Results 8,461-8,480 of 11,114 for speaker:Damien English
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: It probably has done so in the past but very few Members have done so this evening.
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: I have listened to the entire debate. The motion contains no suggestions on how to improve the delivery of houses.
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: I agree.
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: To be fair-----
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: If the Deputy is going to name somebody-----
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: What he said was that, on its own, we had to-----
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: The Deputy named a person. It is not fair to people.
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: That is not the context in which it was said and the Deputy knows that. Come on.
- Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: That is what we are doing.
- Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: I thank the Members for introducing this Bill and affording me the opportunity, in the absence of the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, to speak to it. The Minister is sorry that she is unable to attend the debate and I will outline her views for the Deputies. However, she will be happy to engage with Members at a later stage as we bring forward changes in...
- Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: I am conscious that not everyone was here when I spoke earlier. I will not go back over the whole speech. I thank the Members who have introduced the Bill. I accept that they are interested in the area. There is always the suggestion, as Deputy Pringle said, that the Government does not want this and we will put it on the long finger. Opposition Deputies always assume that we do not want...
- Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: The Deputy might have heard it before, but not from this Department, which has proven its worth in this respect. Let us recognise that piece of work because I know the amount of work that went into introducing the changes and consolidation in the other Act. We all agree on the benefits of co-operatives. As we have outlined, in the credit union movement, in agriculture and even in...
- Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: The Deputy should try to say something positive-----
- Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: The point is that the review began in 2017.
- Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: The Deputy asked me a question.
- Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: The consultation started in 2017.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Services Data (14 Feb 2019)
Damien English: The information requested by the Deputy is not a matter for my Department. The management of fire service call outs and ambulance call outs is a matter for the relevant local authority and the HSE.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (19 Feb 2019)
Damien English: I thank Deputy Catherine Murphy for raising this important issue which is the enforcement of planning law regarding unauthorised developments and consequential damage and maintenance issues concerning surrounding infrastructure. I am conscious that in her presentation she mentioned cases, the details of which I do not have and of which I am not aware. She has put them on the record and we...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (19 Feb 2019)
Damien English: My ministerial role in the planning system is to provide and update the legislative and policy guidance framework. As the Deputy is aware, I cannot get involved in or exercise any power in respect of any particular case, including an enforcement issue with which a planning authority is or may be concerned. Recently, though, I have stated that we are prepared to examine this area. We set...
- Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Feb 2019)
Damien English: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." My speech is being circulated along with a briefing note on the Bill which I have made available to Deputies. I am very pleased to bring the Bill before the House. The Bill is short and technical but very important. It completes a series of amendments to the Companies Act 2014 that will enable simplified procedures for all companies...