Results 301-320 of 11,065 for speaker:Damien English
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, lines 33 and 34, to delete all words from and including "an" in line 33 down to and including "adopter)" in line 34 and substitute "one employed adopting parent".
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: I will not delay proceedings. We are singing from the same hymn sheet on this side of the House. There is no reason not to extend the period to 26 weeks.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: I move amendment No. 13: In page 5, line 13, to delete "father" and substitute "parent". I do not wish to go back over the whole debate again. All my amendments have had one agenda, which is to grant equal status to both adoptive parents when applying for the right to adoptive leave. I still do not accept the Minister's argument that either parent cannot avail of adoptive leave. I was willing...
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: There is no point in repeating the argument. It is disappointing that this cannot be changed. The Minister of State is correct that all the amendments are linked.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: All Members are.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: They will take it. They will switch over to sick leave to get the money.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: On the buy-out.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: Any amendment at this stage would be irrelevant.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: Is there a mechanism?
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: I accept that achieving what the Deputy wants in full cannot be done by deleting this subsection unless the Minister of State is prepared to table an amendment but removing it will go half way.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: It will not be written in stone that the leave be terminated in order for it to be open to employers and employees to resolve the issue. Removing this subsection would do no harm. My understanding is that the Bill was intended to bring matters in line with the provisions relating to maternity leave. If one is sick, maternity leave comes into effect after one returns to full health.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: I accept that but I was seeking information.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: We have many such laws.
- Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)
Damien English: The Bill is important and has taken much time. I welcome its passage and accept the Minister of State's comments that there may be changes in future. I ask that, at any of the future negotiations, it will be made clear how we felt on some of the issues.
- Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)
Damien English: Is he contemplating making a promise of legislation?
- Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Oct 2005)
Damien English: A day on, it is good to be back here with all the familiar faces to take on another Bill. This Bill might address some of the issues we did not achieve in yesterday's Bill. We all are familiar with the nursery rhyme, which begins as follows: There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, She had so many children she didn't know what to do. . . For almost 200 years the women of this country sent...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Oct 2005)
Damien English: Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will appoint a High Court inspector to investigate issues surrounding illegal dumping in County Wicklow, including the Roadstone land at Blessington, as requested by the elected members of Wicklow County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30436/05]
- Written Answers — Planning Regulations: Planning Regulations (25 Oct 2005)
Damien English: Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will legislate for development levies to be used for community amenities including schools and health centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30437/05]
- Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)
Damien English: I do not think I will need all that time. Sadly, there is not enough in the Bill to keep going that long. The Bill updates its 1998 namesake to implement some of the recommendations of the working group on the review and improvement of the Parental Leave Act 1998. Sustaining Progress, the Government's social partnership agreement for the period 2003-05, made a commitment to strengthen...
- Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)
Damien English: It is only our economy that is best.