Results 381-400 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: It is an entirely——

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: It is entirely unacceptable targeting of older people based——

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——on misconceived advice and very poor judgment. It should be withdrawn and——

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——taxpayers' money should not be wasted on it.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: One will have seen major effects during a week designed to promote the elderly in a positive, rather than a negative, light among the people.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: It is extraordinary that three State bodies——

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——are portraying older people in a grossly negative manner——

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——and in an insulting manner——

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——during the course of what is meant to be a week to promote older peoples' rights.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: This is quite extraordinary. Does the Taoiseach have——

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: He should use the opportunity to express his view.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: This campaign should be brought to an end.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: It is a national disgrace.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: It is a disgrace to the organisation promoting it, which should know better.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: There are two matters I would like to raise with the Tánaiste today. The first matter, Sir, arises out of the legislative proposal to provide for a judicial council, which has been around for some time. There were proceedings yesterday in the courts in which a rape conviction was sustained and a sentence imposed of five years, suspended for three, which will result in the offender having...

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: That is what I am coming to. I believe there is a need for such legislation. In the light of what occurred yesterday, will the Government give any consideration to the enactment of such legislation? At present, victims can only get compensation if they bring separate court proceedings. I will be briefer on the second matter, which is also a matter of legislation. Following the publication...

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: ——as compared to only 7% in the southern area.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: Child abusers in the southern part of this State are scot free and have practically open season to abuse children.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: When will the report be published on the review of the applications of the Children First guidelines? Does the Government intend to make the guidelines statutory and can the Tánaiste provide assurance to people outside this House to guarantee the safety of children who are at risk of abuse in circumstances where we currently have hundreds of cases that are not being allocated to social workers?

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Alan Shatter: Can this House guarantee that no child will die or suffer serious injury as a consequence of the failure of the HSE to apply the Children First guidelines?