in Dunmanway; the steps that have been taken by his Department to ensure that the social welfare branch office in Dunmanway will be re-opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23878/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of their 2007 single payment or disadvantaged area payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24050/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the owner of a farm who leased to an adjoining farmer for a number of years can claim the single payment or disadvantaged area scheme on termination of the lease in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24068/07]

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Defence the reasons that the Air Corps will not land in Bantry Hospital to undertake air ambulance missions; if the same reasons are preventing air sea rescue helicopters from landing in the hospital; the measures that will have to taken before this service can be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23855/07]

Written Answers — Drug Trafficking: Drug Trafficking (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a broad outline of the work that will be undertaken by the new Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre to be based in Portugal; the involvement of his Department and other State agencies in the work of this new agency; if there are plans to set up a sub office of this agency in this country along the...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 595: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a grant is available for persons who are pensioners and disabled and who reside in substandard buildings to insulate the slab walls and roofs of such buildings to conserve energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/07]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 598: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the salmon hardship compensatory funding will be exempt from income tax to the salmon fishermen receiving these payments in line with the decommissioning grant paid to the white fish fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23800/07]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the members of An Bord Iascaigh Mhara; the experience and connections each member of the board has with each sector of the fishing industry; the members who have a direct connection or association with fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23792/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the members of each advisory body to the marine section of his Department; the experience and connections each member of these bodies has with each sector of the fishing industry; the members who have a direct connection or association with fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23793/07]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 609: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if in enforcing the legislation on fishery quota a small degree of tolerance will be allowed where a trawler exceeds their quota by less than a dozen boxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/07]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (16 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Question 610: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a fish auction hall is not incorporated in the new pier at present under construction at Dinish Island, Castletownbere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23795/07]

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Is the Taoiseach aware that there is a branch of the Department of Transport in Clonakilty? I welcome this with open arms and I hope it is a forerunner of many more around the country.

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: However, last week I spent 35 minutes trying to contact that office in Clonakilty from my office in Dáil Éireann. Is the Taoiseach aware that there is not even a telephone number listed for that office?

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Is the Taoiseach aware that I had to contact the Department here in Dublin and ask to be transferred to Clonakilty? Is this proper procedure for a decentralised office in west Cork or any other part of the country? Those involved in the fishing industry on the south-western coastline are mesmerised as they are caught between the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Minister...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

P J Sheehan: Why did the Taoiseach not do this? It would have simplified the situation and Deputies would not have to spend 35 minutes trying to contact a decentralised office in Clonakilty from Dublin.