Results 1-11 of 11 for dogs speaker:John Curran

Did you mean: does speaker:88?

Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (23 May 2018)

John Curran: ...her daughter endured as a result of physical bullying and cyberbullying. She spoke of the impact of her daughter's suicide on herself and on her 14 year old son who found his sister hanging from a dog lead in the hallway of their house. She called for a review of and an amendment to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, as referred to by Deputy Andrias Moynihan. The bullying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Curran: ...respect of services. Perhaps the word might be interconnectivity of services. I was taken by something Dr. Patricia McCarthy said about having two applications in at the moment, one for a guide dog and one for housing. They are being assessed separately, yet she needs both. If they come in the wrong order, she will be snookered. She made that point very well. That is just an example....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Curran: ...respect of services. Perhaps the word might be interconnectivity of services. I was taken by something Dr. Patricia McCarthy said about having two applications in at the moment, one for a guide dog and one for housing. They are being assessed separately, yet she needs both. If they come in the wrong order, she will be snookered. She made that point very well. That is just an example....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Curran: ...respect of services. Perhaps the word might be interconnectivity of services. I was taken by something Dr. Patricia McCarthy said about having two applications in at the moment, one for a guide dog and one for housing. They are being assessed separately, yet she needs both. If they come in the wrong order, she will be snookered. She made that point very well. That is just an example....

Other Questions: RAPID Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: ...are other areas of disadvantage, but the area of greatest disadvantage has been identified. Funding should go to it. The Minister will have to fight for the funding required. I acknowledge he can be dogged and determined, and we will support him in this. Funding of €2 million for a national programme is not significant enough, considering that the Minister is putting more into...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Litter Pollution (18 May 2017)

John Curran: ..., Energy and Natural Resources the amount each local authority in Dublin will receive further to his recent announcement to increase funding from the environment fund to combat the prevalence of dog fouling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23885/17]

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

John Curran: In addition to the recent issues raised by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, the breath tests and fixed-charge notices, An Garda Síochána has been dogged by other issues in respect of the Garda whistleblowers and the Fennelly commission. Undoubtedly, that array of issues has undermined confidence in the Garda. Equally importantly, it has affected the morale of those working in the force....

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (17 Nov 2009)

John Curran: .... Their Coastal Watch Programme has been in place since 2001, a new Customs patrol vessel has been commissioned, mobile X-ray scanning technology has been acquired and the number of drug detector dog teams has also been increased. The objectives of the Supply Reduction Pillar of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 are: ?to significantly reduce the volume of illicit drugs; ?to prevent...

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Nov 2009)

John Curran: ...for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, that Department's Secretary General, customs, Revenue and the Garda Commissioner and I will outline some of the actions arising therefrom. The number of dog units used to detect drugs entering ports has increased. The customs service recently has launched a new cutter at sea. A new mobile scanner for incoming trucks will be operational before the...

Written Answers — Drugs Seizures: Drugs Seizures (4 Mar 2009)

John Curran: .... Their Coastal Watch Programme has been in place since 2001, a new Customs patrol vessel has been commissioned, mobile X-ray scanning technology has been acquired and the number of drug detector dog teams has also been increased. As the Deputy will appreciate, the drugs market is global and increased co-operation at an international level is also a current feature. This was well...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (26 Jun 2008)

John Curran: .... I understand that the Customs Service is to acquire a second customs cutter and a second mobile container X-ray scanner and that these will be deployed next year. The increased use of sniffer dogs has also proved fruitful. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that trade in illicit drugs is a global phenomenon and no country has fully come to grips with it. There has been a sharp...