Results 301-320 of 861 for speaker:Joe Sherlock

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding arrangements being made for the 2006 commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising; if he will confirm if representatives from all political parties in Northern Ireland have been invited; if he has invited representatives from the British Embassy to attend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11777/06]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (6 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the opening of the gas market; the number of third-party operators providing gas to the industrial and domestic sectors; the way in which the operation of the natural gas grid is to be managed; the locations where the majority of oil and natural gas imports here are sourced; the forecasted...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the other legislation which is planned, or in draft stage, in relation to the ESB and the electricity sector with reference to both the electricity Bill and the single electricity market Bill; when the electricity Bill will return to the Dáil Éireann legislative programme; if the delay in bringing forward the...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (5 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on concerns expressed by a number of survivors' groups, including the Aislinn Centre, One in Four and Irish SOCA, regarding the operation of the Residential Institutions Redress Board in relation to the way in which survivors are treated in their contacts with the board; if she will ensure that these concerns are addressed;...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her campaign to attract more men into teaching is successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13525/06]

Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: I presume the Taoiseach is aware that the High Court upheld the constitutionality of law permitting the purchase of ground rents from landlords. Will the Taoiseach restore to the legislative programme the Bill on ground rents and when will that be done?

Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: The Taoiseach should stop being evasive.

Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (4 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in the United States with regard to the various legislative proposals being considered in relation to the regularisation of illegal immigrants in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13121/06]

Written Answers — State Visits: State Visits (4 Apr 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his meetings over the St. Patrick's Day period with members of the US Administration; the topics of such discussions as he and his staff held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13120/06]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if an estimate has been undertaken of the number of civil or public servants who do not wish to relocate and will be surplus to requirements as a result of their jobs being transferred to other locations under the Government's decentralisation programme; the jobs which will be provided for these personnel; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount repaid by the Revenue Commissioners to individual taxpayers in respect of overpayments of tax in respect of each of the years 2002 to 2005; his plans for information campaigns to ensure that taxpayers are made fully aware of all their entitlements and are claiming all credits and allowances provided for; and if he will make a statement...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: That is agreed.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: I am facing a dilemma as it seems the Deputy is getting six and a half minutes and somebody else is getting three and a half minutes. I do not know who worked it out, but the Deputies should do the best they can.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Investigations: Defence Forces Investigations (28 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the inquiry that is to be established into the events surrounding the Niemba ambush in the Congo in 1960; the length of time he expects this inquiry to last; the remit of the inquiry; the personnel involved in the inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [11973/06]

Irish Sugar. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: I wish to speak on the imminent closure of the Irish Sugar plant in Mallow, County Cork. The issue is important to me not only because I represent 300 full-time and part-time workers whose jobs are to be lost but because I was an employee at the factory for 18 years. The Mallow plant has been in operation for generations, yet the closure is part of an emerging pattern in the Irish employment...

Defence Forces Recruitment. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: It is stated that the number of women in the Reserve Defence Force is higher than that in the Permanent Defence Force. Does the Minister propose to conduct an advertising campaign to appeal to women to join the Defence Forces on a permanent basis?

Defence Forces Property. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: I am disappointed an tAire did not mention the refurbishment and development of the FCA headquarters in Mallow.

Overseas Missions. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide assurances that any decision taken on whether to commit Irish troops to a new EU peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will satisfy the triple lock mechanism; when a UN decision on this mission is likely; when a Government decision will be made; when Dáil Éireann approval will be sought; and if he will make a...

Overseas Missions. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe Sherlock: The Minister and everybody else is aware that the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is extremely volatile. It appears the country has been in the grip of civil war and subsequent humanitarian disaster since the 1960s. The elections scheduled for June have been postponed a number of times due to security concerns. There is no doubt that any mission to the Democratic...