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Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Liam Twomey: Were they just for the roundabout?

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Liam Twomey: The legislation deals with the system of oversight of two separate matters, namely, driving licences and the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles, both of which I intend to discuss. The Bill provides that the Road Safety Authority will have operational oversight and a policy advisory role in regard to driving licences. One of the key conditions of a common European licence is a requirement...

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (19 Apr 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 33 hours additional work agreed for non-teaching time can be used during school hours under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11207/12]

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: I thank Deputy McGrath for introducing this Bill. It is very useful and important. The Financial Services Ombudsman, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, and Deputy McGrath have had a clear approach to getting the balance right. When introducing legislation such as this in the current environment, there is always a concern that we could move from a total lack of regulation in the...

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: Corruption has always existed in political life across the world. Everybody is aware of how Tammany Hall and what happened in Chicago in the 1920s completely corrupted the political system. In this debate we are discussing individuals who have been named in the Mahon report as well as the overall system and what went on in Irish politics in those years. The general consensus is that the...

Written Answers — Driver Safety: Driver Safety (13 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 629: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length of time a patient must be free of any fit in order that they can drive again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14050/12]

Written Answers — Driver Safety: Driver Safety (13 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 630: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, if someone suffers a cardiological or neurological blackout, the length of time they are expected to not drive; the conditions that would allow them to go back to driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/12]

Written Answers — Driver Safety: Driver Safety (13 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 631: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a patient with diabetes suffers a blackout but has controlled blood sugar, the length of time they are expected not to drive for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14052/12]

Written Answers — Driver Safety: Driver Safety (13 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 632: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are no protocols with regard to patients who are unable to drive because of cardiological, neurological or diabetes-related blackouts; if it would be advisable that such a protocol be drawn up immediately in order that patients could be assured of when they could be allowed to drive again; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (7 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the pathway for mandate increases of biofuel at the forecourt from the existing level of 4.166% - the overall the mandate must reach is 10% by 2020; if he will outline this pathway in view of the fact that it would enable indigenous manufacturers to plan the extension of their existing...

Written Answers — Public Service Agreements: Public Service Agreements (6 Mar 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the Croke Park agreement as it pertains to the health services; the way this will impact on health service delivery after 29 February 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11206/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Standards: Higher Education Standards (23 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that universities here have dropped out of the top 100 universities, the steps that can be taken to resource our universities to put us back in the top world rankings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10184/12]

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: I am sharing time with Deputy Tom Hayes. During the course of this debate some members of the Opposition have acted as advocates of the legal profession without really questioning what has been said to them by these practitioners. They should stand back for a while and ask themselves what the public perception of the legal profession is at this point. Phrases such as "too costly", "closed...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (22 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if he and other EU eurozone finance ministers have discussed using quantitative easing as a policy instrument to ease the effects that huge sovereign, corporate and non-corporate debt is having on some eurozone countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9974/12]

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding discussions between him and the ECB on the promissory notes for Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/12]

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: We put our finger in the dyke and we stopped the disorderly collapse of Anglo Irish Bank in 2008. We held the line to support European financial stability in the midst of our own financial chaos. Does the Minister of State not feel we have earned the right to have a timely response to this issue in regard to whether the ECB will extend, write down or introduce some element of delay to the...

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: My question relates to how we can discover what the ECB, which acts very much in secrecy, is thinking. During our recent visit to Germany, a German MP told committee delegates that there is a simple rule in Germany. If one borrows money one must pay it back. The Minister of State spoke about the eurozone being unsettled. Part of the problem is that there is too much secrecy and we are not...

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: We are not advocating default. As stated by Deputy McGrath, what we need to discuss publicly is not only the changing of the promissory note but the range of other options available, including re-financing. We deserve the right to have that debate.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the significant reduction in road deaths achieved over the past few years, the priority issues he wants addressed in the next Road Safety Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8631/12]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take or consider to control the cost of private health insurance here; the discussions he is having with the VHI to control the cost of VHI premiums to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8295/12]