Results 421-440 of 12,360 for speaker:Rory O'Hanlon

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Not out of this question. The question was specific and clear.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy has made his point.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy is out of order.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy knows he is out of order. This question has arisen a number of times over the years. Anything that might be discussed at a Cabinet sub-committee is ruled out of order. A question should be submitted to the Minister responsible.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: That does not arise.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: I ask the Deputy to desist from going into detail. The Chair has already ruled on the matter.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: I have consistently ruled on these questions. It is a long-standing rule in the House——

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy is out of order. He knows the question he submitted. I call Deputy Sargent.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: That issue does not arise out of this question.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: That issue does not arise out of the question. I have already ruled Deputy Ó Caoláin out of order. The question submitted by both Deputies Ó Caoláin and Sargent is to ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on social inclusion last met. It is a statistical question which demands a statistical answer. There is a long-standing rule that the work of a Cabinet sub-committee is not...

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: No, that is a misunderstanding.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: No, Deputy. There are two issues here. The first is the question of Cabinet confidentiality. The second issue is that questions appropriate to line Ministers should go to the Minister responsible, not to the Taoiseach.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: That is a matter entirely for themselves as long as they are within the Standing Order.

Committee on Social Inclusion. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: There is a long-standing rule and we debated this regularly in the House over the years. Cabinet confidentiality which arises out of the Cabinet sub-committee prohibits discussion of the issues. Questions that are more appropriate to a line Minister should go to that Minister.

Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: I call Deputy Sargent.

Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Deputy Sargent intimated to me that he needed to ask a question now as he must leave to go elsewhere. I apologise to Deputy Ó Caoláin. I should have asked his permission.

Adjournment Debate Matters. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy McGuinness — the urgent need to fund a special school for autistic children at Goresbridge, County Kilkenny; (2) Deputy Ó Snodaigh — the urgent need for the Minister for Health and Children to explain his decision to...

Leaders' Questions. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: I am reluctant to intervene. However, before the Deputy continues, as I indicated on 27 April in regard to the issue surrounding the Circuit Court judge, since this House may ultimately have to adjudicate on the matter, to ensure the interests of the House and natural justice are best protected, Members should refrain from making references which could prejudice the decision of the House in...

Leaders' Questions. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy should allow the Taoiseach to speak without interruption. The Green Party submitted a question, which was in order. The Taoiseach is entitled to reply and the Green Party is not entitled to use the Taoiseach's time as well as its own.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (18 May 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.