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Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Some 27,500 jobs are at stake.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve the application for funding for emergency works by a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1436/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a price levy on a litre of petrol and diesel as an alternative to road tax which would ensure that everyone pay their fair share, based on how much they drive, increase Government income, reduce administration and make motoring costs fair and reasonable to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (12 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 790: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will liaise with licensing authorities in each county to discuss the possibility of introducing a direct debit facility for payment of motor tax which would assist motorists who cannot afford quarterly payments at the present time due to loss of earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the terms of circular 21/05, and in particular section 2 b, in relation to payment of allowance after the specified four year period expose a school board of management to legal challenge in the event of a board of management deploying a special education teacher to a mainstream position after the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payments under the grassland sheep scheme will commence and the position regarding this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1908/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the balance of area aid due a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will issue. [3344/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason income tax has been deducted from the pension of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4049/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4292/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social Protection If he will review his decision to freeze the payment to private sector operators until 2014 in respect of the free travel scheme taking into account that there is a large increase in free travel usage of this service since the last survey carried out in 2008 and the fact that these private operators are not subsidised in contrast to Bus...

Return to Writ: Carlow-Kilkenny - Introduction of New Member (26 May 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I was told I was not supposed to make a maiden speech here today, so I will not. I just want to thank the Taoiseach, my party leader and all the other leaders involved for the warm welcome. I have got a mandate from the people of Carlow-Kilkenny. It was a hard fought mandate. I have been out on the doorsteps for the past eight to ten weeks and have met thousands of people. I have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I thank the Chairman. I welcome the officials from the Department and I am glad we have an opportunity to air our grievances. For the past ten weeks I have travelled the highways and byways campaigning to be elected in a by-election. On my travels I met the farmers of counties Carlow and Kilkenny. Therefore, I know there is a lot of fear, distrust and a lack of communication across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: Mr. Gleeson admitted that the scheme is experimental and yet under no circumstances will he or the Minister accept an amendment to simplify the scheme. There is concern about the matter. As has been said by Deputy Ó Cuív, if the Department does not make some changes to the scheme, then an awful lot of people will drop out. It will not be worthwhile participating in the scheme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: It is good to hear that clarified, because we were told that the bull could be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: That is new information, because we were told he could be downgraded to a two-star or one-star bull during the term. So is Mr. Gleeson saying that if he is a four-star or five-star bull from the very beginning, he stays that way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: In respect of the question about the export of calves and cattle that are not being taken into consideration with regard to credits, can this be looked at now because of this new scheme? They were not considered under last year's scheme and they need to be considered because many calves are being exported. If they are not getting credits before they leave the country, the farmers who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: This needs to be clarified straight away.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way it transpired that tourism, cultural and heritage organisations in the inland counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, Kildare and Tipperary are prevented from accessing valuable INTERREG funding by the restriction to coastal counties outlined in the new Ireland-Wales Co-operation Programme (INTERREG) 2014 to 2020 Citizens Summary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason, in relation to Priority Access 3: Cultural and Natural Resources and Heritage, the drafting process led to the final version of the Citizens Summary featuring such explicit changes, from the 2014 consultation cocument, excluding inland counties from the Axis and focusing solely on coastal areas; if he will justify this...