Results 5,021-5,040 of 17,012 for speaker:Paul Kehoe

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I have given the Deputy an explanation. He asked why the Taoiseach is not here. Am I right in saying that?

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: There was a coup in Sinn Féin when they got rid of poor Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and put him to the side benches. I can assure Deputy Adams there has been no coup. The Taoiseach is not afraid to answer any question. Deputy Adams may be able to understand what I am saying if I say it slowly. The question tabled by Deputy Adams falls under the remit of the Chief Whip. It refers to...

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: We are bringing a number of reform proposals forward. The Whip of the Technical Group, of which Deputy Boyd Barrett is part, was instrumental in making some of those proposals and bringing them forward. Tomorrow, those proposals will go to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges. I hope they will be on the Order Paper next week and that we can introduce the changes in the first week of...

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: We are in office for four months and I ask the Deputy to give us a chance to put the reform proposals together and to bring them forward. If the changes do not work, the Technical Group is represented by a Whip. I aimed my comments at this group rather than the Deputy's party when I earlier addressed the word "insulting". If the Whip is not happy when the proposals are debated in the House...

Census of Population (13 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 7 together. The preliminary results of census 2011 were published on 30 June. This was just seven weeks after the end of the census field campaign which concluded on 13 May. The results are based on summary counts for each enumeration area, which were compiled by the 4,854 census enumerators and were returned to the CSO in advance of the census forms...

Census of Population (13 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Deputy. He is correct that the census figures will assist Government policy going forward. I met the board of the CSO and I wrote to a number of Ministers asking them to meet members of the board who have responsibilities for various elements of the census and the information that has been provided, whether that relates to health, education, enterprise, trade and employment and...

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: We have not cut to the leaders' allowance.

EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: It is better than kicking a ball wide.

Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: It is not a play Deputy Martin is in.

Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: And then you got rid of him.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2011: First Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: No.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Motion to Discharge Order for Referral to Select Committee (19 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I move: That the Order of the Dáil of 13 July, 2011, that the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad] be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, be discharged, and that the Bill be considered in Committee of the whole Dáil.

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (19 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: 1Following contacts with the Irish Penal Reform Trust in advance of the Census field operation, the Central Statistics Office in consultation with the Irish Prison Service agreed a policy to be put in place for the enumeration of prisoners. The policy, which was not legally binding, was devised to ensure, as far as was practicable given potential security concerns, that prisoners had the...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The baron wants to make another contribution.

Business of Dáil (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I move: That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of this day that Question Time shall be taken for 75 minutes on the conclusion of the opening speeches of No. 11a or at 2.30 p.m., whichever is the later.

Victims of Crime: Motion (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed...

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The opinion poll was not good reading.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Will the Deputy tell us we should have finished for the summer three weeks ago?

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy has asked me on numerous occasions when the House will be adjourning for the summer.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Kehoe: He has asked me enough times anyway.