Results 81-84 of 84 for going forward speaker:Willie O'Dea

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (18 Feb 2004)

Willie O'Dea: ...of the directive. As suggested by Senator O'Toole, we will have another look at the wording to see whether it can be done more elegantly to avoid any possible misinterpretation that suggests we are going backwards. We are certainly moving forward. We are severely narrowing that exclusion in the 1998 Act by following exactly the words of the EU directive which obliges us to do so. If we can...

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (18 Feb 2004)

Willie O'Dea: ...would still be unable to undertake employment, the provision allows an arrangement which takes account of these circumstances. The amendment to section 35(1) of the Act of 1998, which I brought forward in the Bill, further clarifies that a different rate of remuneration may be paid only where it is determined on the grounds of a lesser output of work in a particular period. I take Senator...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Willie O'Dea: On the other hand, that person may have behaved notoriously badly in another country and the notification may have been sent forward to the Irish authorities. That has happened. It is a matter of discretion for the immigration officer. The immigration provision in the United Kingdom states that an immigration officer must refuse leave to land to a person on confirmation from a medical...

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Second Stage. (4 Feb 2004)

Willie O'Dea: We will return to those bad times if we pursue policies which take no account of what is coming into the Exchequer. The reality is that the Government has a serious commitment to assisting people with disabilities. Currently we have done something which is done on very rare occasions in regard to legislation which Members of the Oireachtas, either Dáil or Seanad, have not yet seen. We have...