Results 361-380 of 3,225 for speaker:Paul Connaughton Snr

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the 2009 cow welfare scheme will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13450/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if entitlements are still available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13451/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received €9,950 single farm payment in 2008 and 2009 as they received this in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13551/10]

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on rural transport provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12849/10]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is an Irish and European international minimum level of strength needed to drive a manual car following a traffic accident when such a driver gets tired easily and may not be able to drive in a safe manner for too long a journey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13281/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13280/10]

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: It would hardly increase them.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I thank my colleague, Deputy Mitchell, for bringing this issue to the fore. I wish the Minister well in her new portfolio. I am somewhat disappointed with the Minister for Finance tonight. I assume that he has to back the budget measures but with regard to the rationale behind what he stated, I fully appreciate the €10 travel tax is not the reason the entire thing has fallen to 2004...

Hospital Services. (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I raise a matter of huge importance to east Galway, where there is grave fear that Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe will be downgraded. This concern has come to the fore because of a public demonstration to be held next Sunday in St. Michael's Square, Ballinasloe, which I expect will be attended by thousands of people. Portiuncula general hospital is important to five or six adjoining...

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Are they good ones?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Almost one year ago to the day, I asked the Taoiseach whether the Government would ban the thousands of turf cutters on the bogs of Ireland under the European Union habitats directive.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: This might be a sickener for the Ceann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: No, he good-humouredly told me on that occasion that as soon as the next fine day came, he and I would be out cutting turf.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: What is the up-to-date position in respect of those thousands of bog owners? The turf machines are trundling their way down the bog roads of Ireland and are about to cut. Are they allowed to so do?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I assume the Taoiseach has an answer to this question.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Should I take it that the Taoiseach has no knowledge in this regard or has nothing to say about it at present?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: This issue could be a rerun of the rod licence controversy, the return of which no one would wish to see.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Where do the thousands of bog cutters stand? This is a legitimate question for this Parliament.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The Taoiseach is actually stating that the cutters are banned from this day on. This is absolutely shameful.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Mar 2010)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an important matter, namely, the ongoing fear and anxiety now shared by many members of staff and thousands of families in its catchment area that Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe is being allowed to run down by the HSE. I call on the Minister for Health and Children, and the HSE, to organise urgently a promised...