252 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21569/10]
233 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21410/10]
227 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an application for a certificate of naturalisation was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21357/10]
218 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the names of those who attended the meeting at the Ministry of Defence in Brawdy, Wales on the afternoon of the Tuskar Rock accident (details supplied) 24 March 1968; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21439/10]
217 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport asked the Minister for Transport if he will give details of the discussions (details supplied) he has had regarding the future of the Waterford to Rosslare railway line; the outcome of these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21414/10]
134 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his views on the mortgage interest relief situation of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21519/10]
295 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the proposals he has to abolish the State transitional pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21405/10]
43 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to reduce the waiting period for social welfare appeals.
[21591/10]
189 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of the new fire station for Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21177/10]
167 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the estimated cost to the State of a court case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21262/10]
122 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to make good the shortfall in dental services for all persons on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20924/10]
66 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of funding granted by her Department to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20693/10]
125 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that private and public ambulance services are appropriately subject to standards inspection, vetting of staff and other quality control measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20201/10]
100 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the needs of former miners who have chronic health problems as a result of mining; if they can be treated as special cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20204/10]
161 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take arising from a recent Supreme Court decision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19852/10]
63 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of An Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those who have attested but not yet concluded their training, those in training; the expected number that will be recruited during 2010; the anticipated numbers at each above category at the end of 2010; the number of members of the force who are expected to retire during 2010; the number who will be recruited in the first half of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19616/10]
46 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used from 1988 to date in 2010; the number of such cases in which prosecutions for murder were initiated; the number of such cases in which convictions were secured; if he has satisfied himself with the level of detection and conviction in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19615/10]
166 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the proposals he has to dramatically reduce the waiting time for the national car test in Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19530/10]
88 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of redundancies notified in his Department from 2002 to date in 2010; the number of projected redundancies for 2010; the amount of money awarded in statutory redundancy payment from 2002 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19188/10]
72 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has received any report from the Labour Court regarding a possible change in the national minimum wage; if not, when he expects to receive its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19187/10]
80
D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an mó cruinniú den Fhochoiste Rialtais don nGaeilge a bhí ann in 2010.
[19022/10]
76
D’fhiafraigh Deputy Brian O’Shea den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an mbeidh díospóireacht ann sa Dáil ar an Straitéis 20 Bliain don nGaeilge roimh shos an tSamhraidh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
[19021/10]
405 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the assistance she will provide to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17998/10]
347 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the regulations he plans to introduce in regard to the use of bio-fuels for central heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17843/10]
299 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the rate of qualified adult dependant payment for persons who are in receipt of a reduced rate of pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17752/10]
280 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals he has to commission the Economic and Social Research Institute, An Coimisinéir Teanga or other research institute to establish the extent of public money being spent on the maintenance and development of the Irish language across the State and public sector to establish the objective of each programme; the extent to which objectives are being achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18169/10]
200 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the dredging and reclamation of the river at the confluence of the Rivers Barrow and Suir from Snowhill to Drumdowney Point, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17767/10]
110 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the strategies he has in place to ensure that with more centralised and globalised purchasing of supplies and equipment,local suppliers here are not disadvantaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18366/10]
79 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport when he was last briefed on the proposed closure of the Rosslare to Waterford rail line by Irish Rail in view of the fact that this will be a critical link in the context of the fully reopened western rail corridor; the steps that he has taken to examine all possible ways of keeping this commuter rail line open; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17865/10]
61 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Transport the schedule for national bike week 2010; the actions of the national cycle policy framework that have been implemented; the proposed cost of implementing this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17866/10]
83 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the rate at which Brazilian authorities are clearing farms to export beef to the EU in view of the concerns of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16911/10]
81 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount that a carbon tax on farm diesel will cost the sector annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16912/10]
86 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the completion of the National Asset Management Agency will not see a significant increase in lending here; his further views on whether private sector credit will continue to contract over the remainder of 2010 and during 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17212/10]
67 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the level of loan losses expected to be incurred by Anglo Irish Bank arising from its exposure by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17209/10]
317 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans regarding the conducting of a further dig at the Woodstown Viking site, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16404/10]
316 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans regarding the provision of a museum, heritage centre or an interpretative centre at the Woodstown Viking site, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16403/10]
89 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding his commitment to establish a one-stop-shop to provide service providers with open access to existing ducting infrastructure; the further position regarding the implementation of proposals from the next generation broadband report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16655/10]
55 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy in relation to ensuring competition in the gas market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16658/10]
8 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an update on the numbers of permanent and temporary staff employed by each local authority in 2008, 2009 and 2010; the number of staff shed in each local authority area since the general election of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15959/10]
7 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cases being taken by the European Union against Ireland in regard to Ireland’s failure to transpose or implement European Union directives in environmental law in tabular form; the stages of these cases; if fines are pending in regard to judgments against Ireland for breaches of environmental law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15960/10]
194 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application by Waterford Institute of Technology for upgrading to become the university of the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[15890/10]
170 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he will raise the age limit for recruitment to the Defence Forces in 2010 by one year in view of the fact that there was no recruitment in 2009.
[15852/10]
169 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have left the Permanent Defence Force in the first quarter of 2010; the total strength of the Defence Forces.
[15851/10]
85 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the total number of personnel who have left the Permanent Defence Force in the first quarter of 2010; the total strength of the Defence Forces.
[15602/10]
59 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider raising the age limit for recruitment in 2010 by one year in view of the fact that there was no recruitment to the Defence Forces in 2009.
[15603/10]
50 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Irish contingent to the United Nations MINURCAT mission to the Central African Republic and to Chad.
[15849/10]
818 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans regarding the future of the oil berth at Great Island generating station, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15307/10]
817 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the dredging and reclamation of the river at the confluence of the Rivers Barrow and Suir from Snowhill to Drumdowney Point, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15306/10]