Results 181-200 of 4,363 for speaker:Arthur Morgan
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: Will the Government win the two by-elections?
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: I move amendment No. 16: In page 23, to delete lines 32 to 36. We had a lengthy discussion on Committee Stage about this amendment, about which I feel strongly. It is grossly unreasonable that section 13(1)(c) attempts to deal with the issue of testing for intoxicants in a mere 24 words. In other jurisdictions, such as the United States, the conditions in which tests may be conducted are...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: It is fine that regulations are to be drawn up but we should know when because this blunt instrument may come into effect long before they are available. The Minister of State said he consulted the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. The council said that section 13(1)(c) is not compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. I wonder what the Irish Council for Civil Liberties said to...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: What about the consultation with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties?
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State employed the council in his argument.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: I thought the Minister of State did speak on the council's behalf.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: I took the Minister of State to mean that he spoke on the council's behalf.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will report on the criteria which guide the denial of benefit of unemployment assistance to persons particularly the phrase not actively seeking work; and if he will report on the guidelines concerning the proofs needed by his Department from clients. [5909/05]
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Government has failed to ensure the enforcement of the Competition Authority's ruling that a company (details supplied) must divest itself of its 24.9% shareholding in another company. [6433/05]
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: I understand the Irish Press group cannot go back into business even if it desired to do so because of the ownership situation. Does the Minister agree that in no other area of Irish business is there a situation to match that of the tax exile, Tony O'Reilly, and his almost complete domination of the newspaper market? For example, Independent News and Media plc owns 67% of Irish daily...
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: It relates to a monopoly or a dominant position within the market.
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: The company has a dominant position of 67% and 87% ownership.
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: I can take that; it is not a problem.
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: What are the Minister's proposals? Will he bring forward any proposals to tackle this monopoly and the problem of media cross-ownership and dominant position given the unique influence capable of being exerted by those in a position of dominance, particularly relating to the political process? I refer to the broad political process and what came out of the Moriarty tribunal, not in respect of...
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: ââif it did not behave itself. On the day of the election that newspaper subsequently published on its front page a request to its readers not to vote for that Government. That is what I mean by distortion of the political process.
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: I referred to newspapers.
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: It is Daily Ireland, and long may it last.
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: It will not threaten the Minister's party.
- Work Permits. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in order to prevent exploitation of migrant workers, the Employment Permits Bill which is due for publication, will include provisions to allow permits to be held by workers instead of employers. [6135/05]
- Work Permits. (24 Feb 2005)
Arthur Morgan: I was very nervous until the last sentence because the Minister held back that crucial piece of information about which I asked, that is, whether the new Bill will give the worker the right to hold the work permit. The Minister said the Bill will contain a provision for regulation whereby the Minister will be able to decide. If the Minister is still in office when this Bill comes into force,...