Results 61-80 of 3,278 for speaker:James Bannon in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (26 Sep 2007)

James Bannon: Question 633: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a centre (details supplied) in County Longford have been refused funding under the dormant accounts flagship measure in view of the fact they appear to meet all the criteria for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20668/07]

Written Answers — Physiotherapy Services: Physiotherapy Services (26 Sep 2007)

James Bannon: Question 673: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost to the taxpayer of the investment in the four year training of the 150 physiotherapists who graduated in 2007 and who cannot get work in the public health system despite outpatient waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20669/07]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (26 Sep 2007)

James Bannon: Question 1039: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will appoint the promised 2000 extra Gardaí, in view of the fact that low-level staffing in rural areas is causing an escalation of anti-social behaviour, which is impacting on communities, with children afraid to play in their gardens and making neighbourhoods unsafe for families; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Water Supply Contamination: Water Supply Contamination (26 Sep 2007)

James Bannon: Question 1089: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will allay the concerns of many people that asbestos water pipes are unsafe for the end user; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19810/07]

Written Answers — Waterways Ireland: Waterways Ireland (27 Sep 2007)

James Bannon: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the timescale for the extension of the Royal Canal to Longford Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Sep 2007)

James Bannon: Question 199: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the new Legan and Kenagh Water Schemes have not been provided despite a two year wait and the fact that 200 houses have no sewerage facilities due to overload of the existing schemes and that raw sewerage is flowing into the River Inny which supplies domestic water for the whole of the south...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which is accommodated in an old building not able to sustain current needs, has not received funding for an urgently needed extra classroom and toilets despite application under a number of schemes and being promised the necessary €480,000; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (4 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grounds on which it is morally or legally right for a child (details supplied) in County Longford to be refused entry to three national schools and to be left without a junior infant place to enable them to start their education with other children in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22174/07]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (9 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the Health Service Executive can justify the reduction in profit margins in relation to medicines purchased from wholesalers and supplied under the GMS and community drugs schemes which is impacting adversely on community pharmacists and which will force many of them to close and those that remain open would be dispensing the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for the provision of an Alzheimer's residential unit at St. Joseph's Hospital, Dublin Road, County Longford to provide facilities for the 385 people who have been diagnosed with the disease in Longford as currently the only facility available to them in the psychiatric hospital in Mullingar; and if she will...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (9 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures she has put in place to counteract the joint threat from foot and mouth and bluetongue diseases and in particular in relation to the need for the eradication of the threat from Brazilian beef; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22467/07]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (9 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for a new curriculum for leaving certificate agricultural science in the light of the excessively difficult paper in June 2007, which impacted adversely on rural and urban students and particularly on those seeking a career in the farming industry; her views on a greater input into the setting of this exam from farming...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the location in the 2006 Health Service Executive accounts where the charge for agency staff is; the amount this item cost in 2006 with a breakdown of the staff hired from agencies in 2006 by type and numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23073/07]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine his plans to compensate local authorities for the fact that the implementation of health and safety regulations has eaten into the roadworks improvements budget. [23016/07]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (10 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the plans in place to improve the quality of rural transport in County Westmeath with particular reference to bus services for the elderly to access hospitals and other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23072/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a small business owner (details supplied) in County Longford is being forced to join a specific pension scheme rather than being free to shop around. [23070/07]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for the transfer of higher education grants from county councils to VECs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23069/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (10 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 304: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding funding for village enhancement programmes on a county basis. [23014/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (10 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 305: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the arrangements being made to lift the embargo on the recruitment of council staff in view of the increased emphasis on health and safety for staff and public. [23015/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Oct 2007)

James Bannon: Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the appropriate timing for the introduction of a carbon tax; and if the proposed taxation commission will be asked to complete its assessment of the optimum structure for such a tax. [23547/07]