Results 81-100 of 475 for speaker:Beverley Flynn

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (24 Jun 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in connection with the public service pension levy, he will confirm that part-time casual employees of vocational educational committees who are not part of a public service pension scheme should be exempt from the levy and that when the levy has been imposed inadvertently, such sums should be refunded. [25357/09]

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this debate. I thank the board of Crumlin Hospital, particularly the deputy chair and all those who attended for the presentation and tour of the hospital they gave to members of the Oireachtas health committee. As someone who has availed of the services of Crumlin Hospital for my daughter - many of my constituents have also availed of them - I am...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their suckler cow premium. [23756/09]

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I wish to share five minutes of my time with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Noel Dempsey.

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Like other Members of the House I welcome the opportunity to speak on this report, which makes extremely painful reading for every decent man, woman and child in this country because it exposes very uncomfortable facts on an underside to life in Ireland. On my way into the House today I met with Michael O'Brien who was on "Questions and Answers" recently and some other men who were also...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which covers three major areas, namely, the operation of the Schengen system of information exchange between European authorities, the law relating to European arrest warrants and changes relating to the licensing of firearms law. I would like to deal with a number of them in detail. I will first turn...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme payment. [20768/09]

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: One must still solve the problem.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I, too, welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and I agree with much of what the Minister, Deputy Ryan, has stated. The reality is that the banking system in Ireland today is frozen. No business is being done. Companies are going out of business every day, time is of the essence and unfortunately we cannot afford to wait. I note Deputy Bruton's point that the Government should...

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: That regulation is currently being improved by the Government. The key message must be protection of the taxpayer. Since the introduction of the bank guarantee last September, protection of the taxpayer has been of paramount importance to the Government. The fee for the guarantee will amount to €1 billion over two years. The dividend on the preference shares will be €560 million in a...

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Not at the minute.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Hear, hear.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: That still does not solve the problem.

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I wish to share my time with Deputy Michael Ahern.

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill. I recognise that because of the current economic climate in which we find ourselves it has been necessary to broaden the tax base of the economy. I welcome the fact that we have retained the corporation tax rate at 12.5% and that the exemptions for the income levies have been extended to those with a medical card and that higher...

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: I do not believe any bank in my constituency would accept an exchange of property as part of a deal on the sale of a house. As this does not appear to be a positive measure, I make a suggestion. I checked the information on my constituency of Mayo today, where there are 1,704 on the housing list. We have 40,000 unsold units in the housing market, many of which may be taken over by NAMA and...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (6 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the criteria for the allocation of calls to private ambulances for patients who have private medical insurance and are located in HSE facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17577/09]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (6 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the directions given by the director of the national hospitals office in relation to the allocation of work to private ambulance services for the transport of patients who have private medical insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17578/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 May 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the technical difficulties residents of the village of Cong, County Mayo, are experiencing in obtaining broadband; and if he will resolve the matter. [17579/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Apr 2009)

Beverley Flynn: Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is entitled to be considered for a redundancy package. [15082/09]