Results 921-940 of 1,687 for speaker:Eric Byrne

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: I thank Dr. O'Neill and his team along with the political establishment of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Gilmore, and the Taoiseach for carrying out phenomenal work on behalf of those suffering from hunger and deprivation. Notwithstanding our small population of 4.5 million to 5 million, it makes us extremely proud to know that we are now recognised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: Am I right in thinking that GPS is an American communication system? Do we have to compete with it? Is GPS part of the digital economy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: Ireland is behind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: I thank Ms Nolan for her detailed presentation. What is all this talk about the digital economy? Surely it is not just building a telecommunications Single Market. Will she give us a layman’s interpretation of this high aim Ireland is placing on the digital economy at European level? What is the exact plan that we are claiming will create an extra €110 billion for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (12 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: 207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding fuel allowance in respect of a persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if she will grant same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (12 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: 298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the person who receives the income from the billboards placed on the site in the control of the prison service at the junction of Old Kilmainham Road and South Circular Road; the future plans for this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48207/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (12 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: 454. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a project (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48031/13]

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: I see Sinn Féin is robbing the Green Party's policy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Child Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 23 October 2013, if he will clarify the situation regarding the provision of crèche facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47413/13]

Cannabis Regulation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: Absolutely.

Cannabis Regulation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: Ignore the monkeys and-----

Cannabis Regulation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: Get away out of that.

Cannabis Regulation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: What is in the water the Deputy is drinking?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Arms Trade Treaty: Motion (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: I have just two questions. We have highlighted the fact that Russia, India and China abstained from the vote, but we have not been given the names of the three countries that voted against the treaty. Will the Tánaiste give us the names of those countries? Second, what are the penalties for voting against it? Also, if we achieve the 50 signatories, what penalties are there for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations Human Rights Council: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: I congratulate the Chairman on all the research he did in the meantime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations Human Rights Council: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: I thank Mr. Wrafter for his extensive report on the role of our delegate to the Human Rights Council. We are politicians from a sophisticated First World country. Collectively, we sing from the same hymn sheet where human rights are concerned, but I wonder whether we are not in a bubble. Perhaps Mr. Wrafter might help me to understand whether that is the case. We should record the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Support Services (6 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: 79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements available to a person as a single, separated parent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47239/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 Nov 2013)

Eric Byrne: 477. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the implementation of DSP's new programme JobPath will impact the current funding of the existing local employment service and the continued employment of existing staff that deliver this vital service; the timeframe in which LES contracts with the partnership companies will run in 2014 and 2015; is the DSP's position on the LES becoming...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies Expenditure (24 Oct 2013)

Eric Byrne: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the multiple independent procurement of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his Department and the total cost to the taxpayer of these systems; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same supplier has supplied all but one of these systems and that all are compliant with EU Commission standards on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development Funding (24 Oct 2013)

Eric Byrne: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his Department and the total cost to the taxpayer of these systems; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same supplier has supplied all but one of these systems and that all are complaint with EU Commission...