Results 41-60 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business. (30 Mar 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach should check his notes.
- Written Answers — Transition to Second Level: Transition to Second Level (30 Mar 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by the ESRI on the difficulties facing pupils transferring from primary to secondary education, that one way of overcoming these difficulties would be to allow teachers to spend more time on those pupils who require most attention, and that teachers do not have the time to do so due...
- Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (30 Mar 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the recent protests by apprentices around the country, he plans to review the requirement on them to pay the â¬223 registration fee levied on them for attending university courses; if his attention has been drawn to the apprentices' arguments that this charge is unfair as they are effectively full-time employees and...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Mar 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the danger posed to children and staff crossing the road at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, he will consider providing financial assistance to the board of management to allow for the provision of a designated parking area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/04]
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (30 Mar 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assessment that has been made of the school building needs of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the consideration that has been given to the school's request for three temporary classrooms, a library, home economics room and a careers room; the consideration that has been given to the school's request for rewiring and...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (30 Mar 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the money that was provided to fulfil the commitment in Framework III of the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness to institute an electoral participation initiative; the money that was drawn down; the purpose that it was put to; if the initiative has not been continued; the ongoing measures at encouraging...
- Written Answers — Control of Dogs: Control of Dogs (30 Mar 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 479: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to amend the Control of Dogs Act to strengthen the rights of persons who are affected by the excessive barking of dogs held in private buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9882/04]
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: A Cheann Comhairle, I have submitted to your office a motion seeking the recommittal of the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004 to Committee Stage. Do I move the recommittal if it is agreed that Report Stage be taken?
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: On behalf of the Labour Party, I oppose the taking of Report Stage because the Minister presenting the Bill should no longer be the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Last autumn he refused to listen to the views of the Opposition parties and to technical experts who told him then much the same as the Commission on Electronic Voting told him at the end of last week....
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: I also oppose the taking of Report Stage because the context of the Bill has now entirely changed. The commission has reported and this item is on the Order Paper today because the Government was in such a hurry to get the electronic voting system in place for 11 June. It cannot now be used on 11 June and therefore the time of this House would be better spent debating Bills that are of...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: I move: That, having regard to the findings of the Commission on Electronic Voting on the secrecy, accuracy and testing of the chosen electronic voting system, the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004 be recommitted in its entirety. The Bill is before the House because the Government has been in a mad rush to get the electronic voting system in place for 11 June. The Committee Stage debate, which...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: I am giving examples of the issues which are raised in the interim report of the Commission on Electronic Voting.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: I take the point.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: There are so many issues and so many criticisms made of this electronic voting system by the commission that I would detain the House a long time if I were to go through them all. Therefore, I do not propose to do that. We were not aware of all these issues in the report of the commission when we debated the Bill on Committee Stage. Report Stage amendments arise out of Committee Stage debate....
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 5, after "TO" to insert the following: "ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS AN COIMISIÃN UM VÃTÃIL LEICTREONACH, OR IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC VOTING, AND TO". The purpose of the amendment is to provide for an Irish title for the Commission on Electronic Voting. In his response to my earlier motion, which I regret was not...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister could not believe it the first time.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: I thought the Minister was packing it in.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister is moving the goalposts.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister should stick with the issue.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Eamon Gilmore: I find it remarkable that the Minister has shifted ground. The original purpose of this Bill was to introduce electronic voting on 11 June. That is the reason it was hurriedly brought to the House. Time was taken up on Second Stage which the House could more usefully have used to consider legislation to address tenants rights, the price of land and houses and the other urgent, inadequately...