Results 321-340 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the circumstances in which a person in employment may qualify for rent allowance. [44379/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the circumstances in which a person may qualify for mortgage interest supplement. [44389/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (1 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding an application made under the warmer homes scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [43989/09]
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: The fundamental criticism of the Government by the Opposition at this time is that it has spent too much and has let the public finances get out of control. Child benefit has increased from â¬638 million in 2000 to â¬2.5 billion this year. Is it this to what they are referring when they say spending is out of control? The Government has spent a large amount of money in this area. We...
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: It has lots of choices.
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: It is hard to make choices when â¬4 billion is required.
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: The Labour party has made no choices. It simply agrees with every group with whom it meets.
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: The Labour Party leader has suggested that to achieve the â¬4 billion required public sector pay could be cut by 5% but that on individual salaries it would not work out like that.
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: The Labour Party is saying that it agrees with an overall cut of 5% in the overall budget but will not touch salaries. It speaks about magic figures and people have found it out. This is its across the board answer to everything.
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: This Government's record is one to be proud of, as is the Government's commitment to protecting the most vulnerable and those in need. I include among the most vulnerable those with high mortgages and high outgoings but not the wealthy. I fundamentally disagree with the principle of universality of child benefit. It is not appropriate-----
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: It is totally inefficient to tax people and then hand back to them money in the form of child benefit which they do not need.
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: The Labour Party is not able to take justified criticism. I do not agree with taxing people and then handing back to them money which they do not need. I agree with taxing people in order to provide services and to protect the most vulnerable and needy. The most needy includes middle income families with high debt, which must be acknowledged.
- Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: I ask that the Minister bear in mind the needs of mothers of twins, triplets and so on. There are two families with triplets living within a few hundred yards of my constituency office. There are few families in the country with triplets and above. I ask that the Minister deal with these families in the most sympathetic fashion as they do not receive a great deal of other support from the...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Deputy Gilmore said something different last week.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Support Scheme: Nursing Home Support Scheme (8 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the income and assets of a person wishing to avail of the nursing homes support scheme are taken into account when calculating their contribution to care; if assets that include land and property are taken into consideration; the rules governing contributions based on property assets, where a principal residence has been signed...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (8 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a club (details supplied) in County Louth are entitled to draw down unclaimed payments that were awarded to the club under the sports capital grants programme 2004; if so, the conditions under which the moneys may be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45789/09]
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath who has gone through the interview process to join the Army; and when the moratorium on recruitment to the Defence Forces will be lifted. [45311/09]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [46362/09]
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: I will speak first to allow Deputy Mattie McGrath take his breath after the extraordinary attack on him by his constituency colleague.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Thomas Byrne: He will keep the Deputies waiting. Deputy will not express wholehearted support for the Bill because no one wants to introduce many of its measures.