Results 21-40 of 62 for long speaker:Eamon Scanlon

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: ...in history a modern society would be removing a basic human rights protection from its constitution. What will be decided in the coming months will have huge implications for our society for a long time into the future. Thousands of people will be personally affected in their lives, welfare and happiness by what is decided. It is a tragedy that any woman has to go abroad for abortion....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Feb 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason long-term unemployed persons are advised that they can retain their benefits when they return to work through JobPath; the difference between jobseeker's allowance and a casual jobseeker’s allowance payment which is preventing persons from retaining benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: ...is being stunted. People have lost patience, especially in isolated rural areas. The World Bank found that a 10% increase in broadband penetration increased economic growth by 1.3% in the long term. The facts do not lie. Ireland ranks 42nd in the global rankings for the distribution of high speed broadband, while 40% of the population and 96% of the country geographically still lack...

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Scheme Payments (18 Jan 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: ...To be honest, it was the only bit of summer we got. It is completely unfair to penalise the farmers in question or to assume they had any part in starting the gorse fires. The Sligo Way is a waymarked long-distance walking route which starts at Lough Talt on the Sligo-Mayo border, continues along the line of the Ox Mountains for approximately 80 km, and ends at Dromahair, County...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: ...questions that come before us are rarely as challenging, profound or troubling as the issue of abortion. What will be decided in the coming months will have huge implications for our society for a long time into the future. Thousands of people will be personally affected in their lives, welfare and happiness by what is decided. I must try to speak for the needs of the community I...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: All Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ..., never mind different counties, which is totally ridiculous and quite unfair, and it is very wrong that county boundaries are broken. It has been the case for the past 30 or 40 years, or as long as I can remember in politics, that Sligo and Leitrim were combined into one constituency. That is acceptable because we are similar types of people living in adjoining counties. However, it is...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (19 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...then went back into the workforce. As a result their pensions have been badly cut. There is an answer to this. If the homemaker scheme could be backdated to prior to 1994, it could be a help and would go a long way to alleviate the difficulties being felt by those affected. The young farmers' scheme from the national reserve was a fund of €25 million that was introduced in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (11 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...is not available for reimbursement here in view of the fact that it is widely available worldwide; if consideration has been given to fund kuvan, weighing up the significant beneficial outcome in long term health improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43162/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...a divided society where home ownership is confined to a few, while the rest struggle with unstable tenure and rent levels. The right to buy under the tenant purchase scheme has been an important tool in extending home ownership opportunities to low income households. The option to own a valuable long-term asset has empowered thousands of families across the country and should not be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...it is safe to collect children and for parents to park etc. That example should be examined. I do not see why the second bus should be under threat as it is now. I will finish with that as it has been a long meeting. I would appreciate a response on the queries I have raised as soon as possible. I thank the witnesses. I am sorry I must go to another meeting that started at 6 p.m.

Topical Issue Debate: Parking Regulations (20 Jun 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...of people with dementia, over 63%, live in the community and wish to continue to live at home as a first option. Insufficient provision for home help and home care packages channel people to long-term care causing the institutionalisation of people with dementia. However, people with dementia prefer to remain living at home for as long as possible. With the right supports this is...

Topical Issue Debate: Decentralisation Programme (25 May 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...examine further redeployment of public jobs and of all State agencies to regional and rural areas. Previous redeployment of Government staff outside Dublin created real economic value and brought long-lasting sustainable employment. Thousands of civil servants from Departments are located in counties outside Dublin. Many of these positions have contributed to sustaining employment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrading of the N4 and N5 Roads Infrastructure: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...different organisations. I thank Mr. Butler, Dr. McCann, Mr. Corcoran and Mr. Carty, whom I know quite well from Sligo. Mr. Butler referenced Abbott Ireland. Not alone does it have operations in Longford, but we have Abbott companies in Sligo which contribute massively to the economy of the area and employ I do not know how many people in total, certainly well into the hundreds or...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service Staff (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to raise what I believe is a very important issue. With the increasing numbers of older people in the country, a demand for long-serving staff naturally increases. We need as many of our most experienced staff to stay in practice as long as possible. Surely, what we should be doing is incentivising them to work for longer. People...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the procurement policy will force the closure of bookseller library suppliers and long established businesses with regard to the national library procurement tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14440/17]

Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...which, in turn, will provide the Government with better value for money and increase efficiency in public procurement. The bottom line is that the national procurement system must be designed with a long-term vision and from a "think small first" perspective, a concept recommended by the European Union. This legislation will assist in increasing the number of jobs and the profitability...

Other Questions: Garda Station Closures (16 Dec 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: ...? Some of the stations closed in south Sligo, such as those in Aclare, Bunnanaddan and Coolaney, are now being covered by Tobercurry. The Garda station in Tobercurry is small. It was built quite a long time ago and can facilitate four or five gardaí. At present, a sergeant and eight gardaí, two of whom are female, are stationed there. The facilities there are very poor and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: 238. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the official reason for the HSE withholding the list of known debilitating and long-term side effects from the HPV vaccine information literature due to the fact the average adult reading age is 12 years old; the reason parents are not advised regarding the risk of long-term, chronic and life changing side effects; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (22 Nov 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: 274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to publish details of the recent review of community employment schemes conducted by his Department; his long-term position on community employment schemes and Tús; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35769/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: ...of the workforce. The cuts to the State's weekly contributory pension were introduced by the former Minister for Social Production, Deputy Joan Burton, to make it more difficult for those without a full-time, long-term working history to qualify for the maximum weekly payment. The plan was implemented despite an internal Department survey of 5,700 claimants which highlighted the...