Results 4,241-4,260 of 5,034 for speaker:Billy Timmins

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding Bus Éireann transport for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if Bus Éireann will provide transport to this area as this is an isolated rural village in south Wicklow with no transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43954/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 76. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the proposed designation of special areas of conservation off the Irish coastline. [44254/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Health Insurance Prices (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the cap on the amount of premium on which tax relief is available on medical insurance introduced in the Budget 2014, the number of persons impacted by this new measure including families and couples without children on their health insurance policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44639/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the cap on the amount of premium on which tax relief is available on medical insurance introduced in the Budget 2014, the saving to the Exchequer from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44635/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the Living City Initiative introduced in the Budget 2013 initially covering Limerick and Waterford cities, the uptake of this initiative since it was launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44645/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Irish citizens who have worked abroad in Canada, Australia or other countries outside the EU for four years and now want to return to Ireland to take up a place in a third level college to further their education in an effort to obtain employment here, but have been informed that they will have to pay fees similar to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: General Register Office (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the new location for the general register research facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44362/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who left the live register to go onto back to education allowance in August and September 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44210/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Schemes (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44407/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 528. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding prescriptions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44406/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Costs (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 571. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to private health insurance coverage, the average cost of a policy for a family unit, a couple without children, a single policy holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44640/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there was disruption to the DART service on Monday, 14 October 2013, and the steps he will take to ensure there is no repeat of same. [44555/13]

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: The Minister will hear many contributions on Second Stage. Most, mine included, will be tailored to our own areas and experiences. Probably more than any other Deputy, the Minister has experience of local authorities and councillors. I do not say this lightly. I commend him on introducing this Bill. Notwithstanding broad-ranging Second Stage speeches, he knows that how the Bill is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (23 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will be employing any more engineering staff or any other staff in the near future in the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45271/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Guidelines (23 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the review of the national policy on wind energy and wind farms. [45272/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Discussion with Nominee (23 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: I wish Mr. Tyndall the best of luck. I listened to his presentation. His predecessor, Ms Emily O'Reilly, stated in her writings that the concept of the Whip system in Ireland "dilutes the ability of Parliament to hold the Executive to account." Our Constitution talks about the Dáil holding the Executive to account, but in effect it does not. Having come from another jurisdiction...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: For an individual, whether a child or an adult, to be removed from his or her family home and the care of his or her family is a traumatic experience. It is even more traumatic when there is no reasonable or sufficient grounds for doing so. These incidents have been accompanied by a frenzy. However, I am of the view that the authorities probably did act in good faith and we cannot go into...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: I want to find out the truth about this situation as much as anybody else in this House. On many occasions with which we are familiar, various State authorities have acted unethically and unlawfully. It would be slightly hypocritical of us on this side of the House if we were to castigate the bad treatment of both families in this situation by equally castigating the authorities that dealt...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: I thank the officials in the Department, which is one of the more efficient Departments when one is seeking information. It is startling to listen to the statistics Deputy Naughten has outlined relating to education and the expertise that is flowing out of the country on a weekly basis. The figure he put on it was approximately €9 billion per annum. What we are doing is frightening....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mine Sites Remediation (24 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the restoration of the Avoca mines site, County Wicklow. [45221/13]