Results 221-240 of 482 for speaker:Eamonn Maloney

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (10 Dec 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: 379. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact of the Garda diversion programme on anti-social behaviour and youth crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53004/13]

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Operations (5 Dec 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic for debate. The statement yesterday from NAMA announcing senior bond redemptions totalling €700 million will have caught the attention of most of us. We may have had reservations about the establishment of NAMA - a unique body set up in what were unique times when the economy and banking system collapsed - and although we would...

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Operations (5 Dec 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: Yes. The statement is very comprehensive and any queries I have are answered, particularly my question about the property market. It is the most comprehensive reply I have received in almost three years here.

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Operations (5 Dec 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the Acting Chairman, who is also very good. There is no need to take up any more time. It is worth repeating - this should not be taken as being disrespectful - that I look forward to NAMA completing its work. I also look forward to the end of dole queues and forced emigration from this country. I also look forward to an end in sight for people who are feeling stressed about their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra GPs that are now practising in the provision of services to medical card and GP visit card patients in the Tallaght, Dublin South West area, as a result of the removal of restrictions following the commencement of the Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51774/13]

Topical Issues: Third-Level Feeder Schools (26 Nov 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: The Minister of State made some valid points in his reply, with which I largely agree, including that there are shortcomings in the league table system as currently set out. Similar comment has been made about it in previous years. Despite the shortcomings of the system, what is indisputable is that those who attend private second level fee paying schools are virtually guaranteed a place...

Topical Issues: Third-Level Feeder Schools (26 Nov 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: Information on third-level feeder schools has been published in almost every national newspaper today and it makes for interesting reading. The data highlight the advantages and disadvantages in terms of what is happening in second-level education and the students who are continuing into third-level education. It should be acknowledged that more schools are sending their pupils to...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I welcome the Bill. We inherited a local government system from the British which is, in some ways good, in that there are positive things in it. However, time changes everything and it is progressive that this Minister and his Department have examined the whole nature of local authority and how it operates in this jurisdiction. A wide variety of issues have been highlighted in this...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: What is the status of the Spent Convictions Bill?

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I will confine my contribution to the areas within the Finance Bill and our recent budget relating to the issue of fraud. I compliment the Department of Finance on the area of the Bill dealing with policing and collecting VAT and the anti VAT fraud measures included. I welcome that, as should all Members. VAT fraud is described in the booklet from the Department as a massive problem. I...

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

Eamonn Maloney: It must be said that we enjoy our drugs in Ireland, be it the national drug - alcohol - or the other drugs mentioned in this debate. Cannabis is probably second on the chart in terms of popularity during this recession. However, back in the days of the Celtic tiger, when the yuppies had lots of money, cocaine replaced other drugs and for a period became the second most popular drug consumed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (6 Nov 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current medical card holders according to their occupation category, that is, PAYE or self employed, agricultural industry, service industry or manufacturing industry and so on; if he will provide information on same to establish which occupations give rise to a medical card requirement; and if he will make a statement...

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I extend my congratulations to the campaign of the Happy New Ear group in informing people like myself on this issue, which is of great importance to them and to those of us who are able to advance a service that will resolve the issue. I recall that one parent in the group told me that having the two implants had profoundly transformed her daughter’s life for the better. It is...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: In our difficult environment, in which we have lost our sovereignty and in which our day-to-day operation depends on the generosity of our European neighbours, whose money must be paid back, no great credit is due to those who destroyed our country. It was difficult sitting here yesterday and today taking lectures from people who drove our children, including my own, out of the country. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Awareness (10 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am glad he referred to the issue of bullying which I omitted to mention. It is an ever-increasing difficulty among school-going children in particular which seems to have reached almost phenomenal rates. Anyone who engages with school teachers will confirm that. There seems to be a spate of it from one end of the country to the other. It is...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Awareness (10 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I apologise for my late arrival. I wish to raise the issue that was highlighted in media reports this morning regarding a practice that in America is called the fainting game or sometimes the choking game and which has been around for some time. Its origins go back to the 1980s, when it swept through America for a period before going into decline. However, more than 80 deaths in America...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Awareness (10 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: Instead, we are talking about children in the context of the report published yesterday and the example I have just cited regarding the phenomenon of the choking game.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: I commend the Minister, Deputy Shatter, on the introduction of this Bill, which I support. The Minister, Deputy Shatter, referred to legislation of this nature in either his first or second speech following the election of this Government to office in March 2011. As stated by previous speakers, it is complex legislation which seeks to address the need for a DNA system and the issue of civil...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (3 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the total outstanding amount of arrears owed to the Revenue Commissioners up to and including 30 June 2013, with a breakdown of the amount owed by self employed, national companies and multinational companies; the number of Revenue staff engaged in recouping the arrears for the year 2011, 2012, and 30 June 2013. [41701/13]

Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Maloney: 22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if resolution is close for the four members of the Halawa family who are currently incarcerated in Cairo, Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41055/13]