Results 161-180 of 6,645 for speaker:Jimmy Deenihan

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: There will be many people taking dives this afternoon.

National Aquatic Centre. (10 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: I acknowledge Deputy Burton's interest in this subject. She and I have raised this matter a number of times but our pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears. On New Year's Day, storm force winds ripped a 25 metre section of the roof from the competition pool of the National Aquatic Centre. The metal roofing was blown across the complex, causing extensive damage inside and outside the building....

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (10 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received any communications from alternative energy producers requesting a more streamlined entry to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8373/05]

Abbey Theatre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has completed his trawl of city centre locations for the proposed relocation of the Abbey Theatre; if a suitable location has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9238/05]

Abbey Theatre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister's reply is like a long playing record. Will he define what is "due course"? Will a national theatre be built during the Government's term or is there a timeframe for it? Does the Minister still propose to provide the theatre through the public private partnership model? Has the present site been ruled out completely, given recent articles in the national media? Has the OPW gone...

Abbey Theatre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Lord Mayor suggested at a recent Dublin City Council meeting that an opinion poll should be conducted on the use of the Carlton Cinema as the new site for the Abbey Theatre. Does the Minister agree with this proposal? Would this be a good way to proceed?

National Aquatic Centre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the National Aquatic Centre will reopen; the reason for the delay in re-opening the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9239/05]

National Aquatic Centre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Who is liable for the damage and who will pay for it? Also, who will compensate Dublin Waterworld Ltd. for the loss of approximately €100,000 per week while the centre is closed? The centre has been closed for so long because of health and safety issues. Will the Minister clarify the precise health and safety issues involved? Has the Government offered to compensate unsuccessful bidders for...

National Aquatic Centre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister accept that it has taken an unacceptable length of time to carry out repairs on the centre, taking into consideration the process that had to be gone through? This centre was built in little more than a year but it appears it will take almost five months to repair a 25 sq m hole in the roof. Will the Minister agree that this issue has got bogged down in bureaucracy and that...

National Conference Centre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Is the Minister aware that the number of business tourists fell from 890,0000 per annum to 750,000 per annum between 1999 and 2003? Business tourism has fallen from 15% to 12% as a proportion of overall tourism figures. Is the Minister aware that during his or her stay, a business visitor spends approximately 70% more than an ordinary holidaymaker? A national conference centre sited in Dublin...

National Conference Centre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Why does the Minister not simplify the procedures? Does he set down the procedures? Has the National Treasury Management Agency approved the project? I am sure it has, but it is no harm to clarify if that is the case. If a successful tenderer were to be approved by May, what schedule would the Minister envisage for the possible commencement of work on this important project?

National Conference Centre. (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: What about the National Treasury Management Agency?

Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the Government has approved proposals for the development of a sports campus at Abbotstown; the likely commencement date of construction; the amount of funding allocated for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9199/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the special advisors attached to his Department are part of the line management system of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9310/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the roles and functions carried out by special advisors attached to his Department; if circulars or instructions have been issued within his Department concerning special advisors; if so, if he will provide a copy of any such circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9346/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he is responsible for the performance of the functions of his Department in accordance with section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9347/05]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to provide adequate child care facilities in the west Kerry peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9130/05]

Hospital Services. (23 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she proposes to take to improve cancer services in Cork and Kerry, following the resignation of an oncologist in Cork due to the failure of her Department to provide the necessary funding to create a dedicated cancer ward within Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9383/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when work will commence on the community nursing unit on the grounds of Kerry General Hospital, Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9384/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she proposes to take to alleviate the financial difficulties experienced by rape crisis centres such as that at Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5078/05]