Results 141-160 of 482 for speaker:Eamonn Maloney

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: That has nothing to do with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I would not suggest that the Chairman would do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: That was my own view. I did not emphatically say that it fell apart because of politicians. I said there was a push to involve politicians, and in regard to some issues, especially planning issues, we should keep our noses out of it. As I said at the beginning, this is regrettable and an awful mess. If nothing else, perhaps we might all learn from it. On a lighter note, and to take up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I think Mr. Brooks has used some of the stuff that Metallica have used.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: No one in Ireland uses hash.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I welcome the deputation from Dublin City Council. I am impressed by their frankness given the circumstances we are in. I am a Deputy representing the city and county of Dublin. Clearly it is regrettable for the domestic economy and the wider economy that an event like this is not to take place given the amount of money involved, etc. and the fact that the effects would be so widespread in...

Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I take the opportunity to congratulate formally the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, and I wish him well in his new role. I thank those who tabled the motion for discussion. It is quite appropriate that the voice of the disabled - there are many - is heard in this House. That is why I welcome discussion of this nature irrespective of the side of the House it comes...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: 821. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the total funding for the school completion programme, for each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31053/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I welcome the Minister, the Minister of State and the various officials. I thank them for the replies provided in respect of the questions I posed. I will avoid discussing any of the matters to which they relate and which have already been covered here. I will, however, welcome the progress that has been achieved in respect of the urgent care centre at Tallaght Hospital. Both of the...

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: All of us are familiar with the pattern of what happens here on Wednesday evenings at Private Members' time. If some of the Opposition are not here to frighten the kids of the nation, they are here to frighten senior citizens. This is what we have here tonight. This motion is an exercise to spook people into believing their travel passes are under threat. They are not under threat and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (2 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding the Revenue Commissioners distributed in 2013 under the tax refund scheme relating to voluntary contributions to schools; the number of schools that benefitted; the number of contributions that were made by persons in the PAYE system; and the number of contributions that were made by self-employed persons. [28568/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Services (26 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the Minister of State. I am sure the credit union movement welcomes any steps towards resolving the difficulty I outlined at the beginning, that is, the potential for credit unions to engage with SMEs in terms of loans. I accept that not every credit union branch will want to engage in that practice or may not aspire to it, and we have no difficulty with that. However, there are...

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Services (26 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: We are very fortunate to have a very strong credit union tradition. Credit unions are located throughout the country, both in urban centres and elsewhere. The Irish have a very strong attachment to the movement and my constituency is no exception. I recently met representatives of four local credit union branches, namely Kilnamanagh Credit Union, Firhouse Credit Union, Tallaght and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: 190. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's total spend on smoking cessation services in 2010 to 2013, inclusive; the amount of this spend that went to hospital settings, primary care settings, community settings or other settings; the amount of this spend that went on staff, marketing, programmes, or other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27598/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of smokers that have successfully completed the Health Service Executive cessation programmes in 2010 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27599/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (17 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow was denied access to further education; the reason the appeal against this decision was not considered on an individual basis to take into account maturity and lived experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25626/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (17 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: 794. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a review of the Helping Hands Adoption Mediation Agency has been conducted; and if he will provide details of the nature, scope, date of completion and outcome of any inquires carried out by the then Adoption Board arising from comments in the 2009 ISS report. [25686/14]

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Environment, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 118 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Maloney: I sincerely thank those Members on all sides of the House who have made contributions in support of the Bill and for taking the time to endorse it. Like some others, I was aghast at the initial comment from the Fianna Fáil spokesman. Times have changed so much that someone from Fianna Fáil, the republican party, can defend the oldest quango in Ireland. It is 168 years old. Above...