Results 581-600 of 1,150 for speaker:Frank Fahey

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: The Opposition has made outrageous claims in this debate. Deputy Ó Snodaigh asserted that the procedures followed "may even have been a corrupt deal". I utterly refute that suggestion. I ask the Deputy to withdraw his unfounded allegation.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: It is typical of the type of politics the Deputy represents.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: It is typical of the type of politics the Deputy represents.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, I refute the suggestion that a corrupt deal was done in this case.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: The Minister made it quite clear in his speech that he deliberately adopted an open process in seeking a site to replace Mountjoy.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: The minutes of the selection committee setting out the procedures followed were made public on the Department's website.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: If the Deputy had any sense of responsibility he would withdraw his allegation, which he should not have made in the first place.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: I have spent many hours over my years in this House seeking to explain why we have not been able to progress major projects to serve the public good. I find it ironic to be here today explaining why we are pressing ahead with a long overdue much needed capital project. However, Opposition Deputies want to put a stop to this very urgent and worthwhile project.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Frank Fahey: I commend the amendment to the House.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (13 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: I thank Senators for raising this matter and for giving me an opportunity to update the House on progress on this important issue. Even before I assumed responsibility for this area, I was struck by the complexity of the problem of domestic violence and of the need for a multifaceted approach to tackling it. Domestic violence is a serious problem, one which we may not have properly...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (13 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: They will.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (13 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: We also know it happens all around the country, that it affects people of all ages and social classes and is present in both urban and rural communities. I consider that it would be useful to outline what the current and planned response is to this problem. The starting point for the State's response in recent years, as many Senators will be aware, is the 1997 task force report. Arising from...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (13 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: I thank all the Members who contributed to this debate which has been useful to me and to my officials. In particular, I thank the Leader of the House for initiating the debate. As she remarked, it is worthwhile to have this kind of debate, not least from my perspective whereby I can learn from the Members' contributions, but also in terms of continuing to maintain a high profile on this...

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: I agree with the Deputies on the desirability of this move but a process is involved and there is an important link with maternity leave. The maternity working group considered the periods of maternity leave available and made recommendations to increase both maternity leave and additional maternity leave by four weeks each. These increases were immediately implemented in March 2001 and were...

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: Is the Deputy for or against social partnership?

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: I do so simply because the bedrock of economic success and industrial peace in this country has been partnership and that was achieved after exhaustive discussions and negotiations around maternity leave, parental leave and adoptive leave. For us to ignore what has happened and what is yet to happen——

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: We all sincerely hope that agreement is reached in the next partnership negotiations to improve the terms around parental leave and adoption and that the Government and Minister for Finance will be in a position to provide the extra resources for that. For us to take a decision without reference to all the other key people concerned would, aside from the fact that budgetary considerations are...

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: I cannot accept theses amendments, which rely for validity on earlier amendments that were ruled out of order. Deputy English's amendments are consequent on amendment No. 1, which has been ruled out of order. Section 6 of the Bill amends section 10 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995, which makes provision for additional unpaid adoptive leave for bereaved fathers in certain circumstances following...

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: The purpose of the Bill is to apply the appropriate recommendations of the maternity working group to adoptive leave. I am sorry that I am obliged to repeat that.

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Frank Fahey: The agreement unequivocally states that the Adoptive Leave Bill would provide for the termination of additional adoptive leave in the event of illness, subject to the agreement of the employer. As I have stated, the purpose of section 8 is to provide for termination of additional adoptive leave, if the employee chooses and the employer agrees. On its own, the deletion of the proposed new...