Results 261-280 of 371 for speaker:Michael Conaghan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage schemes in respect of the Glenties and Dungloe areas of County Donegal. [46265/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage schemes in respect of the Glenties and Dungloe areas of County Donegal. [46265/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage schemes in respect of the Glenties and Dungloe areas of County Donegal. [46265/12]

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: The Bill will build strong new structures to continue a long tradition of local community centre delivery of education and training. The new structures will be built on a remarkable foundation, that is, Ireland's proud tradition of vocational education. The new structures which the Minister is proposing are necessary. These measures will ensure the structures are fit for purpose. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Community Employment Scheme: Discussion with SIPTU (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I welcome the delegation and their ongoing campaign. I hope they will continue the campaign. It is invaluable for public representatives. Has SIPTU done any assessment on the quality of the education and training elements of CE? I would have been sceptical about them. How was the quantity and quality of the education and training elements measured? Does Mr. O'Connor have a view on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Minimising Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I wish to raise the issue of the status of the social economy and the lack of any strategic thinking about how dynamic a good social economy could be. We have had people over here from Scotland speaking about the social economy there and the huge contribution it was making to employment and personal development in that country. I do not want a direct answer but I would like some strategic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Minimising Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I sent a letter to the Minister. I will supply the name.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Minimising Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I do not know why the ESRI is being listened to above these two academics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Minimising Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: Since the committees were reconfigured I am a member of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and am no longer a member of this committee. I wished to be present for this vitally important debate and contribute some ideas. The community employment scheme has been one of the most significant interventions in social policy in the past 30 to 40 years. It has been able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Minimising Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (17 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: - - - - - and a whole range of services as well as the individual advancement of the participant. We are in a position to stake stock and we should do that before the scheme is irretrievably damaged. I welcome the campaign by SIPTU on community employment schemes. In its vision, community employment is a social policy intervention, which it wanted restored. That was its role and it can...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I thank the Minister for his reply, but I am still confused. The EU Commissioner for energy regulation attended the joint committee dealing with energy matters several weeks ago at which he gave the informal advice that member states should not make a decision for several years on hydraulic fracturing. There are studies being undertaken in Poland and much more information has yet to come to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: Why are we organising and spending €400,000 on a public information campaign when everyone knows we cannot answer simple questions on whether fracking will damage agriculture, tourism, animal or human health? Is there not a risk that public consultations along these lines and in the absence of full information will cause fear among communities?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (11 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: Will the EU public consultations go ahead?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: At an earlier stage in her term as Ombudsman, Ms O'Reilly examined the Lost at Sea case, her decision being that financial compensation should be made to the Byrne family in Donegal. The Government did not, however, act on her recommendation. Is there anything further she can do in this matter? Does she envisage that something might be done by this committee to rectify the situation?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (9 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Minister for Health when new residential care / nursing home for elderly people at the Old Richmond Barracks site in Inchicore, Dublin 8 will be fully operational to meet local needs [43171/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Gangland Killings (4 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. The escalation of gangland crime has the potential to undermine the authority of the State, to throw communities in Dublin into disarray and to undermine the excellent community-building work that is done in places like Cherry Orchard and elsewhere. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Shatter's recent commitment to "resolutely support the gardaí in...

Topical Issue Debate: Gangland Killings (4 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: The past number of weeks have seen an escalation of gang violence in the streets of Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland. This poses a number of challenges to the State and our communities. I am glad to have the opportunity to raise these challenges with the Minister and to ask him to ensure that adequate steps are taken to address them. The spectre of gang violence on our streets poses a...

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: This is a timely motion, given the appointment of my colleague, Deputy White, as the new Minister of State with responsibility for drug and alcohol policy. The media discussion in recent weeks has been all about the politics of health and I thank Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan for giving Members this opportunity to return to the policy and vision they have for the health service and, in...

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Michael Conaghan: It is an important issue and I look forward to working with the Minister of State, Deputy White, in the coming year to tackle the problem of addiction that faces Dublin and so many communities nationwide.

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)

Michael Conaghan: I am delighted to support the Bill which proposes a constitutional amendment to recognise and enshrine the rights and voices of children in Bunreacht na hÉireann. I thank the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, and her staff for their work and commitment to date. A constitutional amendment of any nature is no small matter. Each word must be carefully chosen and each sentence...