Results 221-240 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (14 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has responsibility for the Connemara National Park and the visitor centre; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that despite part of the park and the visitor centre being located on the grounds of Letterfrack Industrial School that the centre does not acknowledge the history of the school; if he will ensure...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for the solar heating grant; the number that have been granted; and the number of same that have been granted despite not meeting application deadlines set by SEAI because of extenuating circumstances. [22926/11]

Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (14 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take in order to protect the health and safety of those on the route of the east-west interconnector in view of information (details supplied). [22948/11]

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (14 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 623: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reforming sentencing guidelines for the Judiciary to allow for multiple life sentences to be awarded for multiple murders in view of a recent documentary (details supplied); his further views on the introduction of a tariff system to accompany sentencing as exists in the UK whereby those convicted of murder or multiple...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (14 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 893: To ask the Minister for Health if he will include Crohn's disease in the long-term illnesses scheme. [23140/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 987: To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Health Service Executive to health centres (details supplied) for general medical card services under the primary care reimbursement service for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the number of medical card holders registered at each of these clinics in the respective years; and the percentage of the population...

Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Given the Tánaiste's announcement of the salami-style privatisation in which the Government is engaging, is it not appropriate to amend the Order of Business to discuss the McCarthy report and put this issue in context? Nobody would be conned by the Tánaiste's assurances this morning that only a minority of the company is up for sale in the ESB. As one who worked in Aer Lingus, a small...

Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: When can we have a holistic discussion on this vitally important issue on which the Labour Party has given so many false promises?

Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: It was not based on something entirely different.

Building Regulations (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 20 July 2011, the reason the revised NSAI Standard recommendation, which amended the Building Regulations Technical Guidance Document TGD C, is deemed inadequate by the main non-homebond insurer of houses affected by heave-inducing pyrite, and that this insurer...

Building Regulations (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: I thank the Minister for his reply but it does not deal with the content of the question. Clearly, the pyrite issue is devastating for the tens of thousands of affected householders. The Minister's response is an attempt to say that the State has no role or responsibility in this regard. The nub of the question is that the State is responsible for bringing in building regulations and that...

Building Regulations (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: With respect, the question was not answered. The question was twofold. Why is the standard in the building regulations deemed to be inadequate vis-À-vis the standard put forward by Premier Insurance? The Minister's answer was that it has a different standard from us. It has a higher standard and surely we, as the guardians of householders, should stand by the highest standards. The...

Building Regulations (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: It attributed liability to the quarry owners. It did not say the building regulations were fine.

Building Regulations (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: It said the quarry owners were liable.

Introduction of Water Charges (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Exactly.

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: A lot of people were employed on temporary contracts. Does the Minister expect them to go out inspecting septic tanks?

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: I am flabbergasted at the Minister's lack of knowledge about what is happening in local authorities and the idea he would say that some local authority staff have no work to do. Everybody knows the local authorities cannot even undertake the functions which have been assigned to them because of the public sector recruitment embargo.

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: I am sorry, Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: I am shocked that the Minister is so off the beam on this matter. Will the Minister lift the public sector recruitment embargo? The question has been asked and people are concerned about funding. Many septic tanks will be deemed to be defective and why would rural dwellers not be entitled to funding when billions of euro have been spent on upgrading the wastewater treatment plants? The...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (15 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the scope and powers of the three person committee to address the pyrite issue with reference to the likely timescale; the way it will deal with HomeBond on its unilateral withdrawal of offers to householders whose homes have heave inducing pyrite. [24440/11]