Results 581-600 of 7,777 for speaker:Joe Costello
- Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister is obliged to give a reply. It is his duty.
- Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: That is why the Minister is representing the Taoiseach.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: It was not available to Members in the Library.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Who is it for, basically, if Members do not get a copy?
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Talk about a technicality.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: It appeared yesterday in the Library.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the motion on the renewal of the sections of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. We all remember the tragic circumstances under which this amending legislation was introduced in September 1998. We will recall how ironic it was that we had signed up to the Good Friday Agreement in Easter of the same year only for it to be shattered by the...
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: If that is the case, will the Minister give the House an indication of the breakdown between scheduled and non-scheduled offences before the Special Criminal Court? My information is that the Special Criminal Court has moved from its proper jurisdiction, away from scheduled political-type offences, towards normal, criminal offences that should normally be heard before jury courts. However, it...
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: We are all worried about the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Perhaps sections 1 to 4 of the Offences against the State Act are not emergency legislation but section 5 of that Act definitely is such.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: I hope the Minister of State will not give me a technical answer.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: If the Minister of State cannot agree to a period of 21 days, he should agree at least to a period of 14 days.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: Can we get agreement on it being available two weeks before a debate?
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: In that case can the Minister of State give an assurance of two weeks?
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: I accept that.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: What about ten days' notice?
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: The Minister did not do anything about them.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: There is something implicit about supporting the review and not putting it on the shelf.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: There will be no proposals before us by the time this comes back.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe Costello: It has shown nothing so far.