Results 2,101-2,120 of 2,304 for speaker:John Browne

Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (12 Jun 2014)

John Browne: I hope Deputy Wallace is not going to throw in the towel that easily.

Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (12 Jun 2014)

John Browne: He could set up cookery classes.

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (18 Jun 2014)

John Browne: I welcome this Bill. Coming from a maritime county, I am very much aware of the different types of ships and boats that operate in our waters. This Bill is a long time coming. As Deputy Dooley said, Noel Dempsey, when Minister for Transport, launched a national consultation process on the registration of maritime vessels with the objective of developing a modern, comprehensive and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (19 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of shellfish aquaculture licences nationally and covering what amount of foreshore, in hectares, is in the possession of French oyster farmers; the mechanism and process under which he sanctions such trading in licences; the number of such licence trades that have occurred in the past ten years; the average price per...

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

John Browne: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I compliment Deputy Ó Cuív on tabling the motion. Beef farmers, of whom there are many in County Wexford, feel the Minister has lost the plot and has caved into the factories and allowed them to run roughshod over them in respect of beef prices. If the current scenario continues, many of them will go out of business. They...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (24 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a carbon tax is imposed on smokeless coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27001/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (24 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact of the Maltese regulator in the Setanta Insurance case being unable to have a meaningful engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland for over a year in regard to Setanta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26661/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (24 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if Setanta Insurance, or any directly or indirectly related body, ever applied for a licence in Ireland or was ever turned down by the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26662/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (24 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 4 June 2014, if he will confirm that the review of certain matters of Bord na gCon does incorporate the viability of existing greyhound tracks within its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27187/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (24 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 477. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no exemptions are made for serving Garda Reserves when applying for permanent Garda positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26998/14]

Other Questions: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 8. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the thousands of discretionary medical cards withdrawn since 2011 to be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27064/14]

Other Questions: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

John Browne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Over the past week the Taoiseach cited figures of more than 15,000 discretionary medical cards and 5,000 mercy cards. However, when I contacted the medical card section yesterday it had no information on the criteria or method for acquiring a mercy card. Many people with severe disabilities lost their discretionary cards, including people with...

Other Questions: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

John Browne: I am disappointed that a refund is not being considered. I am aware of a large number of families in my constituency who are paying their chemists for drugs on a weekly basis because they were unable to pay the full amount up front. The Minister of State should reconsider the possibility of refunding such patients.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (25 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 62. To ask the Minister for Health the way the Health Service Executive is going to deal with the continued concerns regarding the provision of ambulances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27063/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (25 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the upgrading of the sewerage system in Enniscorthy, County Wexford ; the reason for the ongoing delay in approving it to go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27552/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Expenditure (25 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of moneys spent to date on the purchasing of lands for the proposed new Garda station in Wexford town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27551/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Jun 2014)

John Browne: 186. To ask the Minister for Health when he will approve extra nursing staff for Wexford Hospital; his views that with the opening of the new accident and emergency department that such extra staff are required as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27550/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (1 Jul 2014)

John Browne: 222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way payment will apply for rent supplement after the roll-out of the housing assistance payment in regard to paying the recipient or the landlord; her views on the reason it is necessary to have two forms of assistance in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27819/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 Jul 2014)

John Browne: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this important issue. Yesterday we learned that the national advocacy service of the Irish Deaf Society, IDS, has closed as a consequence of the refusal of funding from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. This cut brings to a halt 11 years of services for the deaf population, with an estimated 5,000...

Topical Issue Debate: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 Jul 2014)

John Browne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but it is the usual waffle from the Department and jargon from officials within it. As I said, this concerns 5,000 people and if one divides that into the 41 constituencies, one is talking about 100 people per constituency. Obviously, they are not important. They have no voice and the Minister has decided to cut their funding but now he says they...