Results 4,121-4,140 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is due this year.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I wish we would get on with it.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Due to a Supreme Court decision that Bill has not made much progress.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If they can find a resolution to their legal problems, but until then there is not much point.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Yes but the great legal minds have not found a way forward.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The first Bill is due this session. Credit union legislation is not due but discussions are ongoing between the Department, the regulator and the committee about a number of issues related to credit unions.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The process is continuing. As the Deputy will be aware, the European Council, at a meeting at Christmas, gave final clearance for discussion on the matter. A date has not yet been set down but there is no doubt Romania and Bulgaria will join the European Union.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: While the discussions are ongoing, the process has reached a point of no return. Bulgaria and Romania will definitely join the European Union but the exact date for having completed everything is still a matter for discussion. There is no doubt, however, that both countries will join the EU.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I answered the Deputy's question an hour and a half ago.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I appreciate that and I am aware the Deputy was also in committee until late last night and will sit in committee tomorrow night. We have not yet seen the report on drift netting. I understand the committee met yesterday and will give the report to the Government today.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It will be taken this session.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I am not sure.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Údaras na Gaeltachta amendment Bill is due this year. The public consultation phase has been completed and consultation with a number of relevant Departments is in hand. The heads of the Bill are expected in the next few months.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: My colleagues inform me this matter is already provided for in the legislation and further legislation will not be required.

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The carbon fund Bill will be taken later this year. The Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004, which has been published for a considerable period, is awaiting Committee Stage. I will have to check the position regarding secondary legislation.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. The information requested is provided in the tables outlined below. The figures, which are produced by the quarterly national household survey, are considered 'tentative' as the very large migration flows in recent years present a significant measurement challenge in a general purpose household survey such as the QNHS. The main concerns,...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The estimated population at April 2005 was 4.13 million. The quarterly national household survey, QNHS, provides a breakdown of the population by nationality. This is reproduced for April 2005 in the following table. However, it should be borne in mind that the QNHS data may understate the true extent of non-Irish nationals. The extent of the understatement may be of the order of 1% to 1.5%...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (15 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Further to Question No. 188 of 7 February 2006, details of all public relations services and advice sought by this Department from all sources in the past seven years are detailed in the following schedule. Year Name Purpose Cost â'¬ 2005 Nil Nil Nil 2004 Carr Communications Preparatory work on the disability strategy. The main purpose of which was to ensure consistency...

Ministerial Staff. (21 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. There are six special advisers appointed by me. There has been no increase in their number since I took office. Under the direction of the programme manager, the primary function of the advisers is to monitor, facilitate and help secure the achievement of Government objectives and to ensure effective co-ordination in the implementation of the...

Ministerial Staff. (21 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: There are six.