Results 181-200 of 6,166 for speaker:Seán Kyne

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the process followed and the conditions which had to be satisfied in the selection of the locations of new schools and those schools to receive new extensions under the recently announced five year school building plan. [14759/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a primary school (details supplied) in Galway, currently dependent on eight prefabs to cater for more than half of its 450 pupils in Galway city, has been omitted from the five-year schools building plan as announced this week. [14819/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the only secondary school teaching through the medium of English and serving communities in a large geographical area (details supplied), in view of the immense efforts expended by the local community in the design and planning stages, has been omitted from the five-year schools building plan. [14820/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain the reasoning behind his decision to substantially increase the rental amount it charges a fisheries co-operative (details supplied) in County Galway to an amount first mentioned in 2006 when both purchasing and rental prices for property and premises were significantly higher than today's market value,...

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (21 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in recognition of the crucial importance of carer's allowance in supporting families, that the proposals to include the payment in the calculation of means for eligibility criteria for the family income supplement be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15794/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (21 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on introducing mandatory requirements on local authorities to initiate public consultation procedures for proposed wind farm development owing to the size and impact on the environment, both natural and man made, such developments undeniably have; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 716: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive plans to cease funding for essential support services for persons with disabilities who graduate from schools; and if a permanent facility may be established to avoid the occurrence each year of this issue which causes immense worry and distress for families across the country. [15795/12]

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important Bill. Other Deputies have observed that on the day the report of the Mahon tribunal is published it is timely to be discussing the issue of political funding. Some of the activities highlighted in that report were prevalent before the representation allowance was introduced with a view to ensuring local authority...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (27 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if strong consideration can be given, in view of the recent measures announced in the UK Budget, to the introduction of new measures and the strengthening of existing ones to ensure Ireland maintains its competitive advantage in the film and TV industry over other competitors and in particular in extending tax relief to include not only film and...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if pursuant to the recently announced changes to the redundancy rebate scheme, favourable consideration can be given in introducing a tiered rebate system which would take into account the much greater difficulties encountered by small to medium companies, in particular local, indigenous companies, in covering the cost of redundancy...

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (27 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if strong consideration can be given, in view of the recent measures announced in the UK Budget, to the introduction of new measures and the strengthening of existing ones to ensure Ireland maintains its competitive advantage in the film and TV industry over other competitors and in particular in extending tax relief to...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (27 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when it is anticipated that the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management will be in a position to issue the Keeping Communities Safe, which some local authorities require to complete reviews into emergency service including fire service provision. [16771/12]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (27 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the differences which exist across the regions in the administration of the BCG vaccine, with children in the West, in particular , not receiving the vaccine until a considerable number of years after birth; and if the issue is one of funding, that additional funding be granted particularly in view of the...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (27 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 684: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of St Patrick's day internationally as a means for the promotion of tourism in Ireland; the measures taken overseas to take advantage of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16912/12]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (28 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential offered by the development of the cruise industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/12]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (28 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the progress in establishing a greenway facility along Galway-Clifden route, County Galway; and his views on the benefits this feature will have for the Connemara region. [16911/12]

Written Answers — Special Protection Areas: Special Protection Areas (29 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 6 March 2012, if a copy of the survey notes created in relation to the designation of the Moycullen bog complex as a natural heritage area can be supplied. [17464/12]

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)

Seán Kyne: On 31 May the Irish people will be asked to ratify the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union. During and before the Dáil recess, I attended several days of meetings of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs which discussed, debated and explored the treaty. Ambassadors, business and employers' groups, trade unions, NGOs, university...

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (18 Apr 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current state of preparations for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in January 2013; the priorities that have been identified to date; the engagement that has taken place with our presidency trio partners in Lithuania and Greece; the total number of presidency events and meetings that...

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (18 Apr 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in the planning of Ireland's holding of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2013, consideration is being given to holding events outside Dublin, in regions such as Galway and the West, in view of the effects this move would have on both promoting the regions and in bringing...