Results 121-140 of 4,708 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Sinn Féin's colleagues in Northern Ireland. Teachers on strike.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: How many schools has Sinn Féin closed in Northern Ireland?

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Teachers on strike.

Flood Relief (13 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise a local issue, namely the proposed Clontarf flood barrier, which will have a citywide impact. In September 2005, Dublin City Council's Clontarf promenade steering committee considered different options for the flood defence-arterial water main works and chose option 5, comprising walls and bunds containing water mains. No public...

Flood Relief (13 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Will the Minister of State engage with the Irish Insurance Federation, IIF, to ensure that the question of these works proceeding or not proceeding in the immediate future will not have a negative impact on householders on the Clontarf promenade?

Flood Relief (13 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, although the matters it addressed differed from those that I raised. Will he accept the documentation? If I forward it to his Department, will he ask his officials to investigate under section 21 of the Planning and Development Act on An Bord Pleanála whether every statutory box was ticked in respect of the consultation process? Will his office...

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Not for Clontarf; it was a different ward. Deputy McGrath represented the area, though.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That would have made a great submission to An Bord Pleanála.

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (18 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to legislate for the restoration of the Freedom of Information Act; and when the same remit will be extended to other public bodies as laid out in the Programme for Government. [29485/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the community employment schemes available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29552/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to publish a climate change Bill; and his strategy to meet the EU 2020 targets. [29952/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (18 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the possible merger of the National Disability Authority and the Equality Authority, which was recently recommended by a collection of rights bodies to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29538/11]

Written Answers — Betting Regulation: Betting Regulation (19 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals put forward by the Irish Bookmakers Association to extend the opening hours of betting shops during the winter months; the amount of extra tax revenue this would generate for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount she spent in 2010 on the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; the amount spent on children aged between two and three years of age; the amount she expects to spend this year on the back to school clothing and footwear allowance and the amount that will be spent on children aged between two and three years of age in...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social Protection how a person availing of the graduate work placement programme can transfer to the JobBridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30325/11]

Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Thank you.

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (20 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ringfence the funding for the proposed Clontarf flood defences to allow for a more comprehensive consultation process to take place with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30721/11]

Flood Relief (25 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Take them all together.

Flood Relief (25 Oct 2011)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will be brief. I share the anger expressed already and also express my condolences to the families who have lost family members. I will limit my comments to the emergency relief fund and its potential. I understand the complications that might be involved in who oversees and administers it. Ultimately, that is a decision for the Government. I ask the Ministers to focus on the central...