Results 2,021-2,040 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan
- Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The Government record is so bad it is entertaining.
- Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: I support the comments made by my colleague. Everyone in this House will agree with the general rule and law laid down in the 1988 Act and the general practice regarding political advertising here. We only need to consider the United States and one or two other jurisdictions to realise the total nightmare caused by the necessity to fund political advertisements. In the 2008 presidential...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (22 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will assist schools to bring in outside expertise in order to provide effective sex education for their students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10704/07]
- Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (22 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the full complement of 300 welfare officers will be sanctioned for the education welfare board in order that it can fulfil its statutory duty with regard to school attendance; her views on that body's assertion that it is only intervening in 10% of cases referred to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10705/07]
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: I want to share my time with Deputy Burton.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Like my colleague, the Labour Party's justice spokesperson, Deputy Howlin, I welcome the general principles underlying the legislation. Any measures aimed at successfully securing penalties against gang-related crime, including racketeering, in addition to tightening the bail rules as outlined in Part 2, are certainly...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.
- Commemorative Events. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: That is a disgraceful statement.
- Commemorative Events. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach should withdraw the remark.
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on his policy to remove the transmission network from the ESB; if he will bring forward legislation to divest ownership of the ESB transmission network to EirGrid; his proposed timeframe for carrying out this action; the way he will guarantee the objective of achieving lower prices for...
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The ESB debt is approximately â¬2 billion. I remember when the Minister's predecessor, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, told the House excitedly of the ESB's negotiation of favourable loan terms in New York to address a large tranche of the debt. What will happen to the debt and the ESB's financial controls if the Minister proceeds with his policy of removing an asset...
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The price of electricity has increased by well over 60%. What benefits have accrued to the people to date as a result of the Minister's handling of deregulation? Why should we be happy with the prospect of breaking up the ESB company, or atomising it, as the Minister said? Why has the Minister produced a policy on the transmission network, rather than the distribution network? What will...
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: EirGrid is a totally new company.
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The chief executive of the ESB has mentioned that number.
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: He is an outstanding public servant.
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: Yes, but the Minister does not believe what he is saying about his own company.
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: How many people are working in the distribution sector?
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister said he was opposed to any break-up.
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister was tying its hands behind its back.
- Electricity Generation. (27 Mar 2007)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister was putting a blindfold on it.