Results 81-100 of 12,030 for speaker:Regina Doherty

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (1 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to tackle the illegal tobacco trade and its benefactors; his views on the success or failure of said measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5712/12]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (14 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans the Industrial Development Agency has in place to entice enterprise and development into County Meath in 2012. [8169/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 456: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been granted to pensioners in County Meath for home improvements under the scheme of housing aid for older people for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (15 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to provide employment opportunities for County Meath. [8799/12]

Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: I congratulate the Minister on the very welcome plan launched on Monday of this week. Its implementation improves supports for job-creating businesses and removes barriers to employment creation across the economy. It pays attention to the key areas of supporting home-grown businesses, encouraging foreign investment and competitiveness and targeting key sectors where the Government has...

European Council Meetings (21 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Excuse me.

Private Members' Business. Health Services: Motion (21 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. The HSE service plan introduced this year represents is a five-year plan. Unlike previous Ministers, the current Minister, Deputy Reilly, along with the Ministers of State, Deputies Kathleen Lynch and Shortall, have the vision and, more importantly, the commitment required to deliver a modern and effective health system. The Minister has...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (23 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the future plan for Mosney, County Meath and its residents. [10392/12]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (28 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding human resource policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10918/12]

Written Answers — Creative Economy: Creative Economy (29 Feb 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with regard to the creative economy programme, the numbers of projects that are running here at present; the location and the categories of same; the number of persons employed on these projects; the total amount of funding secured from the EU for same; the projected amount of the €70 million of funding that Ireland...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (6 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the changes in recruitment policy, if remaining applicants on the panel for Dublin City Fire Brigade will be put on the new panel or alternatively, if a new panel is to be compiled, will previous panel members' applications be fast tracked; the action that will be taken if there is not enough...

Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (6 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, due to the expansion in the agri-food economy, there are any plans to develop part-time and evening courses or degrees in horticulture. [12396/12]

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill, the purpose of which is not simply to bail out Greece. It is also in the interests of the Irish economy by ensuring the financial stability of the European Union and safeguarding the financial stability of the euro as a whole. It is in all our interests to support Greece because we have been supported. I disagree with Deputy Catherine Murphy's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the future development of primary care in Ashbourne and the rest of County Meath, including timelines and other considerations. [13185/12]

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: I am grateful for this opportunity to talk about the public service and its staffing levels. We are all very proud of the public service and I particularly appreciate the work carried out by it in our schools, hospitals, in the justice system and even in this building where all rely on the high calibre of the staff, their skills and the services they provide to us. The real picture is that...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: At Department level, a series of high level units have been set up in various Departments to determine how the public services could accommodate the retirements with the least disruption to public services. Those units are working with the Departments, Ministers and local managers to ensure the smooth transition to the new staffing arrangements. Within the health sector in particular there...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: It is not. It has experienced some teething difficulties.

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: The Deputy should visit the unit and he will understand exactly the transition the staff have gone through and the immense commitment they make to provide the best service the people require.

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: Perhaps there is a reason for that. An Garda Síochána is taking a number of steps to improve the quality of the policing service it provides, including outsourcing the operation of safety cameras, the introduction of new ICT and implementation of new working rosters, all of which have been very successful in local stations. This is another example of how successful the Croke Park agreement...

Clotting Factor Concentrates and Other Biological Products Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (14 Mar 2012)

Regina Doherty: This Bill will allow St. James's Hospital, at which the national haemophilia centre is based, to procure and supply the national stocks of clotting factor concentrate products used in the treatment of haemophilia and other clotting factor disorders. The new arrangements will result in a more streamlined system of procurement for the products and will also achieve significant financial...