Results 21-29 of 29 for speaker:Ollie Wilkinson

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2006)

Ollie Wilkinson: I am delighted to contribute on the Bill. While I might not always agree with the Green Party, it is to be commended on opening up the debate. There is no doubt that noise is becoming an enormous problem. In the ordinary home — Members often call to houses on their rounds — there will be a television operating in one room, which is not turned off as one enters. There could be two...

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important Bill. There is no doubt the disclosures during the past year or so on conditions pertaining in some nursing homes shocked us all. It is hard to believe that in this day and age when so much money is being spent on health care generally what happened in these places could happen to our most vulnerable...

Biofuels (Blended Motor Fuels) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Feb 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: I am delighted to have a chance to speak on this important subject. The increase in oil prices a year or more ago focused our minds on the importance of considering alternative sources of energy. When I was growing up I never heard anything about global warming or the ozone layer. Modern communications make it possible to see at first hand what global warming is doing to our planet. While...

Rail Freight: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: I welcome the opportunity to state a few words on this important topic. The rail service was part and parcel of our growing up. In west Waterford, quite close to me, one could set one's clock by the train schedules. We spent many a harvest time loading sugar beet onto the railway. It ran through all of Waterford and was a wonderful service. Time moves on and the amount of money spent on...

Written Answers — Fishing Quotas: Fishing Quotas (3 Apr 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in relation to the fishing quotas which were formerly associated with the Atlantic Dawn fishing vessel, which it is understood has been sold out of the Irish fishing fleet. [12937/07]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (5 Apr 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of the Garda force employed in County Waterford; the number of community Garda by location; the increase in Garda numbers in this division between 1997, 2002 and to date in 2007 and the Garda stations in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13842/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Apr 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the projects undertaken by the CLÁR programme in County Waterford; the investment made in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13723/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 Apr 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: Question 538: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the water schemes completed and in planning in County Waterford since 1997, to date in 2007; and the investment made, and future allocation. [13825/07]

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2007)

Ollie Wilkinson: We will use them to print money.