Results 1,401-1,420 of 5,034 for speaker:Billy Timmins

Overseas Missions. (16 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: The Minister referred to difficulties experienced in filling positions for overseas appointments. Does he agree that the problem would be alleviated if the Reserve Defence Force were allowed to serve overseas? Will he indicate when they will be permitted to serve abroad?

Overseas Missions. (16 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: We want to know about the decommissioned bus.

Written Answers — Weapons Amnesty: Weapons Amnesty (16 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Defence if any weapons handed in by members of the public are held in storage by the Defence Forces; if so when these were handed in; the number of same; and what he intends to do with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38132/06]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (16 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of property which has been disposed of by his Department to other statutory bodies since 1 January 1998; the amount received for same; and if this represented market value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38133/06]

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (21 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the regulatory system as transposed into Irish law is capable of giving Irish consumers the benefit of lower oil and gas prices on international markets; if he will take action to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38802/06]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (21 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the constitutional ultra vires problems Ireland has with the proposed new intercountry adoption agreement being negotiated with Belarus (details supplied). [39028/06]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (21 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in relation to park and ride facilities planned for Tallaght; if the park and ride facilities for LUAS at Tallaght will be put in place as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39020/06]

Written Answers — Light Rail Projects: Light Rail Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in relation to extending the LUAS to Blessington, County Wicklow; if this will be extended in view of the increase in population over the past number of years and the resultant amount of commuters who travel to work in Dublin on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/06]

Written Answers — Light Rail Projects: Light Rail Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in relation to introducing a shuttle bus to the Tallaght LUAS serving the Blessington area running every 15 minutes between 6am to 9am and 4pm to 7pm; if, in view of the number of persons who commute from this area he will introduce this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39026/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if he sees merit in modifying the requirement in approved pension schemes of taking out an annuity in view of the poor value in such annuities. [39137/06]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (22 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position on motorcyclists with specially adapted vehicles and persons on quads who persist in riding these machines to the various hill summits in the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains; the laws in place to protect these sites from such activity; his plans to protect these sites from vandalism; and if he will...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 436: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the situation with respect to the allocation of funding for a sewage treatment plant at Arklow, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39609/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 437: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application from Wicklow County Council for a priority list of water and sewerage schemes; when same was received; the towns and villages on the list; the situation with respect to the provision of funding for these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39610/06]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (23 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to provide a memorial for Irish personnel who were members of the British military forces during World War I and who recently received a pardon under the Shot at Dawn campaign. [38349/06]

Written Answers — US Immigration Reform: US Immigration Reform (23 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had conversations with his counterpart in the US administration to determine possible policy shifts of interest to the Irish people, particularly in view of recent election changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39496/06]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (23 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application from the parents of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow who are anxious that their children will have the option to continue their education through the medium of Irish at second level; if this can be sanctioned as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all children at primary and secondary level using the school transport service have their own seat and seatbelt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40219/06]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a group (details supplied) who appealed a decision disallowing their staffing grant and applied for a capital grant under the national childcare investment programme as the refusal of this grant places serious pressure on the playgroup finances; if, in view of the circumstances this appeal can be granted,...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (28 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits to County Wicklow, with a breakdown by town, since 1 January 2005 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40503/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (28 Nov 2006)

Billy Timmins: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits to County Carlow, with a breakdown by town, since 1 January 2005 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40504/06]