Results 341-360 of 583 for speaker:Tom Barry

Hundredth Anniversary of 1913 Lock-out: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Jun 2013)

Tom Barry: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this motion. It is disingenuous in the extreme to attack the employers of this country in the sweeping way the tone of this motion seeks to do. It sends out the wrong signals internationally from a small, open economy such as our, which has a very good track record in employer relations. Those employers include some of the 200,000 small business...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) with Fresh Milk Producers (21 May 2013)

Tom Barry: I apologise for being a few minutes late. The producers are very welcome to this meeting. It strikes me that the liquid milk sector is like a few other sectors that are living on depreciation. One cannot invest constructively for the future if one does not have a sufficient margin. It seems strange that a country which has aspirations to feed up to 50 million people under Harvest 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (21 May 2013)

Tom Barry: 487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider, as part of the process of reforming local government, that the elected mayor of each county would carry executive function, along with their reserve role. [23853/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (21 May 2013)

Tom Barry: 488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed in the planning departments of each local authority during the years 2002 to 2012. [23858/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 May 2013)

Tom Barry: 492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a means for planning applications based on medical circumstances to be considered centrally (details supplied). [24029/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Slurry Storage (21 May 2013)

Tom Barry: 582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a TAMS type stream of funding for slurry storage on tillage lands where tanks would be in a position to receive imported slurry and use this valuable material to replenish the organic matter and trace elements in continuous tillage grounds. [24080/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (21 May 2013)

Tom Barry: 714. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when secondary and primary routes are being upgraded and renewed, if he will consider setting aside a certain proportion of funding to address the excessive wear to regional and rural roads which bear the traffic of the major roads during the construction process. [23859/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (16 May 2013)

Tom Barry: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the cost, requirements and term of the contract for digital mapping. [23452/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Lidl Ireland (9 May 2013)

Tom Barry: The witnesses are welcome. I am pleased to say I am a customer. I tend to buy specific items where I find the quality to be excellent. I am not sure if others follow the same pattern. To be frank, abuses do occur in the industry. We would not be discussing the issue with the multiples unless something was wrong. It is very difficult to get suppliers to talk and to divulge the truth...

Fodder Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 May 2013)

Tom Barry: I congratulate the Minister on his swift action. He was present with me when the first load of fodder came into the country. We discussed the matter at length. It was the Minister's idea to pay for the transport. He was completely on top of his game. The arrival of the first load was a glad day for many farmers but it was also a very sad and poignant day. It is sad that Ireland, which...

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Tom Barry: What about the former Minister for Agriculture and Food who did away with the sugar industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Tom Barry: How was the information in regard to "the wall" of timber communicated and by whom? This is very serious. The communication of such a serious statement could be interpreted as enhancing the financial situation of a company. The sum of €200 million is a colossal amount. At the end of the day, it will be the consumer who will pay for this. I agree with the comments on land sales....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Tom Barry: I thank-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Tom Barry: I am not sure whether it is my iPad or mobile telephone. I cannot work without an iPad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Tom Barry: I thank the delegates for attending. I am well aware of Mr. Glennon's business in Castlelyons. I pass it regularly. It is difficult to estimate its value to the north Cork economy, as there are many tie-ins upstream and downstream. I am sure the same applies to the other businesses of the other delegates. There is no point in going through the delegation's arguments, as they stack up...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant (23 Apr 2013)

Tom Barry: 357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering any alteration to the cut to the carer's respite grant. [18515/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (23 Apr 2013)

Tom Barry: 358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken, and continue to be taken, to address concerns about large sums of money being paid in children's allowance to families who are not resident in the State. [18516/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cochlear Implants (23 Apr 2013)

Tom Barry: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide second cochlear implants for children who have already received one implant; and if he will provide two implants in future cases [18783/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cochlear Implants (23 Apr 2013)

Tom Barry: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide second cochlear implants for children who have already received one implant; and if he will provide two implants in future cases [18783/13]

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)

Tom Barry: I wish to share time with Deputy Paul Connaughton and Deputy Joe O'Reilly.