Results 261-280 of 393 for speaker:George Lee
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: Question 382: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has the power to veto a section 49 scheme if it is not financially viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41331/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: Question 383: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the information contained in circular letter PD 5/2007 of 9 May 2007 is legally binding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41332/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: Question 393: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the contributions charged by a local authority (details supplied) for planning permission will be reduced in view of exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41532/09]
- Written Answers — School Funding: School Funding (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names and addresses of the non-fee paying schools here; the number of pupils enrolled in each; the amount of funding each school receives from the Exchequer; the purpose of that funding; the cost of teachers salaries in each school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41677/09]
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: Yes, with Deputy Connaughton. The pre-budget outlook document, the basis of this evening's debate, outlines an amazing economic disaster as eloquently as any document could. We went from having a current budget surplus of â¬9 billion in 2006 to borrowing, according to this document, â¬26 billion this year. Without any changes, we will borrow â¬20 billion by next year. This is an...
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: I never stated that there was an easy way out. I stated that they have already moved the Government's target by one year.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: How does Deputy Kennedy know?
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: They all got it wrong for years.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: I never said there would not be any pain.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: Three weeks.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: Maybe they are. Maybe they just do not want to turn a recession into a depression.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: It ruined it.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
George Lee: No, he would not.
- 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]
- 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 — 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]