Results 8,681-8,700 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Taoiseach answered the question yesterday.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The legalities have been addressed and we anticipate that the matter will be brought forward very quickly.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It is not possible to say when it will be brought to finality. The Minister has indicated that there are 102 heads to the Bill, so it will take a considerable amount of work.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Perhaps the Ceann Comhairle could answer the question.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It will be available in the middle of next year. I wonder why I answer the questions in the first place when Deputy Durkan has the answers.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: As I indicated in the House yesterday, the Comptroller and Auditor General has been requested by me to investigate the matter. We will await the discussions and deliberations of the Committee of Public Accounts at which stage terms of reference will be finalised. I hope there will be a speedy examination of the investigation. The report will then be laid before the House and will come to me.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There was considerable discussion on that matter yesterday. The situation is that we have yet to make a final decision as to whether we will have an omnibus piece of legislation or make three or four amendments to existing legislation. The Attorney General will consider that in the context of the work we did during the summer, with a view to bringing it to Government very soon. We are...
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The work has been done. It is now just a matter of deciding on the methodology of how the legislation will be brought to the House.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: No. It is important to get clarity on this for once and for all. It is under the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and there are three Ministers involved in the legislation. The quickest method of bringing the legislation to the House is the format we want to advance. A final decision must be made by the Attorney General and he must advise whether we should amalgamate and...
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: That is the reason there are three Ministers working on the matter. They worked at it on a number of occasions during the summer holidays. The question is whether we want proper legislation brought to the House and that is the final decision to be made. The legislation will be enacted quickly. We had to await the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission and the heads of a Bill were...
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The answer has not changed since I responded to the question five minutes ago.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: That is due next year.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Bill is in the Seanad currently. The Deputy's concern is important and I am sure it could be raised on the floor of the House. I will advise the Minister of the Deputy's views on the matter and, perhaps, the Deputy can follow it up with him.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I am not in a position as to advise when that Bill will be brought forward.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is a good trier.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Legislation has been promised and work is being done on the heads of the Bill. We expect to have the legislation before the House next year.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: On this legislation, it is 2009.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Legislation to address that issue has been promised. May I provide further clarity to a reply I gave to Deputy Costello on the issue of Educate Together?
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Educate Together is not part of the patronage legislation to which I referred. That concerns VECs. On the specific issue, I will ask the Minister concerned to revert to the Deputy. I am not familiar with all the idiosyncrasies of every item of legislation.
- Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There is no legislation that is specific to the question raised by Deputy Costello. I will ask the Minister to revert to the Deputy on his question.