Results 701-720 of 904 for speaker:Ray Butler
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Ray Butler: I will put a word in with Trim drama group, which is looking for an actor.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Ray Butler: When will the education (admission to school) Bill be published, to ensure the process of enrolling by schools is more open, equitable and consistent? It is in connection with Trim being one of the pilot scheme areas for the patronage of school survey and Educate Together. There is confusion about the issue.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: He got €142,000.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: That is incredible from someone who received €142,000.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: How much does it cost for the Deputy to get excited?
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: Give it back.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: That is rich coming from the Deputy.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: The Deputy must not lose his temper.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: Temper, temper.
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: When is publication expected of the Garda Síochána (malicious injuries compensation) Bill to provide a revised scheme for compensating gardaí injured in the course of duty? I raise the issue because two young members of the Garda in my constituency were injured. The system is indiscriminate when it comes to claims by gardaí for injuries incurred while on duty with the force.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on the streets versus legal cigarettes purchased in stores; if he will confirm whether any studies demonstrate that smoking counterfeit cigarettes poses an even greater damage to a person's health than a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Products (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has encouraged him to consider introducing plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products here; if he will confirm if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any qualitative or...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on the streets versus legal cigarettes purchased in stores; if he will confirm whether any studies demonstrate that smoking counterfeit cigarettes poses an even greater damage to a person's health than a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Products (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has encouraged him to consider introducing plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products here; if he will confirm if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any qualitative or...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on the streets versus legal cigarettes purchased in stores; if he will confirm whether any studies demonstrate that smoking counterfeit cigarettes poses an even greater damage to a person's health than a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Products (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has encouraged him to consider introducing plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products here; if he will confirm if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any qualitative or...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes bought on the streets versus legal cigarettes purchased in stores; if he will confirm whether any studies demonstrate that smoking counterfeit cigarettes poses an even greater damage to a person's health than a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Products (23 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 12 July 2012, if the successful introduction of plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products in Australia has encouraged him to consider introducing plain or standardised packaging for tobacco products here; if he will confirm if his Department or the Health Service Executive have conducted any qualitative or...
- Topical Issue Debate: Credit Availability (17 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome what is being done by Government, including the roll-out of the new credit guarantee scheme today and the introduction of the microfinance loan fund. However, Ms Fiona Muldoon, director of credit institutions and insurance supervision at the Central Bank, said that she believes a culture of leadership is missing in Irish banks. The...
- Topical Issue Debate: Credit Availability (17 Oct 2012)
Ray Butler: I have previously spoken on the matter of high loan refusal rates and the detrimental effects they were having on the recovery of SMEs which is vital for the country. At the time, it was suggested that banks were putting already pressurised businesses into further decline by withdrawing their overdraft facilities and restructuring these loans into term loans. Banks, on the other hand, were...