Results 101-120 of 393 for speaker:George Lee

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a house that is split into a number of bed-sits is liable to pay the non-principal private residence tax once or a number of times; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39938/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the contributions made by teachers for their pensions were invested into a fund or if these contributions were used as income for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39950/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 3 November 2009, if she will provide the data tables that will be compiled by the end of 2009 to this Deputy before the end of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40398/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will include transition measures in the Adoption Bill that will allow applicants continue with adoptions from Russia when they have, emotionally and otherwise, invested many years in choosing that country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39976/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will include transition measures in the Adoption Bill that will allow couples that are currently in the process of adopting a child from Russia to complete the adoption process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39979/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on a bilateral agreement with Vietnam to allow adoptions to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39981/09]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if charging only €2 for alcoholic drinks is illegal under current legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40558/09]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a distinction between pubs and clubs under legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40559/09]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an investigation is under way into an incident (details supplied); if he can provide any details on the condition of the victim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/09]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet with a residents association (details supplied) to discuss their concerns regarding the failure of a local authority to enforce legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40377/09]

Written Answers — Planning Matters: Planning Matters (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 372: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 953 and 971 on 3 November 2009, when a decision will be made; his views on the advantages and disadvantages of agreeing to request by a county council (details supplied). [40399/09]

Written Answers — Protestant Schools: Protestant Schools (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will recognise the need to support the minority Protestant community, and that the Protestant community have no choice but to send their children to fee paying schools due to the lack of non fee paying Protestant schools; if he will reverse the decision in Budget 2009 which changed the pupil teacher ratio in Protestant...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1128 on 3 November 2009, when the forward planning section will complete their analysis; when he will be in a position to provide these details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40383/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the proposal to establish a gaelcholáiste in South Dublin; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the figures from Gaelscoileanna Teo indicate a doubling in the number of pupils leaving primary level Gaelscoileanna since 2001 in this area; his views on whether this provides...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the trend in Dublin Gaelscoileanna of pupils being moved from one school to the other in fifth and even sixth class in an effort to improve their chances of getting access to Irish language education at second level; his views on whether this provides evidence of the need for a gaelcholáiste in...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of planning in his Department increased primary level provision of education through Irish in an area of Dublin south by 200% while providing no increase of Irish language education at second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40417/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether the reluctance to open a gaelcholáiste in the area of greatest growth in the number of primary school pupils being educated through Irish contradicts his commitment to encourage the spread of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40418/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the recommendations in respect of her Department contained in the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40638/09]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (11 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is in the best interest of children that the grandfather clause is maintained so that adopted children can be reunited with their siblings; if she will re-introduce this clause in the Adoption Bill 2009 by deleting section 81 (1) of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41178/09]

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (12 Nov 2009)

George Lee: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the cross-departmental joint labour investigation teams will be operational; the number of labour inspectors actively performing inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40943/09]