Results 41-60 of 897 for speaker:Brian Walsh

Hospice Services (8 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, for facilitating me in raising the issue of public funding for the Galway Hospice Foundation. The matter of how the State supports hospice care is of massive public interest and importance, given the number of us who have been affected either directly or indirectly by cancer. There will be few people, therefore, who...

Hospice Services (8 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: I thank the Minister for her very comprehensive response and for the indication of support for the home care services and the capital expansion plan. The argument the board advances for the capital expansion plan is that if the hospice was properly funded on a year to year operational basis, it could direct the €1.5 million that it consistently raises through the generosity of the people...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: I wish to share my time with Deputy Áine Collins. I am grateful to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for allowing me the opportunity to speak on this Bill. As other Members have already outlined, it is a technical Bill which is modest in the scope of its provisions, but to my mind it is significant in its potential to bring creative and commercial benefits to Irish culture and the Irish economy....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide a home care package to allow for the discharge of a 21 month old child (details supplied). [35158/11]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for a permanent additional classroom will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Galway instead of the rental of a prefab classroom for an indefinite period, which has been approved, in view of the modest cost of construction compared to the long-term cost of the rented prefab. [35215/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be approved for a student grant. [35218/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of changes to both the economy and the jobs market which have required persons to retrain and adapt in accordance with demand, he will consider removing the qualification criterion for student grants that currently precludes applicants from receiving funding in respect of a degree at the same level of that which they have...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid statutory redundancy in respect of their service with a company (details supplied) from 20 February 1989 to 22 October 2010. [35227/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35208/11]

Written Answers — Crisis Pregnancy Services: Crisis Pregnancy Services (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health the number of service providers in receipt of funding through the crisis pregnancy programme based in County Galway; and the amount received this year by each. [35238/11]

Written Answers — Crisis Pregnancy Services: Crisis Pregnancy Services (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health if service providers funded by the crisis pregnancy programme in County Galway are operating at capacity; if there is additional demand for these services; and if funding is available to support another such service provider. [35239/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the provision of crisis pregnancy support accommodation in Galway city, which was discontinued last year, in view of the fact that similar important services are provided in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford [35549/11]

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I agree entirely with Deputies Durkan and Barry regarding speculation on oil prices. The issue is relevant to the Bill but governments need to consider it. At the outset of the financial crisis governments decided it was appropriate to intervene in contracts for difference when speculators bet on share prices in financial...

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: The address www.leovaradkar.ie is significantly different.

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: The availability of such information will enhance transparency and assist the legislation in its aim of imposing effective regulation and accountability in the sector. The Bill endeavours to strengthen regulation in the area of road haulage and passenger transport by increasing the penalties for non-compliance with the new provisions. Rogue operators will face stringent penalties for new...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an external investigation being conducted into an alleged incident of cheating at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology last year; the reasons for the delay in its conclusion; and if the findings of that investigation will be published in the interests of transparency and the integrity of the institution. [36472/11]

Written Answers — National Library: National Library (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an assurance that access to public records will not be inhibited in any way by the merging of the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission with the National Library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36719/11]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (29 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date in respect of an application for an Irish passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37083/11]

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Brian Walsh: I commend the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, for addressing this issue in a fair and timely fashion. I welcome the departure from the tactics of the previous Administration of persistently burying its head in the sand when it came to complying with its legal obligations under EU law. I do not expect this will be popular legislation but the days of...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2011)

Brian Walsh: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who availed of the incentivised scheme for early retirement and are now aged under 60; and if he will consider bringing forward payment of the balance of the lump sum in these instances in view of the unforeseen impact that the public service pension levy and the introduction of the universal social...