Results 261-280 of 3,895 for speaker:John Halligan
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered taking all suitable National Asset Management Agency houses and apartments into public ownership for social housing in view of the fact that these properties have already been paid for by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13100/12]
- Defence Forces Operations (14 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Defence his views in relation to possibly making the services of some of the Defence Forces, that is intelligence, available to help combat the illegal drug trade, in order to free up the Gardaà to deal with other aspects of crime prevention [14653/12]
- Defence Forces Operations (14 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Garda cutbacks and the loss of resources are greatly hampering the State's response to what is taking place in the illegal drug trade. This is the view of the Garda Representative Association. It maintains that the reduction in the number of gardaà and the reduction of armed back-up is recklessly endangering its members. Further, it takes the...
- Defence Forces Operations (14 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: I understand that.
- Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: The Minister is probably aware that over a three year period the number of women affected by FGM in Ireland rose from 2,585 to a staggering 3,170 and the figure continues to increase. The UN international day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation was two weeks ago and Amnesty International and its Irish section raised questions concerning the exemption of women over 18 years of age....
- Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: I seriously doubt if there is much difference between the pressure applied to a young girl when she is aged 17 years and that applied when she is aged 18 or 19. Surely if we are introducing legislation it should protect all ages. I reiterate that all the statistics worldwide show that many women on the verge of becoming 18, just over that age, or even 19 years of age, are still being forced...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Right on the fence.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: No, they do not.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: People do not want to pay it.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: People are making up their own minds. It is an unjust charge.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Members' Remuneration: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (21 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that he is responsible for the payment by local authorities of remuneration to its members and for the payment of allowances for expenses incurred by those members, if he will make available to Dáil Ãireann details of remuneration paid to Waterford city and county councillors in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child protection teams that are short of staff as a result of the moratorium on recruitment; the number of children at risk because of these staff shortages; if she is confident that those recorded as being at risk on the risk registers are an accurate reflection of the situation; and if she will make a statement...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health the number of child mental health teams, early intervention teams and disability teams for children that are short of staff as a result of the moratorium on recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/12]
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the 24 hour accident and emergency services at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, Dublin, and the review being carried out by a project steering group, when the outcome of this review will be announced; if he will confirm that the 24 hour A&E will be retained at Loughlinstown; and if he will provide a timeline for the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health in the review being carried out of medical cards, the number of persons over 70 years that have been disqualified; the number of persons under 70 years that have been disqualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16248/12]
- Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: The Mahon report's revelation that corruption operated on such a large scale in public life was of little surprise to the majority of people in Ireland. In fact, the many people to whom I have spoken over the past number of days believe the Mahon tribunal only dealt with what floated on the surface and that we will never know the full extent of corruption in Irish political life during those...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: They do not believe you.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: The Government withdrew funding from local authorities.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: The Government withdrew funding from local authorities.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)
John Halligan: Tell him not to be bullying people.