Results 181-200 of 6,600 for speaker:Alan Farrell

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (26 Jun 2012)

Alan Farrell: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer of the closure of a primary school on any given school day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30520/12]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (27 Jun 2012)

Alan Farrell: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the holding of polls on a Saturday or a Sunday, to amend the Electoral Act 1992; to amend the Presidential Elections Act 1993, to amend the Local Government Act 1994, to amend the Referendum Act 1994, to amend the European Parliament Elections Act 1997, and to provide for related matters.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (27 Jun 2012)

Alan Farrell: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Alan Farrell: As parents, our primary instinct is to protect our children, yet as a society, we fail in this time and again. I would like to acknowledge the hard work that has been put into the drafting of this Bill in order to make it fit for purpose. There is no doubt that through this legislation, along with the referendum and the collective legislation to copper fasten the protection of children that...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Farrell: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals officers working in the appeals office at the moment; the number of cases assigned to each officer at this time; the number of applications awaiting assignment to an appeals officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32169/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Jul 2012)

Alan Farrell: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the turnaround time for appealing social welfare decisions; the measures being considered or implemented to reduce this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32170/12]

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his presence and for the opportunity to speak on the Bill. First, I will speak on behalf of my constituents in Dublin North which was one of the fastest growing constituencies during the housing boom. Consequently, it is one of the most affected by negative equity, escalating prices and large unsustainable debt. As noted by many speakers, it is the ordinary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has identified a permanent site for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39563/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the planning process in relation to the provision of a permanent school premises for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39564/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (25 Sep 2012)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the process whereby a member of the judiciary may be disciplined if they have not been able to fulfil their duties in a competent manner, if there has been any issue of misconduct or if there is a question over of their ability to practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40510/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion (25 Sep 2012)

Alan Farrell: My questions have been asked already. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming. I wish to make an observation, if I may. I note the immense qualifications of all who have been chosen to sit on the selection panel. It is very important that the Parliament is seen to ensure that there is openness and transparency and that those who are making the selection are not doing so for...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, for her presence and the opportunity to have such a lengthy and thorough debate on what is an extremely important issue. Since the appointment of a senior Minister for children - an historic event in Irish political history - on 9 March 2011, we have spent a great deal of time and effort and employed considerable resources on children's rights,...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012. I will briefly address the fiscal rules which the Bill introduces, bearing in mind the extent to which these matters have already been debated in the Dáil, on television programmes and, most importantly, the doorsteps. Ireland's debt-to-GDP ratio was 108.5% in our first quarter and continues to rise. Legislating...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Cost (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims of a fraudulent nature that have been made to her Department in 2011; the number of incorrect payments made by her Department in 2011; the cost of these payments in total to the Exchequer; the funding allocated to the investigation and recouping of these payments in 2011 and to date in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00029/12, P00033/12, P00038/12 and P00053/12 (17 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: I echo the Chairman's sentiments. Given it is the first petition we have dealt with, it is entirely appropriate that it relates to information that the petitioner is attempting to release into the public domain. That, in itself, is significant. If it is successful, I think it would be welcomed, not only in academia but also in the general public, in terms of the dissemination of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00029/12, P00033/12, P00038/12 and P00053/12 (17 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: The petition offers something very interesting to the committee in terms of recognising the importance of work in the home. It is somewhat similar to the previous petition in that the appropriate Minister or local Oireachtas representative might be contacted with a view to addressing it. Given the significant retrospection that would be required from the Department of Social Protection and...

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: It was Time magazine by the way, Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Report of the Pyrite Panel: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for the opportunity to contribute to the statement on the report of the pyrite panel. The report is a significant step in addressing a serious issue for tens of thousands of individuals across north Leinster. Five years and three months ago the Evening Herald led with a headline about my own estate and published a photograph of a house two doors from my own which was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (18 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are any health and safety regulations in place for sports clubs nationwide to prohibit the use of dangerous chemicals to line pitches such as lime, petroleum products and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45535/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (18 Oct 2012)

Alan Farrell: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are any health and safety regulations in place for sports clubs nationwide to prohibit the use of dangerous chemicals to line pitches such as lime, petroleum products and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45535/12]