Results 3,761-3,780 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: The Deputy should please stop. He is just bringing the House into disrepute at this stage. Will the Deputy withdraw the accusation he made?
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: The Minister of State has indicated-----
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: -----that she did not make the statement to which the Deputy refers.
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: This matter is a very straightforward.
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: Is the Deputy going to withdraw the remark?
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: The Minister of State has already provided an answer in that regard. Is the Deputy going to withdraw the remark? A "Yes" or "No" answer will do.
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: Well then that is that. We must move on to the next item of business.
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: It is after 7.30 p.m. and we must proceed to Private Members' business.
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: This matter can be dealt with later. We must proceed to the next item.
- Gateway Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: The members of the Technical Group were in possession and there are ten minutes remaining in the slot.
- Gateway Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, you must conclude now.
- Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (13 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: In the dying days of the last Fianna Fáil coalition, the country was facing a crisis that had significant political, economic and social consequences. Many effects of the crisis will be felt for generations. People will remember the convoy of Mercedes cars making their way towards Farmleigh. Each of the then Ministers had a few words to say, not realising that, in the eyes of the...
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: I remind the Deputy that it is not in order to accuse a member of the Government of deliberately misleading the House. If an allegation of that nature is being made against any Member it can be done only by way of substantive motion.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: I am only reading out the Standing Orders of the House which are agreed by Members.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: The next speaker is Deputy Wallace who is sharing time with Deputies Daly, Higgins and Collins.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: I must also point out to the Deputy that it is not in order to accuse a Minister of having deliberately misled the House. I ask him to refrain from doing that or otherwise I will have to ask him to sit down.
- Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Liam Twomey: The fixed charge processing and penalty points system have saved lives and are vital to our road safety. It is also vital, however, that citizens have full confidence in the systems. Will the Minister put on the record again not just the number of lives on our roads that have been saved but the massive reduction in traumatic road traffic injuries over the past several years because of the...
- Patient Safety Authority (1 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: I would like to discuss with the Minister for Health the establishment of a patient safety authority in the Irish health service. I call on him to bring forward legislation to establish a robust patient safety authority that will inspire confidence in patients that their concerns will be properly addressed; to ensure that the structures and governance of such an organisation are properly...
- Patient Safety Authority (1 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister for his reply and for coming to the House to take this issue, which shows he takes this matter seriously. What is important is not how the patient safety authority is set up, but that it can deal with complaints from individuals or groups before they become part of the system. We cannot expect the HSE or the Department of Health, no more than we can expect the Garda...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: 111. To ask the Minister for Health the performance reviews in regards to the draft agreement for the provision of services to under six year olds; if he will provide details of the electronic initiatives; the person who will provide the guidelines to the Health Service Executive regarding these issues; the person in the HSE who will decide what medications and appliances GPs may prescribe;...