Results 361-380 of 393 for speaker:George Lee

Written Answers — Oireachtas Expense Allowances: Oireachtas Expense Allowances (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the system of payment of expenses to Deputies to prevent abuse of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30489/09]

Written Answers — Financial Regulation: Financial Regulation (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of moneylender licences currently issued by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority; the way the number of licences issued has changed since the year 2000; the interest charges, including the annual percentage rate allowable under these licences; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some companies in possession of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance the rules and regulations of the expenses regime for Government Ministers; if restrictions are imposed on ministerial expenses; the amount that has been claimed in expenses by each Minister in his Department from 1997 to 2008; the reasons these expenses were claimed; his plans to introduce new rules or reform the system of payment of expenses to...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average salary for all public sector workers, hospital consultants, management grades and junior doctors paid for by her Department and management grades paid for by the Health Service Executive for each year from 1997 to 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30539/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to withdraw funding for certain fertility drugs after three cycles of treatment for IVF patients, in view of the fact that the cost of this treatment is approximately €6,000 and the withdrawing of this funding will mean a further €4,000 to the cost for the couples; if her attention has been...

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount that has been claimed in expenses by each Minister and Minister of State in her Department from 1997 to 2008; the reasons these expenses were claimed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31948/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 573: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount that has been claimed in expenses by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department from 1997 to 2008; the reasons these expenses were claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31952/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 775: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount that has been claimed in expenses by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department from 1997 to 2008; the reasons these expenses were claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31949/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 801: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount that has been claimed in expenses by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department from 1997 to 2008; the reasons these expenses were claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31947/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 812: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount that has been claimed in expenses by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department from 1997 to 2008; the reasons these expenses were claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31940/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (16 Sep 2009)

George Lee: Question 825: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount that has been claimed in expenses by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department from 1997 to 2008; the reasons these expenses were claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31942/09]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (9 Jul 2009)

George Lee: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether CIE is capable in providing adequate bus services at a reasonable cost to the Exchequer in view of the recent cutbacks in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28570/09]

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

George Lee: I want to ask the Taoiseach about three items of legislation. The first relates to a large advertisement I saw in the newspaper this morning for 18 bottles of beer being sold for €11.45. There is a sale of alcohol Bill on the list. In regard to the 18 bottles of beer, the cost per bottle would be approximately 50 cent. One would not buy a bottle of water for that price.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

George Lee: I raise the issue of the legislation because of the risk to young people in terms of how cheap alcohol is and its availability, the pressures they are under, and the competition for the pub industry and the hospitality industry generally which cannot compete with those prices. What will the sale of alcohol Bill do in regard to protecting our young people and dealing with the competition...

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

George Lee: On the third item of legislation about which I want to ask, as the Taoiseach is aware I am not that long a Member of this House but I was amazed to realise that if I tabled a parliamentary question now I would not get an answer until we reconvene at some point in September. That is remarkable, given that we were debating very important issues here until midnight - people could fall asleep in...

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

George Lee: -----that I would have wait that long to get an answer. I understand the Ceann Comhairle has tried to influence Oireachtas reform in this matter. Many public organisations are going through reform, whether it is an bord snip nua or whatever, and we will have to introduce reforms. Could legislation be brought forward-----

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

George Lee: -----whereby we could have an bord Dáil nua to bring about reform in order that one would not have to wait so long for a reply to a parliamentary question? An Oireachtas (amendment) Bill is coming forward. Could it be included in that?

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (8 Jul 2009)

George Lee: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the air travel tax in the months from April to June 2009; and the number of journeys subjected to the tax. [27930/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (1 Jul 2009)

George Lee: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the implications for the public finances of the statistics published by the Central Statistics Office yesterday, which show that the economy contracted at an unprecedented pace of 12% over the past 12 months whereas in the supplementary budget two months ago, the Government predicted...

Order of Business (30 Jun 2009)

George Lee: I refer to the company law (consolidation and reform) Bill. Yesterday in the United States, a major fraudster, Bernie Madoff, was jailed for 150 years for a $65 billion fraud. I am struck by the fact that, in terms of Irish company law, it takes so long to bring anybody to justice. Bernie Madoff was in handcuffs and in jail within two months of the discovery of this fraud. An action...