Results 5,301-5,320 of 9,894 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Other Questions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to end the inequality of treatment of women in the contributory pension system. [35975/16]
- Other Questions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I am delighted to be able to raise this issue. Deputy Willie O'Dea earlier got to the nub of this issue which Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin raised last week as a Topical Issue. It is hugely important and given that so many Deputies are raising it, I implore the Minister to look into it and do something about it.
- Other Questions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: A change was made by the previous Government whereby the minimum number of contributions rose from 260 to 500. This had a devastating impact. As far as I can see, it is always women who are affected and there are no men in the category, certainly none who has come to my office. Typically when we look at the PRSI records of women, they have a contribution record which started sometime in...
- Other Questions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I do not know whether the Minister is deliberately not listening or not understanding the point. When I say they were forced to leave the workforce, I am not referring to the marriage bar in the case of public servants. I am referring to women who, by the rules of society or the expectations of married women at the time, were forced to leave the workforce. They left and their contribution...
- Other Questions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: It was only changed three years ago.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to deal with delays in the administration of carer's allowance. [35976/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if NEPS will assign a psychologist to cater for children in a school (details supplied). [35776/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will receive a special needs assistant. [35786/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the last strategy for third level education here was promulgated by the Government. [35900/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has considered providing substitute teachers to cover for full-time teachers who are also members of county councils and need to attend important events and meetings during the school day on behalf of their area. [36170/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 417. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring forward legislation on surrogacy. [35908/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Renewals (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are exemptions for persons who live in a non-EU country and have their Irish drivers licence stolen to be present to renew their licence. [35864/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Bus Éireann to stop the 109 and 111 bus services at the M3 park and ride facility in the event that Irish Rail trains are disrupted by an unexpected occurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36322/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Funding (22 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: 553. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide for another five year cycle of the PRTLI for the period 2017 to 2021. [36091/16]
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Some of us got on because our families pushed us-----
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: -----through education without having any educational background.
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: I cannot see how Deputy Coppinger heard Deputy Troy's speech. She was not here.
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Deputy Coppinger was not here.
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: Deputy Coppinger should not be making things up.
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)
Thomas Byrne: We also have a policy, unlike the Labour Party.