Results 4,641-4,660 of 9,820 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: 1793. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be upgraded and provided in Gernonstown, Slane, County Meath; and if his attention has been drawn to the current download speeds in the area, which are often as low as 0.88 Mbps. [28722/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Applications (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: 1888. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a driving licence will be issued to a person (details supplied) in view of serious delays. [28892/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: 1911. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has read the ESRI review of the school completion programme; if her attention has been drawn to its findings regarding the effects of significant funding shortfalls making local groups unable to provide targeted interventions such as the provision of summer programmes for at-risk children; her views on whether the continued...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: 1912. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 605 of 16 May 2017, the way in which without data on a postcode or electoral district level the public and the Houses of the Oireachtas can be expected to evaluate the effects of the budget reductions that have taken place to the school completion programme and home school liaison programme since...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: 2147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding applications of Meath county council for social housing developments at locations (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/17]
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Go raibh maith agat a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a chur in iúl don Taoiseach nua, an Teachta Leo Varadkar. Tháinig an beirt againn agus an beirt Teachta Mhic Graith isteach sa Dáil deich mbliana ó shin inniu. Is onóir mhór do Teachta Varadkar agus a chlann gur thogadh ina Thaoiseach é inniu. Táimid lán-sásta...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: We had to explain the judicial appointments process to the Minister, Deputy Ross, when we were in the negotiations. The Minister does not seem to have learnt much about it.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: He traded a judicial appointment for his local Garda station.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: They got their judicial appointment off the Minister.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: There should be.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister is a hypocrite.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Hypocrite.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister is a hypocrite.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Come off it.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, is it in order that only nine Cabinet Ministers and one "super junior" Minister of State are present for this debate? There must be some procedure in place. People whose position rests on a vote of the Dáil must show courtesy to the House.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Could the Tánaiste enlighten the House as to the status of the Technological Universities Bill? There have been many complaints among the wider public that the Dáil has not passed much legislation. I believe it is a legitimate complaint. New politics is blamed. However, in this case and many others, the root cause is a complete lack of engagement with other parties, in particular...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: There are no figures on finance.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: We have a strong interest in it.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: With all due respect to the Tánaiste, that is an utterly pathetic answer. PCPs in Ireland are not regulated as specific products. The Central Bank is telling journalists who ask the question that it is not responsible, that they are a matter for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The Government has no figures whatsoever for how many of these contracts have been...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: None of us knows if this is the Tánaiste's last day, but I certainly wish her luck. I also wish the candidate she did not prefer who is sitting beside her luck.