Results 81-100 of 6,295 for speaker:Michael D'Arcy

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in County Wexford five years ago. [32162/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 532: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in County Wexford ten years ago. [32163/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 578: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local area plans in place in local authorities here. [32154/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 579: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of town plans in place here. [32155/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 580: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department have sanctioned new waste water treatment systems for rural once off houses in the countryside where ground conditions are unsuitable for standard accepted septic tanks or raised percolation systems. [32156/07]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 581: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of motor tax paid into Wexford County Council for the past 10 years. [32157/07]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing units built in County Wexford for the past five years. [32158/07]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 584: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units available for the rental accommodation scheme in County Wexford for 2007. [32160/07]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 583: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable units built in County Wexford in the past five years. [32159/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of urban areas with more than 1,000 people without two megabytes of broadband connectivity available. [32167/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of urban areas with more than 500 people without two megabytes of broadband connectivity available. [32168/07]

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: I speak as a new Deputy as well as a businessman. I was disappointed in the contribution of the Minister of State, Deputy McGuinness, whom I respect. One would think that Fianna Fáil had just entered Government rather than having been there for 18 of the past 20 years. There have been some positive initiatives, such as the success of the economy, but there are also negative factors. The...

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: No.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Mellowing.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: I am pleased to discuss the first budget since I became a Member. I am concerned about the borrowing of approximately €5 billion for 2008. Department of Finance projections for recent years have not been very accurate. What I describe as the Cowen budgets have, so far, been inaccurate to the extent that from 2004 to 2006, they have underestimated the tax take by about €5 billion. The...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if additional funding will be made available to establish local lieutenants to pursue drug dealers in the rural Garda divisions. [32150/07]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce a version of Megan's law to allow communities the information that a former sex offender is living within their area. [32151/07]

Telecommunications Services. (19 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the towns of Gorey, Enniscorthy and New Ross were not included in MANs phase two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35786/07]

Telecommunications Services. (19 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: The Minister knows better than most that DSL is old hat at this stage in regard to broadband connectivity. In County Wexford phase one was disappointing in that only one town was connected. Kingscourt, with a population of 1,700; Kiltimagh with a population of 1,000 and Manorhamilton were connected in phase one. Gorey, Enniscorthy and New Ross, out of 94 towns, with populations closer to...

Telecommunications Services. (19 Dec 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: One issue that needs to be addressed is the cost of connection to MANs. At present, it can cost tens of thousands of euro to connect to MANs, which is prohibitive given that the additional running costs are also very high. E-Net got the contract in 2004 for 15 years. Will the Minister review the cost for new connectors to take up usage in MANs?