Results 421-440 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen
- Inter-Country Adoptions. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on his Department's involvement in the case of the adoption of a child (details supplied) in Indonesia. [13860/05]
- Inter-Country Adoptions. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: I am delighted to see that a parliamentary question can provoke a flurry of activity on the part of the Minister and his Department within 24 hours. As the Minister of State has now conceded that the child is an Irish citizen, what is the attitude of the relevant authorities to these parents in this appalling situation? If they return to Ireland, will they be charged with the neglect and...
- Inter-Country Adoptions. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: They should be as this is an appalling situation. What are the views of the Minister of State on this?
- Inter-Country Adoptions. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: What does the Minister of State mean by 2001?
- Inter-Country Adoptions. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: The child is three years old.
- EU Treaties. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: Have discussions taken place with the Bulgarian authorities in regard to suggested moneylaundering by Bulgarian financial institutions which are often linked to the Government there? Since the Irish Government said it was exploring and following up the question ofmoneylaundering in Bulgaria, what discussions have taken place with the Bulgarian authorities? The accession of Bulgaria is linked...
- EU Treaties. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: Does the Minister of State agree all these discussions and clarifications should have taken place before Bulgaria signed the treaty and not afterwards?
- Human Rights Issues. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: In view of the fact that ASEAN will be virtually chaired by a military junta, does the Minister of State consider that the EU action will be compromised by the fact that France is threatening to veto any proposal to boycott the meetings under the chairmanship of Burma? Total, a French oil company, has massive investment in Burma and France wants to protect that investment. Will the Minister...
- Human Rights Issues. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: However, there was from a French point of view.
- EU Constitution. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date of the referendum on the EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13503/05]
- EU Constitution. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: I welcome the Minister of State's information that the legislation will be published shortly. I urge that all Stages of this legislation would pass through this House before the summer recess. I urge also that the referendum be held as early as possible in the autumn in late October or November before the influence of members of the British media when they turn their attention to a referendum...
- EU Constitution. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: How much will the Minister of State bet on that?
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: Does the Minister of State agree that anybody with a little intelligence will realise the White Paper is only a fig leaf to disguise the betrayal on the part of the Government regarding the promises the Taoiseach made at the UN summit? Does he agree that the commitment to establishing a target date by July is only a way of shielding the Taoiseach against the anger he will encounter when he...
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: Will you please let me finish?
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: I have listened to you waffling all day and heard you waffling yesterday. You cannot decide that it was a betrayalââ
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: All I am saying is that the White Paper is just a fig leaf. The suggestion that the timeframe will be announced by July is only a way of safeguarding the Taoiseach when he returns to New York. Before I was interrupted, I was asking whether the Minister of State will concede that his assertion that the NGOs could not spend in acapable wayââ
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: He did, in this House. He stated they could not spend the money if they were granted it. This was an insult to the organisations and the volunteers working with them.
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: The task force report was commissioned only two years ago.
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: We would be happy with 0.7%.
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 Apr 2005)
Bernard Allen: Does the Minister of State do anything else?