Results 401-420 of 475 for speaker:Beverley Flynn

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Oct 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the private training providers contracted by FÁS to give hairdressing and related training courses in the Mayo, Sligo and Galway areas in the past five years; and the regularity with which the contract for these courses has been put out to tender. [33290/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (6 Oct 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding or assistance available to an unemployed person who wishes to take part on a training course which is only given by a private provider. [33291/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. As previous speakers have mentioned, the NAMA Bill is arguably the most important piece of legislation to come before Dáil Éireann in the lifetime of this State. It is the Dáil's considered response to solving the problems of the parlous state of our economy, restoring our finances, underscoring the importance of a...

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (26 Nov 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if any applicants for domiciliary care allowance have had their applications backdated; and if she will supply a breakdown on a county basis showing the number of applicants whose payments were backdated year by year. [43431/09]

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Child benefit is hugely important to all families, particularly in the current economic climate. In the past number of months I have heard much from women and families about child benefit and how dependent they are on it. The Minister for Social and Family Affairs outlined the ways in which families, whether low, middle or high income, depend on the benefit. Their uses for it vary from...

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Beverley Flynn: The cost of providing these preschool places will be €170 million. We are delighted that, despite comment by the Opposition that these places would never be made available, 98,000 places have been made available. This scheme which provides direct support to families and direct benefit to children is, I believe, headed for great success. My message, as a mother of young children - I am...

Teagasc Office Closures (10 Dec 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I wish to raise the proposed closure of the Teagasc office in Castlebar. I understand a decision was made last March at a board meeting to close 18 offices around the country and that a decision will be made in a weeks' time to close a further 28 offices. I recognise 40 offices will close and that this rationalisation is necessary for the future of Teagasc and that it must happen given the...

Teagasc Office Closures (10 Dec 2009)

Beverley Flynn: The office in Castlebar meets every one of the criteria used to decide the viability of this office. I ask that the decision be revisited by the Minister and that he speak with officials from Teagasc to try to get the decision reversed.

Teagasc Office Closures (10 Dec 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I would not like the debate to finish like that. I appreciate that the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is not here but the last paragraph is pure mischief making. There is no threat to the Westport Teagasc office, which is completely viable in its own right. It was never a case of one office or another and the record should reflect that. It is my intention to pass this issue...

Civil Partnership Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Beverley Flynn: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill, which reflects the new reality in this country. Figures for 2006 show that 120,000 or 12% of couples are cohabiting and that, combined, they have 74,500 children. Statistics show that 1.71% of those couples are same-sex couples but I believe the actual number is higher because that census did not pose the appropriate question to...

Severe Weather Emergencies: Motion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Beverley Flynn: I welcome the opportunity to contribute. I commend the role played by my local authority in County Mayo during the recent bad weather because it had a strong co-ordinated approach that started in December and carried right through the Christmas period. The local authority did an excellent job, certainly in maintaining the national road network. We have an extremely long secondary, regional...

Severe Weather Emergencies: Motion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Beverley Flynn: It could not possibly be expired. I had three minutes to speak.

Severe Weather Emergencies: Motion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Beverley Flynn: Did I get my three minutes?

Severe Weather Emergencies: Motion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Beverley Flynn: I have an issue in respect of the refunding of money to local authorities for expenditure on salt. There are serious issues, especially in my county where the roads are now in a bad state. I realise the local authority intends to assess the additional costs involved. This might be considered sympathetically by the Department in terms of providing additional money. I refer to water. There...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Feb 2010)

Beverley Flynn: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the years that self-employed contributions were paid retrospectively by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the way income earned by a spouse of a contributory pension recipient working as a home help for the Health Service Executive is treated when considering an application for an adult dependent allowance. [6378/10]

Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)

Beverley Flynn: Like my colleague, I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill 2010. My colleague set out the context in which this Bill has come about, namely, to give legal effect to the December budget which brought about cuts of more than €4 billion. It was probably the toughest budget this House has ever seen. This was set against the background of the number of unemployed being in...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (16 Feb 2010)

Beverley Flynn: Question 558: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received their REP scheme payment. [7662/10]

Special Educational Needs. (24 Feb 2010)

Beverley Flynn: I am very pleased to speak on this issue tonight. As my colleague outlined, St. Anthony's national school in my home town of Castlebar caters for children with mild general learning difficulties. The children also have physical, emotional and behavioural difficulties. There are 40 pupils, six full-time teachers, three part-time teachers and 13 SNAs. It is a county-wide school, not only...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 Mar 2010)

Beverley Flynn: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application by a community group (details supplied) for funding to upgrade a harbour in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13266/10]

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Beverley Flynn: That is correct. I wish to share time with my colleagues, Deputies Paul Gogarty, Charlie O'Connor and Margaret Conlon. I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. My job as a Government Deputy is to influence Government policy and to try to effect change to that policy where I believe change is required. As Deputies will be aware, I represent Mayo and St. Anthony's special school in...