Results 81-100 of 587 for speaker:James Breen

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

James Breen: It is a disgrace.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

James Breen: We will be back to see it through.

Postal Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2006)

James Breen: I find it somewhat ironic to debate a motion which calls on the Government to become proactive in the operation of An Post. Several times in the past year I have submitted written questions to the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources regarding pay and pensions within An Post only to be told by the Office of the Ceann Comhairle that the Minister has no official...

Nursing Home Inspections. (5 Dec 2006)

James Breen: Are hospitals tipped off in advance of inspections? The Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, should be concerned about the psychiatric hospital in Limerick. A few months ago, before the inspection took place, if one stood still one was cleaned. Cleaners arrived at 6 o'clock that morning but have not been seen outside regular hours since then. This suggests staff were tipped off about...

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2006)

James Breen: The Taoiseach is speaking to the Minister for Health and Children now.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2006)

James Breen: Fair play to him.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the youngest age that a child can be assessed by an orthodontist within the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40029/06]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 26 April 2005, when the Health Service Executive will meet with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40516/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding to purchase equipment for a sensory room for autistic children in a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40027/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will prioritise the provision of three prefabricated buildings to a school (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the fact that two teachers are teaching pupils in corridors and one in a staffroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40028/06]

Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Recently, when Deputy Crowe put forward a motion which sought some of the goals outlined in the motion before us, I spoke about the need for modernising our housing policies so accommodation can be delivered. It is time this Government delivered on the promises it has made. However, while I fully support certain proposals contained in the Labour Party motion, I do not believe the promises...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the health care assistants working at St. Joseph's Hospital, Ennis, County Clare who have passed their full examinations will be appointed to full time positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38526/06]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify her statement and name the 26 hospitals that will lose there doctor led accident and emergency services in June 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39211/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the Doolin and Liscannon sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38702/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if, farmers who purchased suckler cow quotas under the CAP premium system up to 2004 and who now find that these quotas are worthless due to reforms of the common agricultural policy which abolished those quotas, will be allowed to offset the purchase of the suckler cow quotas against their income tax liability; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Communications Infrastructure: Communications Infrastructure (16 Nov 2006)

James Breen: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the recommendations of the All-Party Committee on Mobile Phone Masts and their proximity to residential areas and facilities will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38354/06]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

James Breen: The establishment of a safety authority in both the United States and Britain has been welcomed by patients, their families, the health care providers and their insurers. Such authorities operate in a manner similar to that used in aviation, whereby serious incidents and near misses are reported to a central authority, thus helping to identify early trends, epidemics and misdiagnoses...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (14 Nov 2006)

James Breen: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of local and national importance, namely, the failure of the Ministers for Transport and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to advance the purchase of an appropriate site to house the Doolin coastguard and rescue service. Each of the past three weeks have seen a loss of life due to drowning and has...

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2006)

James Breen: She has not. I am a victim of the MRSA superbug, and the Government has done nothing.

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2006)

James Breen: The families of MRSA victims will tell the Taoiseach that. He did nothing but stand there and waffle.