Results 121-140 of 5,034 for speaker:Billy Timmins

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an eye operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: 123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of direct provision centres there are currently in operation; the number of residents in each as of 1 June 2015; the situation on 1 June 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26726/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities available in counties Wicklow and Carlow for those under 18 years of age who need assistance for addiction; the organisations that assist the statutory bodies in the provision of this assistance; the funding allocated; to whom is it allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26721/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the current levels of broadband in Baltinglass, Blessington and Dunlavin in County Wicklow and in Naas and Athy in County Kildare; the proposed upgrades for these areas; the proposed timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26709/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: 240. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a request by a company (details supplied) to operate its business in Wicklow National Park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26730/15]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: I wish comment on a point the Minister made. He said he was a supporter of the independence of Parliament from the Executive. I want to signal my intention to table an amendment on Report Stage to provide a new section 2 to support that concept by giving powers to the Ceann Comhairle or the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - one or the other - which are currently held by the Government...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: Under related matters, it will be as much in order as much of the what is happening in the House.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Billy Timmins: I am working on getting it in order.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Vehicle Registration Data (30 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: 610. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of heavy goods vehicles registered for the years 2005 to 2014, inclusive; and the amount of income received for road tax for these vehicles for each of those years. [25832/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: I wish Mr. Burke well in his new role. I also compliment him on being instrumental in the policy decision to open up scripts to students. Mr. Burke is an innovative individual and I am sure some of my suggestions can be implemented as I see no reason they should not be. I would like him to put to bed, or address firmly, one or two issues, if he can do so. I have raised these issues in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: The artworks and materials are already in schools so it would be no problem for families to get them back. Returning the items to students would save the SEC the difficulty of destroying them. The items should be returned be it needlework, painting or whatever and I can see no reason not to do so. Another important issue is the rechecking of examination papers. Time and again I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: Can Mr. Burke deal with the questions on the re-check and on the return of artwork?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: Sorry to interrupt, but it goes back to the school for the re-check so a student can go and see it. It survives the first transport. If someone does not look for a re-check one could arrange to leave it in the school and give it back. It is examined and returned to the school for the re-check so any piece of work, for example a still life, can go back to the school.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: There are not huge numbers of people doing art. Everybody's artwork is returned to the school so that students are afforded the opportunity to look at it. Only a certain percentage look for a re-check. After the re-check it is sent back up to the Department and even if a student does not ask for a recheck it is destroyed somewhere in the Department. I cannot see the worry about it being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: All the artwork comes back to the school anyway because the school does not know until the night in question how many will come in to look at their material. It has to be there for them in case they all turn up but it then goes back up to the examination board. In the worst case scenario, those who do not look for re-checks should be allowed take their stuff away. Even those who do look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: What about the timeframe? My understanding is that in Britain it is done within the timeframe.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (24 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: 288. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the persons and bodies responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of archaeological monuments, the protection of which come within her remit under the various National Monuments Acts. [25430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: 181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding her Department recommending to persons, on pension application forms, to use banks for payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24900/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (23 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: 243. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding proposals by Allied Irish Banks to outsource work and staff from the application and development management teams within its information technology division to a third-party service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24799/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jun 2015)

Billy Timmins: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage which plans for a new mixed secondary school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 have reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24492/15]