Results 161-180 of 1,898 for speaker:Liz McManus in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 May 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 376: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her short-term and long-term plans for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the fact that their lease expires on 2 May 2010; if she will renew the lease; if so, the time for which same will renew; if she will accommodate the school on the five-acre site in Rathnew, County Wicklow, which has planning...

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (29 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the changes made to the eligible farmland areas for the purpose of applications for the single farm payment; the way he sees these changes affecting farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/10]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (29 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps that were taken by his Department following the diagnosis of the first cases of bovine neonatal pancytopaenia in County Cork on 13 April 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16909/10]

Written Answers — Bank Losses: Bank Losses (28 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate losses over a three year horizon by the guaranteed credit institutions on that portion of their loan books not destined for the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17204/10]

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (28 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the status of a company (details supplied); the number of entities that have expressed an interest in acquiring the insurance part of the company; the steps that are being taken to ensure the greatest possible protection of the employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17203/10]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the implications of the broadcasting levy; his views on whether it will impact adversely on staffing levels of the independent radio sector, with jobs already having been lost due to the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16627/10]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (27 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the tender process for a postcode system has been suspended; his views on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources report on postcodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16628/10]

Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (27 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, if any, to change the policy of charging 50 cent for each item on prescriptions in view of the hardship this is causing persons who have long-term illnesses - for example, diabetes - who might have ten different medications to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16687/10]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment regarding the replacement of septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15961/10]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (22 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money estimated, allocated, owing or spent, on the purchase of carbon credits in respect of Kyoto Protocol commitments for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15962/10]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (21 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress reported regarding the projects relating to the 2016 commemoration of the 1916 rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15618/10]

Written Answers — Army Operations: Army Operations (21 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which the Army Ordnance Corps has been called out to deal with suspicious devices during 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of cases which were actual explosive devices; the number of occasions on which these devices were hoaxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15619/10]

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (20 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he will take to combat fuel poverty. [15381/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (1 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amounts of grants provided under the two programmes of grants for community and voluntary organisations during the past three years; his plans to expand this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14265/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Apr 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money provided under the dormant accounts fund in the past three years; the amount of money not drawn down by grantees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14266/10]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Mar 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the reason seven special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 are being made redundant in view of the fact that class numbers in this school will increase to ten children from six children and that although the school is graded as a physically disabled school it caters for children with multiple...

Written Answers — Arms Trade: Arms Trade (30 Mar 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the latest report that there has been a 22% increase in arms sales by Germany in the past five years; the implications of this for the EU's foreign policy, and in particular, insofar as a very high proportion of these sales are to some of the poorest countries in the world, many with authoritarian regimes. [13347/10]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (30 Mar 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will propose at EU level the establishment of a permanent secretariat to existing and particularly new initiatives for peace in the Middle East. [13346/10]

Written Answers — Detention Facilities: Detention Facilities (25 Mar 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the report of the expert group on children's detention services which recommends the development of 167 places for young persons detained by the courts; if the provisions of this number of places is still his objective; if not, the number of places it is proposed to provide and the basis for this...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (25 Mar 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the report of the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, Rape and Justice in Ireland, which found that just 7% of rapes reported to the Garda resulted in convictions; his proposals to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13000/10]