Results 161-180 of 1,687 for speaker:Eric Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migration Data (30 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 373. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an outline of any voluntary repatriation programmes that exist; the budget allocation to such a programme; if she will provide, in tabular form over the past ten years, the number of persons who have availed of such a scheme, per annum, and a total figure for the number of persons who have availed of a scheme; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (30 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 444. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26089/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Repatriation Costs (30 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 496. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an outline of any voluntary repatriation programmes that exist; the budget allocation for same; if he will provide, in tabular form for each of the past ten years, the number of persons who have availed of such a scheme and the cumulative total for the years in question; the number of persons who have applied and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (24 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: I do not, no.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (24 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Asia Matters (24 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: I support absolutely the comments of the previous speaker, with whom I do not always agree on many issues, about Mr. Martin Murray's dedication and leadership in developing relations between the Asian countries and the Republic of Ireland. I am half-embarrassed but must apologise that I will not be here to go to his conference in July. However, I am conscious of the number of conferences he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Asia Matters (24 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: I suspect the Arab spring was a contributing factor. The millions of Filipinos working in those Arab countries were very vulnerable at that time and their embassies had to redouble their efforts to get them home and so on.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: What is Sinn Féin doing in the North?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: I pass in preference to my colleague here.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (23 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on correspondence (details supplied) regarding standard variable rate mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Armenian Genocide (23 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 501. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a matter (details supplied) regarding the recognition of the Armenian genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24607/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Representations (23 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding matters raised in correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who is encountering difficulties in relation to fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24945/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: I think I am the victim of Deputy Durkan's excesses. I thank Mr. Coffey for his rapid-fire and impressive presentation. For the life of me I do not know why the legal services segment has been dropped and we are reduced to four. I am very happy that we are quite capable of dealing with the four that are highlighted. In fact, why would one want to drop the legal services issue in favour of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: I always feel a victim of the previous speaker. The Minister of State is welcome and I wish him luck in the meeting of the General Affairs Council. We heard there are five issues to be addressed, one of which is the country-specific recommendations. This committee had an excellent presentation from Dr. Seamus Coffey and I now have a question for the Minister of State. Why has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: Yes the Minister for defence said they would equip the Jihadis to move via Greece to Europe. Is the Minister of State worried about what Greece might attempt to do vis-à-visimmigration if it pulls out of Europe or if its antagonistic tone continues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: Deputy Joe O'Reilly is not here so the Minister of State can forget about his 25 questions and stick with ours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Deaths of Irish Citizens in Berkeley: Expressions of Sympathy (17 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: I wish to add to the sentiments of the previous speakers. What has happened is unspeakably sad, including for those of us who had children who used the J1 visa system and matured in their life-long development by being in America, either working or studying. The students involved in the tragedy were either working or studying and were enjoying their lives. They were all around 21 or 22...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Targets: Irish Aid (17 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: It is always a pleasure to have Mr. Gaffey before the committee to make the case on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Irish Aid, because we play a very important role, which has been recognised internationally. The respect among the international community for Ireland's ability to deliver effective aid is illustrated by the fact that David O'Donoghue and his Kenyan...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24182/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Projects (9 Jun 2015)

Eric Byrne: 927. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the withdrawal of funding from the post-primary European Studies Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21281/15]