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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding broadband for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40520/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding broadband for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40521/09]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (4 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the location of the 45 Health Service Executive swine flu vaccination clinics; the persons who will man them; the opening times of the clinics; the number of patients they will see per day; the number of vaccinations they will administer per day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39316/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if his proposals for pension reform will be included in Budget 2010. [37768/09]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (3 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the recent proposal to create a thousand posts in Government Departments for third level graduates; the way the jobs will be advertised; when the job will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38408/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38519/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the home care package for the elderly in the west Wicklow area; if funding is available; the funding available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38611/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the home care package for the elderly in County Wicklow; if funding is available; the funding available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38612/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the home care package for the elderly in west Wicklow which is administered by the Health Service Executive in Naas, County Kildare; if this payment will be transferred from one HSE area to another HSE area; if not, if funding is available from the HSE in Naas for home care in west Wicklow; and if she will...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the home care package for the elderly in west Wicklow which is administered by the Health Service Executive in Naas, County Kildare for persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; if payment can be transferred from one HSE area to another HSE area; if not, if funding is available from the HSE in Naas for...

European Union Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: I wish to be associated with those remarks.

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Fine Gael welcomes the publication of this Bill and the debate thereon. We support it wholeheartedly. Having listened to the Minister's contribution, I can understand how the public finds it so difficult to engage with EU issues. So many of the issues are technical, but my saying so is no reflection on the Minister. The European Union Bill 2009 fulfils the requirement to give domestic...

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: That would be subject to a freedom of information request. Lessons can be learned from the first Lisbon referendum campaign. We should have learned them from the Nice referendum campaigns. Many people had legitimate concerns. Nevertheless, it is probable that more people - although not the largest percentage - voted for the Lisbon treaty than any other EU treaty. All of the political...

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: The citizens' initiative must be made simple. It appears to me that it will be difficult for it to achieve a simple measure. I am glad to see the Minister intends to work on it. Many objections to the Lisbon treaty were legitimate and based on real concerns. Others were based on misconceptions about neutrality, social and ethical issues and loss of control. Those arguments have been made...

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Yes, we are in the process of pulling down one side of it. During the campaign, we felt it was important to deal with what the treaty could achieve rather than its content. During the first referendum campaign we spent much time reflecting on and explaining the content of the treaty. People were not interested in that and found it hard to digest its difficult terminology. If the role of...

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Is this legislation to bring that up to date?

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: The 1972 Act was updated by the 2007 legislation and this will do the same with the 2007 Act.

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: I wish to share my time with Deputy Pat Breen.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (20 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if financial assistance will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36911/09]

Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: I was in possession. I wish to share the remainder of the time with Deputy Breen.