Results 621-640 of 7,975 for speaker:Joe Higgins
- Leaders' Questions. (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: My Independent colleagues in this House tell me that up and down the country, An Post provides a vital social service. However, the Government refuses to subvent or finance it. For the past three years the Government has financed it by shortchanging postal workers and more scandalously, pensioners of An Post, a very vulnerable group. The Government has then used as whipping-boys the postal...
- Leaders' Questions. (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: What is the issue?
- Written Answers — Emergency Response Plan: Emergency Response Plan (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received an outline of Dublin Port Company's emergency response plan since the Shell FOB fire incident which occurred on 27 June 2004. [30107/05]
- Written Answers — Emergency Response Plan: Emergency Response Plan (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if Dublin Port Company is obliged to have 24-hour fire protection cover as required by legislation. [30108/05]
- Written Answers — Emergency Response Plan: Emergency Response Plan (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if Dublin Port Company is negligent in its responsibilities to its workforce, port tenants and surrounding communities by not providing 24-hour cover by the ports fire protection unit. [30109/05]
- Written Answers — Harbour Police Powers: Harbour Police Powers (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is aware that the harbour police have no powers under the road traffic Acts or Dublin Port by-laws to enforce road traffic management within the environs of Dublin Port and therefore to prevent speeding, dangerous driving and road traffic accidents. [30110/05]
- Written Answers — Harbour Police Powers: Harbour Police Powers (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is aware that Dublin Port Company is attempting to change the status of the harbour police as a statute police force. [30111/05]
- Written Answers — Harbour Police Powers: Harbour Police Powers (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the request of SIPTU docks, marine and transport branch for a full hearing by the Labour Court into conditions of employment and the status of harbour police. [30112/05]
- Written Answers — Harbour Police Powers: Harbour Police Powers (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will meet with representatives of the SIPTU docks, marine and transport branch to discuss the policing of the Dublin Port Company and the implementation of the ISPS code. [30113/05]
- Written Answers — Equality Legislation: Equality Legislation (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he will take to end the discrimination encountered by tenants in the private rented sector in receipt of rent allowance who despite having references are refused accommodation by landlords solely due to their status as persons in receipt of rent allowance. [30091/05]
- Written Answers — Explosives Licences: Explosives Licences (25 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an explosives licence can be approved for a quarry in County Monaghan operated by a person (details supplied) which is not operating under any planning permission and does not have any pre-1964 status from the date before the current planning system came into force. [30092/05]
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Words are cheap. The Government should introduce legislation to address the issue.
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: The Government financed it in the case of the MV Normandy.
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: That is right and it was stated at the meeting.
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach is suggesting that slavery is endorsed by the Constitution.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: The Criminal Justice Bill 2004 purports to be an act to amend the powers of the Garda SÃochána in relation to the investigation of offences. In fact it is a typical Progressive Democrats, Fianna Fáil response to problems of crime in our society. Essentially, it addresses the issue of crime or criminal behaviour in some sectors by giving more generally repressive powers to the Garda...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: The section states that it shall be an offence for any person to engage in offensive conduct. This presumes these people would cause serious offence or serious annoyance. On foot of this provision, a garda can impose an on-the-spot fine and, if the person does not pay the on-the-spot fine, he or she will be charged and brought before the court. This will mean a significant increase in the...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: More action and implementation is needed instantly while the ASBO fig leaf should be dropped.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: Maidir le leathnú cumhachta a thabhairt don Gharda SÃochána anseo, caithfidh mé a rá go gcuirim ina aghaidh go mór. NÃl aon réiteach anseo d'fhadhbanna móra na sochaÃ, agus fadhbanna coiriúlachta go mórmhór. Táim in aghaidh an leathnú cumhachta a thabhairt do Cheannfort an Gharda chun barántas cuardaigh a eisiúint seachas go gcaithfeadh na gardaà dul os comhair giúistÃs....
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)
Joe Higgins: The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment said in his Second Stage contribution that he would introduce a managed economic migration policy. The Bill certainly does not represent migration policy â in no sense can it be considered as such. It is a work permits Bill making some extra provisions, one or two of which I welcome, but it falls far short of being a comprehensive migration...