Results 241-260 of 5,034 for speaker:Billy Timmins

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: What plans does the Tánaiste have to facilitate payment to those creditors who have recently been told after two years that they will only receive €74,000?

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: I would like to ask the Tánaiste when we can expect to see the introduction of the Company Law Consolidation and Reform Bill?

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to extend the CLÁR area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11281/05]

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: I have a vague memory of the late Michael O'Higgins in my own home, standing in front of a fire. He wore a light beige Crombie and had a smile that was very embracing and friendly to a young person. He served in Wicklow from 1961 to 1969, and I am reliably informed that he was the first politician to hold clinics in the county. I am unsure whether we should thank him for that, but he...

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: I am delighted to speak on this important Bill, which has been on Second Stage since November 2004. Since then the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Fahey, has heard constant cries from this side of the House that the Bill needs to be amended. The Fine Gael Party considered opposing the Second Stage reading of the Bill, but it was decided that...

Social and Affordable Housing: Motion. (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: I was enjoying Deputy Hayes's animated contribution. I proposed the abolition of the first-time buyer's grant during previous debates in the House. I suggested that it would be appropriate in the context of a front-loaded mortgage system, at a time when most first-time buyers were buying second-hand homes. Such people were not benefiting from the grant. If the grant had been index-linked at...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the assistance which is available to persons who experience difficulties with funeral expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11947/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the National Safety Authority of Ireland to relocate to Arklow, County Wicklow; the number of members of this body who have expressed a wish to relocate to Arklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12024/05]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding was granted for the establishment of an enterprise centre at Bray, County Wicklow; if so, when the allocation was made; the amount allocated; the status of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12253/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the sports hall at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this will be included in the further buildings projects to be announced shortly by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11949/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation in respect of funding for accommodation improvements at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the pupil-teacher ratio; if there are plans to improve the pupil-teacher at this school by providing extra staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12122/05]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding available for the disabled persons grant; the way in which this funding is allocated; the criteria and process required to obtain this money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12019/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recent guidelines he has issued to the EPA with respect to dumping and remedial issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12020/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 488: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he made a submission to the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to a waste licence application for a company (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the details of the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12025/05]

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: The Government will not implement it.

Economic Competitiveness. (20 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: The lack of competitiveness mentioned by my colleague, in addition to the failure of a product to evolve, has had a devastating effect on Wicklow in the past couple of weeks. The Minister says we are in top place in Europe but that is little consolation when jobs can be moved to other countries. A total of 140 jobs at AO Smith Corporation in Bray were lost last week while 94 jobs will be lost...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: He was a native of Gort.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Deputy Deenihan mentioned Garda Patrick O'Halloran who was shot in my home town, Baltinglass, in 1924. Most people would never even realise that he had existed; nothing commemorates him. He was shot while following raiders after a bank robbery in the town. Perhaps we might commemorate him as part of the Wicklow 400th anniversary celebration....

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: Whether one breaks the law by one mile or 50 miles, one deserves the punishment that goes with the crime. Gardaí should not involve themselves in the administration of road traffic offences. Section 9 deals with the appointment of the Garda Commissioner. It is often said on some of the popular chat shows that the Garda Commissioner should be appointed from outside the Garda Síochána. I...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Apr 2005)

Billy Timmins: That is to be borne in mind. There are always strong calls for gardaí to attend matches in Wicklow, but it is not something I would wish on any garda.