Results 441-460 of 1,687 for speaker:Eric Byrne

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues: Discussion with EU Special Representative for Human Rights (6 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: Will we be on the KGB hit list?

Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: Who texted the Deputy?

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: The foreigners are here.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: Does he have an audience now?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is paying rent allowance to the residents of a property (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if so, if the landlord is registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6798/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Application Numbers (12 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the nursing graduate recruitment initiative (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7077/13]

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: It was caused by Fianna Fáil.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: America.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: I have added another Russian oil tycoon's name-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: We are not talking about the same issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: Deputy Flanagan can tell the witness that things have changed since his day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: I welcome the delegation. The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs has had trade added to it in the recent past. Perhaps, there is a maturing process to be engaged in. The witnesses have applauded the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade when they mentioned that it worked hard in reversing the status of Ireland internationally in light of the economic collapse. Some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombia Peace Process: Motion (13 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: I do not have any great difficulty with the motion except I have a difficulty with this committee engaging in the tabling of motions. We are going to get distracted. If we start down the motions road, every one of us will want to table our own particular motion and the time of the committee will be taken up. We have had a very successful two years of engagement. On the issue of Colombia...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: That is preposterous.

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: Fianna Fáil bankrupted the country.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (19 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the guidelines regarding transition year work experience and if it is allowable for students to engage in work experience one day over the course of the academic year; his views on whether instances of this nature are ideal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8370/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding Applications (19 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding an application for a grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8719/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blind Person's Pension Applications (19 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for blind welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [8528/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (19 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8718/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: I thank Mr. Aiken for his complimentary words about the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The trade link is only two years old and I am interested in Mr. Aiken's comments on how he feels this is developing. He made a comparison between the structures in England and those elsewhere, and argued not just for a one-stop shop but also for an effective restructuring of Irish embassies so...