Results 1,901-1,920 of 5,034 for speaker:Billy Timmins
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress of the investigation into the illegal use of false Irish passports in Dubai; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20887/10]
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: I thank Minister for his reply. Can he confirm that he has received a final Garda report on the matter?
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Very well. Will the Minister consider sharing that report's contents with Members? Ultimately, the people wish to know who abused and used Irish passports. In addition, is the aforementioned report conclusive? Does the passport service report identify clearly who used Irish passports? The Minister should indicate the current status of the Garda investigation, whether a member of the...
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Can the Minister confirm when he received the passport service report? Does he expect to receive the Garda report on the issue or will that go the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform? Are the conclusions of the report similar to those in the British report? Has the report established how Irish passports were copied and if a link existed with the genuine passport holders? Is...
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: When can we expect that?
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons working in the passport offices in Dublin and Cork; the current number of applications that are backlogged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20888/10]
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: It is important that we acknowledge that the staff at the Passport Office were one of the great examples of good public service in recent years and that it has been brought into disrepute by this go-slow. I join the Minister in requesting that the CPSU permits the temporary workers who are currently unemployed to be taken on. It would assist greatly in dealing with the backlog. A great...
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Is there one here, one in Balbriggan and one in Cork?
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Is it not possible to get a passport on the same day in Cork?
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Can a person get a passport on the same day in Cork?
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: A person can get an emergency passport, not a passport.
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Is there a passport machine in Cork?
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: What about one for Limerick?
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: It is important there would be a facility somewhere along the western seaboard between Limerick and Donegal, perhaps in Castlebar.
- Passport Applications (20 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: That is a fair point and we want to establish a passport office in that area. I have previously raised the idea of establishing an information office at the airport for people who run into difficulties with their passports. Perhaps one of the airlines would take this up as an extra duty. There is hardly a day goes by but someone runs into difficulty at the airport. If it could fall within...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21058/10]
- Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (18 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance if Anglo Irish Bank has hard and soft copy details of each individual outstanding loan made by the bank; if there are any outstanding loans accounted for on paper files; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20428/10]
- Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (18 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20429/10]
- Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (18 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Question 442: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation obliging the manufacturers of drinking cans, disposable bottles and plastic bottles to accept the return of these items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20113/10]
- Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (13 May 2010)
Billy Timmins: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drugs seizures that have been made to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19445/10]