Results 121-140 of 8,051 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Heavy Goods Vehicles. (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response. I gather from it that very little research has been carried out in respect of these vehicles because they are new to the market. How many supercubes or super trucks are in operation in Ireland? As a result of the debate on the Dublin Port tunnel etc., concerns have arisen. Do these vehicles represent the way forward? Is the Minister of...

Child Care: Motion. (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: The longer a child is poor, the greater the subsequent deprivation in later life and the greater likelihood of leaving school early, becoming unemployed or getting a low paid job. Some 66,000 children are currently living below the poverty line. Everyone agrees that education is the key that breaks the cycle that traps people in poverty and early intervention is also critical. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Transport if he proposes to ban the use of larger supercube trucks over the coming years. [26993/04]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if minors temporarily staying in Garda stations for want of suitable accommodation have been assigned a social worker. [26786/04]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from persons (details supplied) requesting a meeting to discuss the future of the provision of emergency ambulance cover in Dublin; and if she will hold such a meeting in the immediate future in view of the impending dissolution of the health boards. [26787/04]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which emergency ambulance cover will be provided in Dublin city and county, and the structures and procedures that will be put in place following the dissolution of the health boards. [26788/04]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the level of emergency ambulance provision for Dublin city and county is adequate to meet the needs of the growing population. [26789/04]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the proposals to make Dublin City Council the statutory emergency ambulance provider for Dublin city and county; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the management and workers of Dublin Fire Brigade support such a change; and her views on this suggestion. [26790/04]

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Finance if agricultural tractors and trailers can be reallocated as goods vehicles by re-registration; and if so, the costs and conditions that are involved. [27048/04]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will apply some flexibility in this case. [26804/04]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has proposals for reviewing the supply of resource teachers for primary schools. [27046/04]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has proposals for reviewing the learning support resources for primary schools; and if she will commit herself to ensuring that primary schools in rural areas are allocated adequate numbers of resource teachers and adequate learning support resources. [27047/04]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make financial provision for the shortfall in severance packages particularly with respect to reduced pension entitlements of former workers at a subsidiary of the Irish Fertiliser Industries (details supplied) in Belfast when compared to their counterparts at the IFI plants in Carlow and Cork which closed at the...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a dental service (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will be reopened. [28501/04]

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Transport if the taxi hardship scheme is closed for applications. [28497/04]

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount paid out for the taxi hardship scheme; and the costs to administer same. [28498/04]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the fraction of pre-primary school children of eligible age which the 1,700 children engaged in Early Start represents. [28489/04]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details of the involvement of parents in the Early Start programme, andof transition year, vocational training andYouthreach trainees. [28490/04]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the Early Start programme has remained in its pilot phase, after ten years in existence. [28492/04]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (16 Nov 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provision which has been made in the Early Start programme to include the children of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. [28493/04]