Results 781-800 of 5,034 for speaker:Billy Timmins

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (23 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will be employing any more engineering staff or any other staff in the near future in the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45271/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Guidelines (23 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the review of the national policy on wind energy and wind farms. [45272/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 76. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the proposed designation of special areas of conservation off the Irish coastline. [44254/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Health Insurance Prices (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the cap on the amount of premium on which tax relief is available on medical insurance introduced in the Budget 2014, the number of persons impacted by this new measure including families and couples without children on their health insurance policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44639/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the cap on the amount of premium on which tax relief is available on medical insurance introduced in the Budget 2014, the saving to the Exchequer from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44635/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the Living City Initiative introduced in the Budget 2013 initially covering Limerick and Waterford cities, the uptake of this initiative since it was launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44645/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Irish citizens who have worked abroad in Canada, Australia or other countries outside the EU for four years and now want to return to Ireland to take up a place in a third level college to further their education in an effort to obtain employment here, but have been informed that they will have to pay fees similar to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: General Register Office (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the new location for the general register research facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44362/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who left the live register to go onto back to education allowance in August and September 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44210/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Schemes (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44407/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 528. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding prescriptions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44406/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Costs (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 571. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to private health insurance coverage, the average cost of a policy for a family unit, a couple without children, a single policy holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44640/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (22 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: 605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there was disruption to the DART service on Monday, 14 October 2013, and the steps he will take to ensure there is no repeat of same. [44555/13]

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: On a point of order-----

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: Is there any speaking time for the group of "others"?

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: Then I want to come in on a point of order after Deputy Donnelly.

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: It is. I protest against the deliberate ploy by the Government to frustrate the intention of the Ceann Comhairle when speaking time was allocated so that I, as a member of the "others" group, have no speaking time today. This is not a debate. Little more than 5% of people have made a contribution here. No Government backbencher has got to speak, maybe Deputy Tuffy. I have not been...

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: We have budgetary measures of which Government Ministers do not know the implications. I am sorry if I appear to be out of order but I have no opportunity to say anything.

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: If the Government continues to try to treat people such as me and some of my colleagues as political piranhas, we will behave accordingly. I put the Government on notice that we will make this House unworkable if the Government continues with its behind-the-scenes measures.

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Billy Timmins: They think they are smart with their petty, small-minded measures, as represented by the timing in this debate. This is an outrage. This is not a debate. It is a complete and utter farce that does justice to nobody, inside or outside this House.