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Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on this Bill and I thank my colleagues for sharing Government time with me. The dysfunctionality of the current practice in regard to the collection of court imposed fines was recently highlighted by a case involving The Irish Times columnist, John Waters, to which Deputy John Paul Phelan referred. Having failed to pay a €40 parking fine,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (25 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify eligibility for access to PLC, VTOS and youthreach programmes for non EU nationals who entered the country after 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39910/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the FGS report on school transport will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that was rebated to his Department at the end of school years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 from the administration charges levied by Bus Éireann at the start of those years. [39330/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the Bus Éireann profit and loss accounts for school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39331/13]

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: There is a commitment in the programme for Government that we - or rather the Government - will replace the television licence with a public service broadcasting charge. There is anxiety among the public that perhaps the household benefits package will not cover the charge, so will the Tánaiste indicate when the legislation will come forward? Will some clarity be given in advance to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (19 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline forthcoming changes to regulations regarding the transfer of taxi licences; and if there are plans for the introduction of a compensation scheme to facilitate licence holders wishing to leave the industry. [39033/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Land Ownership (18 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: 916. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 26 June 2012, if he will provide an update clarifying the ownership of lands (details supplied) in County Galway with a view to granting a sublease to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sale of Electronic Cigarettes (18 Sep 2013)

Brian Walsh: 1467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the profit or loss incurred by Bus Éireann in respect of the provision of the school transport scheme each year since 2004. [34427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann's profit and loss accounts in respect of the school transport scheme will be made available for each year since 2004. [34428/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Regulations (16 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: 1176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that adequate measures have been taken to ensure compliance with EU transparency regulations regarding Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34429/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: I move amendment No. 77:In page 10, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“(5) The medical practitioners referred to in subsection 1(b) shall, in making their decision as to whether or not to make a section 9 certification in respect of the woman, have regard to contemporary medical evidence pertaining to the appropriateness of the medical procedure for the purpose of...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: I will be brief to avoid repeating what I said on Second Stage. I wish to speak on my amendment, No. 59, which relates to gestational time limits. My amendment is in respect of a time limit under section 9, not where there is a medical emergency or a physical threat to the life of the mother but rather where a mother presents with suicidal ideation. The absence of gestational time limits...

Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs published the Children First guidelines to give effect to the heads of a Bill over a year ago. I understand that she has engaged in a consultation process. When is it expected that the Bill will come before us?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: I want to address two of my amendments, Nos. 69 and 77. I, like others, have serious difficulties with section 9 of the Bill. To my mind, it threatens to defile the Statute Book with the absurd premise that the suicidality of one individual can in some way be abated by the killing or destruction of another human being. This principle was not conceived in any centre of medical excellence or...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: I presume most Members received correspondence in recent days from the Irish Cancer Society regarding the lack of regulation in the area of sunbeds. One point raised in the documentation is that the risk of skin cancer from sunbed use is more than double that of spending the same length of time in Mediterranean sun. In the programme for Government a commitment was made to introduce...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests received in the period 1 March 2013 to 30 May 2013 from Galway City Council seeking sanction to fill positions at the local authority, the outcome of each of these requests, the nature of each of the positions, and the term of the contract in each case where the filling of the position was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (2 Jul 2013)

Brian Walsh: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the refusal of a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that the applicant has a long-term medical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31652/13]

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Brian Walsh: I understand the Spent Convictions Bill has passed all Stages in the Seanad. I acknowledge that much progress has been made but despite our best efforts here, thousands of people are emigrating to seek employment in foreign countries. Many are precluded from gaining employment overseas because of a conviction they hold, perhaps as a result of a minor indiscretion in their youth. When is...