Results 341-360 of 1,730 for speaker:Colm Keaveney

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 961: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for ambulance transportation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no public transport or private transport operator in the area can physically provide transport facilities for this person in view of their confinement; if he will forward details in relation...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 1006: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the current salaries of chief executive officers of commercial semi-State port companies; the date on which each salary was agreed and furthermore when each CEO's contract will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26710/12]

Private Members' Business. Building Control Regulations: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: The issue of substandard buildings, the lack of enforcement of standards by local authorities and the resulting tragedies like Priory Hall are now being blamed on poor regulation or poor enforcement, but I believe the real blame for this issue lies with the endemic and rampant corruption which infested the politics of the past among certain political parties. That corruption was not simply...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Elected representatives do not grant planning permission.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: The signatories listed below this motion are, for the most part, people who for many years supported a Taoiseach whose financial affairs were to any person with a modicum of reason or understanding, of a highly questionable nature. Some of these Members, with mustache a quivering, were highly vocal supporters of former Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, and acted as attack dogs on any...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: One can only wonder if they still stand over the statements they made prior to publication of that report or during the investigation. The inquiries to which this motion refers was a political act by former Minister, Mr. Gormley which was, I believe, designed to cause damage to Labour and Fine Gael in an effort to throw up political smoke in the defence of the Green Party's then coalition...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: The reference to councils under review being controlled by the Labour Party seeks to cast a shadow on the reputation of our political party and is without cause. Rather than cast such aspirations, it is appropriate that Fianna Fáil follows good example. If its members have evidence of planning corruption please go to the Garda Síochána and report it to the statutory authorities. I reject...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (12 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the survey being carried out by Shell off the County Mayo coast on the Corrib field; the person that is carrying out the operation for Shell and if they have been licensed by him; the identity of the marine expert they are required to have on board the survey vessel; the precautions that are being...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (12 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all local authorities that plan to advertise for the position of procurement officer in the future. [27972/12]

Written Answers — Bus Services: Bus Services (12 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 638: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed cancellation of the daily bus service from Tuam to Galway via Corofin (route 417) which, I am led to understand, has been advanced by the National Transport Authority; if this cancellation has been proposed and the justification has been used for it; if proper weight was given to the public...

Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: How much is Deputy Adams earning?

Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: How many salaries is Deputy Adams in receipt of?

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that in the case of early retirements, the Health Service Executive is paying lump sums and that it is not making alternative arrangements, such as paying interest on the lump sum instead of the lump sum itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26444/12]

Written Answers — National Gas Grid: National Gas Grid (19 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details in relation to An Bord Gáis plans to connect domestic and commercial supply in Tuam, County Galway, and its environs in view of the development and commercial requirement to identify alternative energy source; if he will direct An Bord Gáis to meet directly with Tuam Town Council...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 471: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the new sewerage treatment plant that has been sanctioned for the village of Milltown, Tuam, County Galway and also to highlight that four homes in Milltown have been informed that they have been excluded from this scheme; the reason these homes have been excluded in view of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of preparing for the budget, if he will consider a special income levy of 1%, ring fenced for the mental health and disability services, in view of the difficulty being faced by the those in these sectors in their ability to continue to fund existing services and the need to protect persons receiving and dependent on those...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance if a special income levy of 1% were to be applied to incomes in various brackets of €50k to €60k, €61k to €70k, €71k, to €80k, €81k to €90k, €91k to €100, and €101k+, the amount of revenue such a levy would generate in each bracket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30281/12]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 405: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to implement recommendation 22 of the International Review of Waste Management Policy 2009, that is, that all households will be required to use, and pay for, the waste collection service provided by the local authority or its contractor once; and if competitive tendering is in place. [30833/12]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 406: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he proposes to implement that part of the Programme for Government 2011, which provides for competitive tendering for local waste collection services, the appointment of a utilities regulator and a public service obligation to provide for a waiver scheme for low income households availing of a private...