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Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation is due this year. It will be sometime during 2007.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: A number of commemorations have been planned both in Europe and here. The formal date is 25 March, on which a special Council meeting will be held.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It will be published shortly.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is listed for 2007.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I understand the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is examining the sections in question.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: No decision has been made but the matter is before him.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: He is being urged to make a decision.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is not promised at this stage. With regard to the report, we could take it if the Whips created time but that will be difficult.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The House is sitting until 11.30 p.m. tonight.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: People are giving out about how late it is.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: We could debate it between 11.30 p.m. and midnight.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Kenny is correct. For a number of years in this country, one quarter has been set down as the proportion of remission to be granted. As I understand the matter, it is not set out in legislation but has been the procedure. The equivalent period in Britain is one third, while it ranges between one quarter and one third in other countries.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Precisely. If there are breaches of the disciplinary codes or if prisoners do not conform, remission can be removed in its entirety.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: This issue was raised by several organisations over the past two weeks in regard to a sexual abuse case. A certain individual had served a full and lengthy sentence but had received remission following the normal procedure. In the case highlighted this week, Michael O'Neill, one of the four persons convicted of the killing of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and the wounding of Detective Garda...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I do not want to make any comment about what happened in the trial. That was a matter of the evidence before and the judgment of the court. The individual concerned in the case received an 11-year sentence for manslaughter, as well as two concurrent five-year terms for wounding and possession of firearms. He has been under the control of the authorities in Portlaoise Prison and Castlerea...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Towards 2016 programme was only launched formally a few weeks ago but the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and his Department had set up a separate unit to engage with the social partners and move on legislation to address issues in a number of areas. The collective redundancy Bill will deal with the issue relating to Irish Ferries. The Employment Permits Act which we passed...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte is wrong as usual. The legislation has already been passed by Government, will be published shortly and will deal with these issues. The Minister has just told me Jack O'Connor, who briefed Deputy Rabbitte on these issues, is in direct consultation with him. Mr. O'Connor sought that consultation before we published the Bill.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: When he telephoned Deputy Rabbitte he forgot to say he sought consultation and that is the reason the Bill has not been published. I am sure he will say that to the Deputy in the next telephone call. What I said last week is the case. We are employing 90 inspectors.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I did not interrupt the Deputy. This year the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has given priority to putting all its additional staff into the inspectorate. As I understand, the only reason there is a delay——

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Does the Deputy want 90 inspectors or not? He is more interested in the number there was.