Results 161-180 of 2,450 for speaker:Kevin O'Keeffe

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider sanctioning a specific professional to assist a person (details supplied). [26448/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite an application for Garda vetting by a person (details supplied). [27583/16]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I would like to make a comment, Chairman.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome the proposal to raise the ceiling, but I hope it is more than just an aspiration and that extra money will be allocated. I hope the Minister of State impresses this on the Minister for Finance. We all welcome the work done by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in promoting this country as a destination and a place to travel. It is ironic that some of the advertisements show...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (29 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal application by persons (details supplied) [27805/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Calculations (4 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will put measures in place regarding commercial rates to assist businesses when major road works are ongoing in their area over a sustained period of months; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many businesses suffer a substantial loss of business during such projects and have to let staff go; if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person's (details supplied) herd number can be reactivated urgently. [28085/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I was disappointed to hear the Minister say that he was playing third or fourth fiddle to the Departments of Health and Education and Skills in terms of obtaining extra funds in the coming budget. It is an acknowledged fact that, if we have no transport, people cannot get to work to provide the Exchequer its income. I remind the Minister that less than ten years ago, when the US economy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compensation Schemes (11 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which compensation paid to vegetable farmers whose crops were destroyed by the cold snap of late 2009 and early 2010 was in accordance with EU state aid rules; if he will now apply the same criteria to tillage farmers on the south coast of Cork, who suffered winter barley crop losses in late 2015 and early 2016 as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that school bus transport is provided to pupils who wish to attend specific schools in their area (details supplied). [29950/16]

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The 2017 budget proposals are now a week old. It was not a Fianna Fáil budget but I welcome its overall thrust. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, stated in his opening address that thanks to the sacrifices of the Irish people, we are back on the path to a dynamic economy and a just and fair society. My concern is that a vacuum is being created on the right. I read with interest...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I appreciate the Minister's earlier comments about help for those in the horticulture sector - particularly mushroom growers - which is badly needed. I also welcome the funding for the greyhound sector but I must express my concern-----

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I am very concerned about the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, II. I have been promised, day in and day out, that tillage farmers will be accepted into the scheme but no application forms have been made available. I am concerned about this because tillage farmers are telling me that by the time TAMS II is opened up to them, the pot will be empty.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I ask that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine would speed up the application process for TAMS II. Finally, I wish to refer to the fair deal nursing home support scheme.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: What is going on at present is just talk about talks regarding the fair deal scheme.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: This does not just apply to farmers but to all self-employed people who have an asset based business. Finally, on housing------

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: We are going to be here until midnight-----

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is not often that I, being a member of one of the larger parties, get an opportunity to speak.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I ask the Acting Chairman to allow me to make one more comment. On housing, I welcome the Minister-----

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I hope the Chair can divide by three.