Results 3,561-3,580 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed). (3 May 2006)

Dick Roche: It is not quite that simple. The board must publicise the making of a railway order as early as possible upon making the order. That will facilitate wide notification of the making of the order and as a consequence it is appropriate that the eight-week period start on the date of the making of the railway order. As the Senators know, it is critical that any challenges are taken as quickly as...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed). (3 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I made the point that there could be difficulties with serving the notice and this could cause confusion. If there is a court challenge in the normal course of events and it is felt that there is a deficiency in the notice, or that the notice has not been sufficient to allow a person to seek the legal redress under discussion here, it would be a matter for the discretion of the courts to...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed). (3 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I return to my point that there is not always the certainty that one can find the person on whom to appropriately serve the notice. If there is a deficiency in the amount of time and some bona fide reason why a court should hear a case after the eight weeks, the court would have that discretion. It would be unwise to open the gates and allow prevarication on this. I can see difficulties. I am...

Nuclear Plants. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: Shipments of radioactive material, including MOX fuel, are subject to international maritime regulations including the right of "innocent passage" and to strict international safety standards applicable to the marine transport of such material. The continuing concerns of the Irish Government in relation to all transports of radioactive material through the Irish Sea are regularly and...

Nuclear Plants. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: If the Deputy wishes to check what I said or check the record, he will find that issues relating to intergovernmental materials, such as the references made here, are not the subject of press statements. He is correct in saying there was a specific incident some time ago which attracted attention but that has not been the case during the past ten years.

Nuclear Plants. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: If the Deputy wishes to check the record over the ten years during which we have had the notifications — I understand he does not want to check it, but wishes to characterise this in his usual dramatic way — he will see that the appropriate procedures have been adopted and will continue to be adopted. During the past ten years there have not been press statements in the majority of cases....

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I realise that the senile Member from Galway is probably deficient in hearing.

Social and Affordable Housing. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: It would be a good idea if Deputy McCormack showed some manners but expecting him to display some manners after his long and undistinguished career would be pushing matters too far.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: In establishing the detailed arrangements for citizens to cast their vote, it is necessary to strike a proper balance between the requirement to maintain the security and integrity of the electoral process and providing a necessary degree of flexibility. The Deputy is rightly concerned and has been concerned for some time about having maximum assurance about the genuine credentials of persons...

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: That is not what Deputy Gregory asked in his question. At the polling station, the returning officer or the presiding officer may or, if required by a personation agent, shall request any person applying for a ballot paper to produce a specified identification document. I will not list the range of documents because they are well known to Members of the House. If a person fails to produce a...

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: Perhaps Deputy Gregory is more interested in the question than the answer. To require an inspection of specific documentation in all cases of people coming to polling stations would be impractical and would delay matters.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: That is precisely what Deputy Gregory said because his question referred to all voters.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I listened to Deputy Gregory's ranting so I would be grateful if he would listen to my answer. It is called courtesy. If one were to ask that every person be challenged and that a person be disallowed a vote, particularly an elderly person who does not possess a specific document at the time, Deputy Gregory would be the first person to rightly challenge it. The operation of the challenging...

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: My views about Deputy Gregory will remain unspoken because the decorum of the House will not allow me to put them on the record. "Chancer" would be one of the words I would use, but I will not use it.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: In law, preparation of the register of electors is a matter for each local registration authority, as was recently recognised in a press release issued by the Deputy Sherlock's party. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the co-operation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the register. In this, the broad approach has always been to ensure that people are...

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I thank the Deputy for his suggestion but I am not in a position to say precisely how much money will be made available. As the Deputy has suggested, it will——

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I have considered it, but for a variety of reasons——

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I showed the Deputy the courtesy of listening to him and I am trying to answer his question accurately. If he would allow me to do so, he could then ask a further supplementary question. This is the way in which courtesy normally operates in conversations.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I have always been very strong on manners. It is a way of helping to progress business.

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I will not mention the figure, which will run to millions of euro, because I do not know the precise cost. We do not know what the staffing requirements in each local authority will be. I have told the local authorities that I will make money available. I will discuss this issue with the Deputy, other spokespersons and the committee as required. Regarding the proposition to transfer names and...