Results 121-140 of 1,380 for speaker:Pádraic McCormack in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (26 May 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17548/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (26 May 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Defence the situation with respect to the disappearance of a person (details supplied). [17646/05]

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (26 May 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria used by the national public procurement policy unit in its competitive processing system for short-listing contractors who can tender for major road works; when the change was made in the tendering process; and the way in which the contractors are selected and the persons allowed to tender (details supplied). [17673/05]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (26 May 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the provision of a Garda barracks (details supplied) in County Galway. [17672/05]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (31 May 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason 80% of the nationally proposed SAC areas are in counties Galway and Mayo; if there will be a more even distribution of proposed designated areas throughout the country; if the EU directive sought 70% of land to be designated; the reason it is proposed that 14% of land nationally be designated; and...

Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (1 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has not satisfied himself with the progress of any area in implementing the programme for Government. [18358/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department will consider providing additional speech therapy services to persons with learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18546/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will consider eliminating the anomaly whereby a person giving full-time care to an invalid is means tested on all of an income from an English pension of approximately €100 per week when in the normal course of events there is an exemption income of €270 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18540/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to introduce regulations to allow widows who have no other income except the widow's pension to qualify for the free schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18541/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timescale for the decentralisation of Development Cooperation Ireland to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to regularise the situation regarding special needs assistants in primary schools; her further plans to make those posts full-time; if re-deployment arrangements will be entered into where special needs assistants become surplus to requirements in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18752/05]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (14 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who failed to make the transition from primary to secondary education in 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19717/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Fuels: Alternative Fuels (15 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has identified the number of alternative fuel production proposals currently available for consideration; the extent to which he expects to encourage the development of such fuels over a specific period with a view to achieving less dependance on CO2 emitting fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (15 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has studied the causes of the high cost of mobile telephone use here; his plans to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20001/05]

Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (16 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a decision will be made on the development of a new national theatre building in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20204/05]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will mobilise her Department to ensure that BreastCheck facilities are available at University College Hospital, Galway, without further delay; if she will make a statement outlining her commitment for the provision of BreastCheck services to University College Hospital, Galway, immediately; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that women in the north-west choose to have mastectomies due to the fact that they cannot face the long distances and travel for cancer care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20897/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (22 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans regarding the expansion of the bus market in the greater Dublin area; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21219/05]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the current progress on the provision of this extension as five teachers out of a staff of 11 are teaching in temporary accommodation such as prefabs and portacabins. [21742/05]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent report which stated that Ireland was the sixth worst performer in the EU regarding its failure to achieve set targets under the Kyoto Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22315/05]