Results 161-180 of 486 for long speaker:Pat Gallagher

Seanad: Rail Network (21 Feb 2008)

Pat Gallagher: ...road in Monaghan. The only town through which one will pass is Emyvale, from which one will travel to Aughnacloy. With the €580 million to be provided by the taxpayer, I hope it will not be too long before there is movement in respect of design, procurement and the actual work, which can take some time, all of which have been acknowledged by the Senator. I had the privilege of opening...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2008)

Pat Gallagher: ...class teachers and one permanent learning support and resource teacher. The school has submitted an application to the Department for capital funding towards the provision of a new school and the long-term staffing figure on which accommodation needs will be based has been determined and notified to the school authority. It has been agreed that appropriate accommodation should be provided...

Schools Building Projects. (20 Feb 2008)

Pat Gallagher: ...Gaelscoil Uileog De Búrca was acquired last year and an assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will be required in order to determine the long-term projected staffing figure on which the school's accommodation needs will be based. It is heartening to note that a school established in 1989 with eight pupils now has an enrolment of...

Seanad: Health Services (20 Feb 2008)

Pat Gallagher: ...developing community-based services at local level. Government policy with regard to older people is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to quality long-term residential care where appropriate. This policy approach is renewed and developed in the...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2008)

Pat Gallagher: ...permanent learning support-resource teachers. The school has submitted an application to the Department of Education and Science for capital funding towards the provision of a new school and the long-term staffing figure on which accommodation needs will be based has been determined and notified to the school authority. It has been agreed that appropriate accommodation should be provided...

Seanad: Schools Recognition (6 Feb 2008)

Pat Gallagher: ...permanent accommodation, assuming the school ultimately achieved permanent recognition. Each new school is generally established with provisional recognition, to ensure, among other things, it has long-term viability. Schools attract capital funding only when permanent recognition is awarded, although schools with temporary recognition do receive State support by way of payment of...

Young People: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...likely to have problems associated with alcohol in adulthood. We need, therefore, to make particular efforts to protect our young people and to delay them taking their first alcoholic drink for as long as possible. The HBSC study shows that half of children aged between 15 and 17 years report they are current drinkers and more than one third report they have been "really drunk" in the...

Seanad: Food Safety: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...many millions. It complements the investment by the State. I commend the positive contribution of those voluntary organisations to our society and to the health and welfare of our children. Long may we continue to benefit from this voluntary aspect of our society. Various issues were raised, particularly the availability of sports facilities in schools, as requested. I will bring that...

Seanad: Public Transport (8 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...figure is the best estimate before tenders are received. On 1 June, the Department wrote to the chairman of the project board authorising him to proceed with the implementation of the project along the lines proposed. The chairman has since informed the Department that the procurement process to secure a supplier for the back office systems is under way. The procurement notice was placed...

Seanad: Food Safety: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...public health and the interests of this industry, has reached a new level of importance. It has also reached a new level of complexity. It is necessary to meet this challenge with a proactive, long-term approach, including the provision of a robust legislative framework and through the provision and efficient use of resources within this framework. This approach must be guided by...

Written Answers — Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplements (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...an increasing range of foods are fortified by manufacturers through the addition of vitamins and minerals. As almost any nutrient can be potentially toxic if consumed in large quantities over a long period, the absence of scientifically based maximum levels of vitamins or of minerals could lead to their inadvertent over-consumption. There is also the possibility of interactions between...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jun 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...2004. Ireland has participated in international prevalence studies on asthma and there is ongoing work on the development of information systems on asthma. I have no plans to include asthma in the Long Term Illness scheme. People who cannot, without undue hardship, arrange for the provision of medical services for themselves and their dependants may be entitled to a medical card. In the...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...of establishing a register of driving instructors, with registration of new instructors to commence on 1 July 2007 and the registration of all instructors to commence on 1 July 2008. There was a long consultation process and details and regulation in this regard will be brought forward sooner rather than later. There is no power in the Road Traffic Acts to regulate driving schools as the...

Rail Freight. (6 Mar 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...Iarnród Éireann has made progress in growing the rail freight business in areas in which it holds a competitive advantage over road haulage, such as in handling large volumes or trainloads over long distances. For example, Iarnród Éireann has reintroduced the trainload pulpwood business by modifying surplus wagons and providing additional services for Coillte between the west of...

State Airports. (27 Feb 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...are a matter for the Dublin Airport Authority and local management, I understand that the company, under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission, LRC, has made substantial efforts over a long period to find agreement with the trade unions involved on how the airport could operate efficiently and in a sustainable manner. Unfortunately, even though the process had the assistance of...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2007)

Pat Gallagher: ...purchase a site to facilitate the development of a replacement school. The VEC has identified a suitable site for that purpose. The Department of Education and Science is currently preparing the long-term projected enrolment on which the school's accommodation needs will be based and will shortly notify the VEC of same. When the long-term projected enrolment has been finalised and agreed...

Port Development. (28 Sep 2006)

Pat Gallagher: The most objective observers are suggesting we will continue to enjoy growth of between 5% and 6% in each of the next few years. There will be a long lead-in time because it is not possible to provide additional capacity in the short term. For that reason, I launched the ports policy statement in January 2005, when I was Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Pat Gallagher: ...confirmed and it would be wrong for us to arrive at any conclusions. In this subsection we deliberately left the definitions wide and comprehensive enough to allow the Minister of the day to make long-term regulations. Innovations in communications technologies have advanced considerably in recent years. It is only right that we include this subsection to enable this or any future Minister...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2006)

Pat Gallagher: ...per 100 ml of blood may now be stopped by way of mandatory alcohol testing and the new administrative sanction will be another deterrent. It may be said that six months off the road may be too long for an offence where very little alcohol has been consumed, but I believe it is quite lenient. One drink is too many and one of the aims of this Bill is to catch people who drive with between 60...

Driving Tests. (13 Jun 2006)

Pat Gallagher: ...accepted by both sides and it is hoped that we will see a major reduction in the number of those on the waiting list. It is the Government's objective to reduce the waiting list, which is far too long, to realistic levels. We hope to see that achieved during the course of 2007.