Results 4,941-4,960 of 5,034 for speaker:Billy Timmins

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2005)

Billy Timmins: Is it planned to introduce legislation to permit members of the Defence Forces to train overseas and to participate in battle groups?

Financial Services Regulation. (1 Feb 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself with the manner in which unclaimed bank drafts are handled by the banking sector. [2544/05]

Financial Services Regulation. (1 Feb 2005)

Billy Timmins: I appreciate the points raised by the Minister in his reply. I have followed this issue for some years. However, the Department and the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority have been reticent with regard to getting involved as they did not see that there is a problem. There is an issue and I am aware that the preliminary figures given may not be as accurate as they should be and they...

Written Answers — Company Dispute: Company Dispute (27 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a statement on the agreement between her Department and a company (details supplied). [1807/05]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Defence when he last met with PDFORRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1402/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 323: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if an operation will be carried out as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2065/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 329: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if the decision will be re-examined and this person treated as speedily as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2105/05]

Written Answers — Tax Certificates: Tax Certificates (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if a P21 can be forwarded as a matter of urgency. [2104/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 803: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the case of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they need to reapply under the revised arrangements for residency for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish child born before 1 January, 2005; if this can be examined; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 804: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the case of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they need to reapply under the revised arrangements for residency for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish child born before 1 January, 2005; if this can be examined; and if he will make a statement...

Overseas Missions. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply that covers most of the supplementary questions I had prepared. Does he agree we have limited capability to deal with a disaster, natural or otherwise? He has issued some statements since entering office about the emergency planning cell but in this case, while we were willing to help, there was little we could do other than supply a few...

Humanitarian Relief. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Does the Minister know if the Government intends to increase the funding it has allocated to the disaster area?

Fisheries Protection. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Will the Minister confirm that he said that, statistically speaking, Irish fishermen are less law abiding than their European counterparts?

Search and Rescue Service. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Defence if he intends to permit the Air Corps to be involved in search and rescue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1403/05]

Search and Rescue Service. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Does the Minister agree that losing the search and rescue service in the north west was a morale blow to the Air Corps? This service it provided was akin to what the overseas service is to the Army. It may be more difficult to get pilots to remain in the Air Corps when they are not involved in operational activities and are only involved in training. Has he had representations from the GOC or...

Overseas Missions. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: I join the Minister in pointing out that the grievance of personnel of this company of the 35th battalion was well founded because for a number of years question marks — more anecdotal than anything else and founded on no great basis — evolved around them. I welcome that the Minister pointed out that he will take a measure to recognise appropriately the efforts of those people, many of...

Overseas Missions. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Defence the situation with respect to Irish troops participating in the EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1766/05]

Overseas Missions. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: On behalf of myself and our party leader, Deputy Kenny, I thank the Minister for facilitating us to visit Irish troops in KFOR over the Christmas period. I am a little confused by the Minister's answer. My understanding following the last time Defence questions were answered was that the Cabinet had given permission in principle for an examination of the concept of joining the battle groups....

Overseas Missions. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: Does the Minister agree that we, as a nation, should be able to devise our own foreign policy? By adhering to the triple lock, we are, in a strange way, making ourselves subservient to American, Chinese, Russian, French and British foreign policy. That is a weakness in this whole system. After the tsunami disaster, people clamoured to get Irish troops to go to south-east Asia. I do not know...

Overseas Missions. (26 Jan 2005)

Billy Timmins: For now.