Results 421-440 of 4,350 for speaker:Bobby Aylward

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 391. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will confirm that appropriate funding will be made available through his Department to support programmes such as the Kilkenny school completion programme, as its current funding is scheduled to cease in August 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24938/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 392. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he envisages that appropriate funding will be ring-fenced by his Department for the Child and Family Agency to continue to support programmes such as the Kilkenny school completion programme when their current funding ceases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24939/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Strips (23 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he will ensure that there are no further low flying incidents reported at Kilkenny Airfield at Holdensrath in County Kilkenny following intensification of the use of same due to sponsored parachute jumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25018/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important matter for discussion in the Topical Issue Debate. Waterford Regional Hospital, now known as Waterford University Hospital, is the closest hospital to a large number of people in south County Kilkenny, many of whom are waiting for an outpatient appointment or inpatient day case treatment in the hospital. The number of people on...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: The figures I have quoted today give the lie to the December 2013 outpatient figures, which claimed that no one was waiting more than one year at Waterford. On a national basis, the figures were much trumpeted by the then Minister, Deputy James Reilly, to show how well he was doing. To say the least, the figures from December 2013 are inconsistent with the figures for last month which I...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I can give them to the Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I can hand them over to the Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: This is May 2015.

Credit Unions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I commend my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, on tabling this Private Members' motion. I cannot understand why a sector which has close to 3 million members, employs 4,000 and has almost 10,000 volunteers is not being given an appropriate level of support from this Government. The manner in which credit unions are being stifled by lending restrictions and unfair competition from banks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that if a bull or heifer is rated at four or five stars at either the time of purchase or time of testing that the animal will remain in compliance with the beef genomics and data scheme, despite any subsequent down grading which may take place thereafter, as was confirmed by a person (details supplied) at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is appropriate European Union funding available for an Irish undergraduate student seeking financial aid for maintenance and accommodation costs, in order to accept a place on an undergraduate course in on-call children's therapy in Bournemouth in the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25439/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is appropriate funding available through her Department for an undergraduate Irish student seeking financial aid for maintenance and accommodation costs in order to accept a place on an undergraduate course in on-call children's therapy in Bournemouth in the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25321/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (24 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 255. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an independent committee is being set up with the purpose of examining the boundary between Counties Kilkenny and Waterford; if such a committee is to be established, the way he plans to ensure absolute independence and transparency with regards to its membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25429/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (30 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will re-examine the current criteria, as outlined under her Department's primary school transport scheme with regard to rural areas, in particular the parameters which state that there must be a minimum number of ten eligible children residing in a distinct locality and the definition of a distinct locality, which is described as a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the beef data and genomics scheme in order that a farmer who is in breach of certain conditions in a given year will be liable to pay clawback penalties for that year only, and not be liable to pay penalties for any years preceding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26516/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that if a farmer sells or leases land due to market fluctuation, or a situation whereby it becomes unprofitable to produce suckler animals, that this will be considered force majeure, and the farmer will be able to exit the beef data and genomics scheme without incurring clawback penalties, as was indicated by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that if a farmer wishes to exit the beef data and genomics scheme due to old age, limited physical ability, a decline in mental health or any condition resulting in inability to manage a farm, this will be considered force majeure and the farmer will be able to exit the scheme without incurring clawback...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I welcome the two representatives from the ICBF to the meeting. I understand that 30,000 farmers have signed up to the scheme thus far. However, having spoken to many farmers, I am afraid that many people still are wary of this proposal and do not know enough about it. While people may have signed up, they are thinking of pulling out and may not go ahead with the full plan, which is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Bobby Aylward: Vótáil. We will not even hear the reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I presume we will come back.