Results 61-72 of 72 for going forward speaker:Seán Haughey

George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 Feb 2010)

Seán Haughey: ...the House the George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010. This Bill amends the George Mitchell Scholarship Fund Act 1998. It is a short Bill and I believe it is a relatively straightforward piece of amending legislation. Before outlining to the House the provisions of the Bill, it is important to highlight the general background to, and context for, the legislation. In 1998,...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2010)

Seán Haughey: ...pleased to announce his approval, in principle, for the establishment of a new post-primary school for Kingscourt last year. An examination of the demographics and projected pupil numbers by the forward planning section of the Department satisfied the Minister that a facility for between 300 and 400 pupils will be sustainable in this area in the medium term. Plans for the new school are...

Seanad: CAO Applications and College Places: Statements (10 Feb 2010)

Seán Haughey: ...to education and engage in up-skilling. These included the provision of almost 1,800 places for unemployed people on part-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses in areas that supported the goals of the smart economy, 900 places on short preparatory courses, 160 places on accelerated level 6 programmes and a special education programme for redundant apprentices. Higher education...

Seanad: Education and Training Responses to the Economic Downturn: Statements (5 Nov 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...outlined their opinions on the importance of lifelong learning. While we are debating it in the context of its importance to our economy, Senator Mullen and others pointed out that it is also good for the individual in terms of his or her social and personal development, family and community and for society as a whole. Lifelong learning is important for our economic development, but its...

Seanad: Departmental Reports (8 Oct 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...of, public bodies to the docklands area plan and promote the effective co-ordination and delivery of public investment in the docklands. The forum submitted its report in early July 2008. Without going into detail, it set out a clear policy and economic rationale for the regeneration project; identified key economic and other drivers essential to the realisation of the vision for the...

Seanad: Waste Management (3 Jul 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...our increasing prosperity from the environmental impacts which can be a consequence of it. Development and proper waste management are not mutually exclusive. We now need to chart a new way forward. It is for this reason the programme for Government identified the need for a fundamental review of our approach to waste management. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2006)

Seán Haughey: ...-breaking importance. It will have a profound impact on all significant players involved in the planning system and could mark a watershed in every aspect of our future development as a nation. The Government's attempt to tackle the future of Ireland's strategic infrastructure head on is commendable. This country's critical infrastructure clearly lags behind that enjoyed by our European...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: ...of delicate issues. The Bill extends a wide range of powers available to the Garda with regard to detainees in particular. It is safe to assume a person in custody is in such circumstances for good reason, but power must be exercised with caution regardless of the circumstances. The Garda Síochána has been in the firing line on a number of occasions in the recent past and it can...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: ...become static and we would be justified in labelling it undemocratic for it would not successfully reflect the wishes of the population as intended. To ignore population change is to pave the way forward for an unbalanced degree of influence on the part of the electors and, at the extreme end of the scale, the development of something like the infamous "rotten borough", a term loaded with...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Seán Haughey: ...local authorities in refusing planning permission to developers who do not finish housing estates properly. The Bill provides that it is the developer rather than the local authority who must go to the High Court. The Bill will also allow residents of a new housing estate to sue the developers when their estates are left unfinished. The Bill is effectively amending the Planning and...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 Feb 2005)

Seán Haughey: ...critics in the media on his appointment and has clearly demonstrated that he adheres to a caring social philosophy. He has demonstrated himself to be a reforming Minister in the Department. I look forward to many more innovations from his Department in the years ahead. In budget 2005 the Minister reversed many of the measures introduced in budget 2004. I welcome the reversals relating to...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)

Seán Haughey: I wish to share time with the Taoiseach. All states need effective laws to deal with the entry, residence and departure of non-nationals in the interests of the wellbeing of society. Governments must protect the borders of the state, its economy and public services as far as practicable. A government that does not do this would be behaving in a reckless and irresponsible manner. The Bill...