Results 41-60 of 1,441 for speaker:Ann Phelan

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients with County Laois addresses attending the Holy Angels Day Centre, Strawhill Industrial Estate, Carlow, cannot access clinical support services such as occupational therapy and so on [31891/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients attending a centre (details supplied) in County Laois are not entitled to the same Health Service Executive professional services such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32392/11]

Social Welfare Code: Motion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Notwithstanding the national concerns in respect of the upcoming budget, I welcome the opportunity to commend the Department of Social Protection on its efforts to restore fiscal stability by eradicating abuse of the social welfare system and instigating job creation methods. The only way to alleviate our difficulties is to create jobs. We are all acutely aware of the financial constraints...

Social Welfare Code: Motion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Enough said.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: That is quite a list.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Tally ho.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: It is a farce.

Fuel Laundering (8 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating my request for a discussion on the topical issue of fuel laundering. I have tried to raise the matter on several occasions. The criminal activity of adulterating motor fuel is a threat to public health and safety, the environment and the vehicle engines of unfortunate victims as well as the cause of a serious tax loss to the Exchequer. It is...

Fuel Laundering (8 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: The Minister's reply was comprehensive. I take his point about the rebate and the burden it could possibly impose. If we are losing a great deal of revenue, however, it might be cost neutral. I am also aware that an isotope can be added to the diesel which would allow for the detection of legitimate fuel in the engine. Perhaps that is another way to deal with the problem. I believe this...

Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: There is none so blind as those who will not see.

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (10 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons (details supplied) are assessed as a couple in relation to social welfare and cannot be accessed as a couple in relation to their tax affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33752/11]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (22 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to work being done by the previous Government and the Opposition spokespersons on health to amend the Nursing Homes Bill to accommodate the Health Information and Quality Authority demands on community care homes; if his further attention has been drawn to the way these demands are affecting the continuation of a...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (22 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the disproportionate distress imposed on the relatively few persons in this country who contract Lyme disease, if he will now consider adding Lyme disease to the national categories list of notifiable diseases. [36289/11]

Commercial Rates: Motion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: There is not a small town or business anywhere in Ireland for which the whole issue of commercial rates is not the main topic at present. The business world is one of the most productive elements in our society and should not be made responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of what is left of local government. I will not spend much time giving a history lesson. I know Deputy Boyd Barrett...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the distress caused to the parents of a child (details supplied) from County Kilkenny, in respect of an application for domiciliary care allowance; if she will review this case as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36431/11]

Written Answers — Alcohol Pricing: Alcohol Pricing (29 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the loss of jobs in the vintners industry over the past five years and the fact that the health lobby now accepts that the issues are not a result of the price of alcohol but of the availability of cheap alcohol; his views that this issue needs to be addressed through minimum pricing rather than through an...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (29 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider offering the State lands bought for the decentralisation of the Health and Safety Authority adjacent to a college (details suppled) in County Kilkenny for long-term use by the college until a final decision is made on the future use of this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37737/11]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the application for refugee status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37164/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding services available to children at a day care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37020/11]

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Ann Phelan: I thank the Acting Chairman. I have no choice. It is only when we visit other countries that we realise that we have treated our most precious resource in a cavalier fashion. If one pollutes or wastes water in Australia, one will suffer severe penalties. We are now on a clear purpose to enhance and protect public health and the environment for the benefit of rural dwellers and a better...