Results 381-400 of 587 for speaker:Noel Coonan in 'Dáil debates'

Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: What about paying for it?

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Zero tolerance.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Will the Tánaiste ensure that Government policy on the closure of the accident and emergency department in Nenagh Hospital, as annunciated by the Minister of State, Deputy Maire Hoctor, be implemented?

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: It is with regard to the reconfiguration of health services. The Minister of State, Deputy Hoctor, announced the closure would not take place until all services were put in place.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: This is misleading the House. Is it any wonder that the Minister's super-junior colleague, Deputy Lowry, asked to have Ministers of State abolished seeing that Deputy Hoctor gave wrong information.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Will the Tánaiste confirm that this is Government policy?

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Why not? It is on Government policy.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: The House is being misled by a Minister of State who stated that all services would be put in place before closure. Will the Tánaiste confirm that this is Government policy?

Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: May I share time with my colleagues, Deputies Stanton and Enright?

Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I compliment Deputy Enright on tabling the motion, which is opportune in light of the severe haemorrhaging of jobs nationally and, as the Minister of State is well aware, in our constituency of Tipperary North. The Department of Social and Family Affairs provides an excellent service to Members and many Departments could...

Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for my remaining minute. As the Minister of State knows, a community welfare officer can no longer attend a building in Borrisalee because the HSE has deemed it unsuitable for health and safety reasons. The people of the area must travel to Templemore, a round trip of 15 miles, to meet a social welfare officer who has been inundated by calls from Templemore and...

Financial Services Regulation. (26 Mar 2009)

Noel Coonan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the consumer director of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority to examine the extent to which banks have backed their fixed rate mortgages by long dated securities, in order to establish whether the penalty for switching from fixed rate commitments could be reduced. [12537/09]

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: I refer to the minerals development Bill, the purpose of which, we are told, is to modernise and consolidate all mineral developments in the country. In view of the fact that Galmoy Mines has already closed and that the largest zinc ore mine in Europe, namely, Lisheen Mines in County Tipperary, is due to close in two years time, when will that Bill be introduced? Given that the Tánaiste's...

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: When will the forestry (amendment) Bill be introduced?

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: If the Government does not act soon all the mines will be closed.

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (26 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: The real Minister for agriculture.

Price Controls. (24 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether she has damaged the retail sector and depressed consumer demand through her recent comments on price controls and her endorsement of the National Consumer Agency's recent price survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7362/09]

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: Why is the Government robbing the public service if it has money to give away?

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (11 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: Look at the cat scan. There were only three staff for it.

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (11 Feb 2009)

Noel Coonan: We have heard that promise for the last two years.