Results 81-100 of 1,494 for speaker:Deirdre Clune

Industrial Development. (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question No. 63 asked the Minister to comment on the competitiveness of Irish exports. Energy costs, local authority charges and wage levels, for example, can make it quite expensive to do business here. Such expenses are ultimately reflected in prices. Does the Minister agree that those who export are at a disadvantage as a result of these factors? What can be done to reduce such costs?

Hospital Staff. (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: I hope that we will be able to get some answers in the debate about the uncertainty surrounding media reports of a review of a pathologist's work at Cork University Hospital. Media reports refer to a locum pathologist who was in place in the Cork University Hospital from July to August of this year, a term of approximately six weeks. Since then a number of cases have been sent to a...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide medical cards for those who are on medication for life such as anti rejection drugs following a transplant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31437/07]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Nov 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are proposals to redraw the boundaries relating to Leader areas, particularly in relation to a company (details supplied); when these proposals will be decided on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31824/07]

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Deirdre Clune: The motion is an important and relevant one, particularly as we face the announcement of budget 2008 tomorrow. It is a time of much concern as to the future of the economy. We face challenging times. We have heard the message from the Minister for Finance and we know tax returns to his Department do not match expectations. It is not surprising the Celtic tiger, to which we have all become...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork to provide an extension to their premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32580/07]

Light Rail Project. (6 Dec 2007)

Deirdre Clune: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken or intends to take to conduct a feasibility study into developing a Luas style light rail transit system for Cork and other cities outside Dublin and a timetable for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30363/07]