106 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention was drawn to the problem regarding the sale here of counterfeit pharmaceuticals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[9071/09]
50
D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén fáth nach bhfuil dul chun cinn i bhfad níos fearr déanta i leith líon na scéimeanna teanga atá daingnithe aige agus foilsithe faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
[8920/09]
52 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason payments to a group (details supplied) were increased by 62% in his Department’s Estimate for 2009 in view of the fact that virtually all other headings relating to the Gaeltacht and the Irish language were reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8973/09]
38
D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain a chuirfidh sé an dréacht-straitéis 20 bliain agus a chuid moltaí maidir leis an straitéis faoi bhráid an Rialtais; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
[8979/09]
330 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if there are circumstances in which he would consider committing public moneys to a salvage operation for Asgard II; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8495/09]
329 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if realistic and funded proposals from private individuals or groups in regard to salvaging Asgard II have emerged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8494/09]
187 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if, in regard to the entitlement of citizens over 70 years of age to a medical card, she will extend the concession whereby widows and widowers whose spouses passed away after 1 January 2009 hold their medical cards irrespective of when their spouse passed away; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[8554/09]
83 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will take the opportunity to launch a review of the sports capital scheme to ensure that it is taking account of the latest research on increasing participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8511/09]
162 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost to the State of operating the Official Languages Act 2003 since it was signed into law (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8174/09]
161 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to carry out a review of the operation of the Official Languages Act 2003 since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8173/09]
160 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when additional translators will be employed to translate into the Irish language the more than 60,000 pages of statutory instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8172/09]
159 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the system being put in place for translating statutory instruments into the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[8171/09]
103 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the circumstances surrounding the discharge from hospital of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[8175/09]
35 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if the proposed public service pension levy will apply to school caretakers and school secretaries even though neither are entitled to a public service pension due to the terms and conditions they receive from his Department; his views on whether the application of the levy to the salaries of these employees would be profoundly unjust; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7914/09]
14 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 614 to 618 of 17 December 2008, the number of permanent teaching posts, contracts of indefinite duration, pro rata fixed term contracts and casual part-time posts created across the second level education sector between 2000 and 2008; the permanency ratio across each sector at second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7913/09]
106 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2009 of licensed handguns; the number of licensed handguns that were reported as stolen; the number of such stolen guns that were subsequently used in crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7597/09]
50 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to publish legislation based on his justice for victims initiative; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about some of his proposals expressed by a group (details supplied); his views on the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7598/09]
72 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assistance she will provide to employees of a company (details supplied) in their efforts to save their jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[7258/09]
63 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contacts she has had with persons seeking to purchase a company (details supplied) with a view to keeping it operating as a going concern; if she has received a request for assistance from those involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[7257/09]
18 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the further action she will take in 2009 to address needs of the 600 plus people who are in acute beds while their acute treatment is completed while others wait for admittance to these beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[6548/09]
16 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures being taken to reduce the waiting times of, on average, six months and more in some parts of the country for colonoscopies in view of the importance of early diagnosis of bowel cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[6549/09]
52 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance when he will publish profiles of expected tax revenues and voted expenditure for 2009; the reason for the delay in their publication in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6314/09]
45 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether bad debts relating to property lending at credit unions could be on the rise; if he will provide information as to the level of asset impairments at Irish credit unions; if he has held meetings with representatives from the credit union sector with respect to this issue in the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6346/09]
80 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the positive findings on the efficient operation of Bus Éireann in the recent Deloitte bus review, he will ensure that current Bus Éireann network, fleet and service levels are maintained and enhanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5803/09]
223 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will announce his decision on the application of Waterford Institute of Technology for upgrading to university status before the Easter 2009 recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5415/09]
222 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 5 February 2009, if there is a realistic prospect of construction starting in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5412/09]
183 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his views on the reason the number of hoax call outs to suspect explosive devices increased from 11 in 2007 to 58 in 2009; the action he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5435/09]
181 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he has received the recommendation of Coiste an Asgard regarding the proposed salvaging of the Asgard II (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5414/09]
83 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her proposals to redress the consequences of mistakes made by FÁS in regard to the community employment scheme contracts of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[5413/09]
37 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports of the attacks on the integrity of United Nations storage areas with regard to its UNWRA warehouses in the Gaza Strip.
[5203/09]
64 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions held at the most recent meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council regarding relations between the European Union and Israel in terms of economic and trade dealings.
[5202/09]
200 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will review her decision not to initiate the process of imposing a ban on smoking in vehicles transporting children under 16 years of age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[5256/09]
134 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he is taking to promote new exports to mainland Europe in view of the fact that there is little prospect of sterling recovering enough to compensate exporters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4886/09]
86 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average waiting period for persons seeking a licence for aquaculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4887/09]
612 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Waterford will commence construction in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4414/09]
262 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if construction on the Courthouse project for Waterford is to commence in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4897/09]
98 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on calls to instruct the regulator to set a price ceiling for ESB and Bord Gáis prices and replace the current practice of setting a fixed actual price in order to allow the ESB and Bord Gáis to supply cheaper energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4566/09]
267 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if construction will commence on a school (details supplied) in County Waterford in 2009 and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4052/09]
244 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the financial assistance he will provide to Waterford County Council in regard to the proposal of the extension and realignment of the slipway for Helvick Harbour lifeboat; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3970/09]
127 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if it is her policy to close long stay public residential beds for senior citizens and transfer patients from existing public hospitals to private hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[4153/09]
132 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the raising of Asgard II from the seabed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3383/09]
141 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence when a formal decision will be made to allow continued participation by members of Permanent Defence Forces with the peace keeping mission in Chad following the recent announcement of the Security Council that the United Nations should take over responsibility for the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3493/09]
102 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his views on the call made at its recent annual conference that PDFORRA should be allowed to join the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3655/09]
100 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence when a decision will be made as to whether to proceed with efforts to salvage the Asgard II ; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that the vessel may be further damaged by rough seas and fishing activity in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3654/09]
156 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she will take to secure the pension benefits of workers with defined benefit pensions.
[3212/09]
122 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied that Directive 80/987/EEC is being complied with here; and her plans to amend legislation arising from a Court of Justice judgement (details supplied).
[3216/09]
171 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science when the third level grant application of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2886/09]
13
D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain a fhoilseofar an reachtaíocht nua chun teorainneacha na Gaeltachta a athrú agus chun sainmhíniú nua a dhéanamh ar an rud is Gaeltacht ann; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
[2604/09]
2 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has plans to increase the number of local drugs task forces; if there were calls for a county-based task force during the recent public meetings; his views on such a strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2820/09]
231 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has to secure the pensions of all employees of a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[2588/09]