Results 441-460 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (26 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive the remainder of a payment for 2013 and a payment for 2014 under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme; the reason for the delay; the reason farmers were informed, in reply to questions in Dáil Éireann, that payment would be made as soon as possible, when no...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (26 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: 388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options that are open to a person who missed out on a Single Payment in 2013, because a herd number was not transferred in time for the 2013 deadline, following the death of a parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20104/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (26 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who purchased land in October 2014 can apply under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, as the person did not receive a single payment in 2014 due to caring for a relative at the time; if there are any special or force majeure circumstances under which a person who did not receive a payment under the scheme...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (26 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: 428. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a payment under the 2014 agri-environment options scheme; the reason for the delay; the reason farmers were informed, in reply to questions in Dáil Éireann, that payment would be made as soon as possible, when no payment has yet issued as of late May 2015;...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (26 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: 429. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the special nature of commonage and hill farming is taken into account in the administration of the beef genomics scheme, especially in cases where farmers (details supplied) were unable to access animals for a period to get samples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20613/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes (26 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: 954. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the river Suck drainage scheme employees; his plans for the drainage works on the river for 2015, and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20257/15]
- Topical Issue Debate: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (13 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: I thank the Minister of State for her response, but the concern of MS sufferers all over the country is that her response has not changed a lot in the past six or 12 months. I have raised the issue again today and while I understand negotiations to which I am not privy have concluded, it appears that we have not moved even one little bit. I ask the Minister of State to give some indication...
- Topical Issue Debate: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (13 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this matter for the Topical Issue debate and I thank the Minister of State for being present to take it. When it was selected I had a four-minute speech prepared outlining the background to this issue and then I thought what is the point of doing that as anybody who does any background check will find all the parliamentary questions that...
- Challenges Facing the European Union: Statements (Resumed) (7 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the challenges facing the European Union. From the outset it is important to state that I am supportive of what membership of the European Union has achieved for us over many years and its potential into the future. However, that is not to say it works perfectly for everyone all the time. It is important...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: In relation to that meeting, while we would hope to be able to discuss it at that time, given the angle that it appears we can come from, will we be able to get the people who might know a lot more about it from within the special unit? Will it be possible to bring them in to answer questions at that time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 May 2015)
Paul Connaughton: I did not get a chance to ask yesterday, but I imagine the cases have come up previously in another committee or elsewhere in the Houses of the Oireachtas. Has the matter come up and has work already been done? We do not want to cover old ground if information already exists on which we can work.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: The majority of issues have been covered. Deputy Perry mentioned ECAS. Why is there such a variation in the number of calls the Department was expecting and the number which there actually were? Who was involved in the calculation and how did such a disparity occur?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: How many were hoax calls?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: Mr. Griffin does not have a figure for hoax calls.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: Does he know the cost attributed to them?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: A cost can be attributed to it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: Has anything ever been done to get that money back from those callers to the emergency line?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: Does the Department ever follow up with the Garda to see if that is done? It is a cost to the State.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: I will move on. I imagine that BT will tender for this again. How will the competition process be made fair and open to others, given all of the experience that BT has gained in the past five years?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Emergency Call Answering Service (7 May 2015) Paul Connaughton: The Comptroller and Auditor General's report mentioned that some governance issues had been addressed.