Results 9,201-9,220 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Company Takeovers: Company Takeovers (11 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It is the right of any individual or corporation to sell its business and exit the market if it so wishes and it would be inappropriate for the Government to force incumbents to stay in a market. Rather than a reduction in the number of operators in any market necessarily resulting in anti-competitive pricing behaviour, larger companies can benefit from economies of scale and can engage in...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Public Procurement rules do not specify the number of copies of tender documents to be submitted but they do permit contracting authorities to require the submission of tenders solely by electronic means. From a practical point of view it is necessary to have hard copies of the tender documents for each member of the assessment team. If an electronic copy only is provided it is nearly...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (11 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The programme helps unemployed people to progress to the open labour market by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work...
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I assume that the Deputy's question refers to bus and rail travel. I have not had an opportunity since assuming office in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to avail of public transport services on official business. I did have the opportunity to use the train for trips to the South and the South West in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I am interpreting the Deputy's question as relating to the use of bus and rail services by my officials. All travel by staff of my Department on official business is governed by travel and subsistence regulations issued by the Department of Finance. The overriding principle in these regulations is that all official travel should be by the shortest practicable route and by the most economical...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (11 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: My Department, Health and Safety Authority and FÃS have interim decentralised offices in place in Carlow, Kilkenny and Birr respectively. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement. The most recent figures for such costs are those as submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service, via the Department of Finance, and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Retail Price (Diesel and Petrol) Display Order 1997 obliges those selling petrol and diesel products to exhibit notices at their premises of the retail price per litre being charged for those products. The purpose of the Order is to allow consumers to inform themselves of the prices being charged by particular fuel retailers in their locality so that they can make informed choices as to...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. 3, Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008 â Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to adjourn at 2 p.m., if not previously concluded; and No. a15, statements on the killing of Shane Geoghegan. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. a15 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.30 p.m....
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: We can discuss it with the Whips but it will probably come back to the House the week after next.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I am loth to say that no new legislation will ever be introduced by the Department of Finance. I take Deputy Bruton's point on the issue of access to capital and credit for small and medium sized enterprises. I urge the banks to facilitate this with the available funding from the European Investment Bank. Both I and the Minister for Finance have several engagements with the banks. The...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There are no legislative proposals on lacunae. I do not know whether lacunae would deal with lagoons, because that is what one would actually have if a space was filled with water.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There is also a Disney song about lacunae.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: In deference to Deputies' ears, I will not start it.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I am sure Deputy Ring would hum anyway. The Minister is evaluating that judgment. He is introducing planning legislation but I cannot say for definiteââ
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: ââwhether provisions to deal with this issue will be included in the new legislation. The heads of the new Bill from the Department of Health and Children have been approved and the Bill will be published by the end of the month. If we can move on with our business I am sure we will be able to provide adequate time for discussion of the legislation. For the purpose of clarity, the...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The expected publication date of the education Ireland Bill is 2009. The expected dates for the other Bills mentioned by the Deputy are also next year.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Each Department, including my own, is preparing or has prepared heads of legislation.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Well, I have a fair ideaââ
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It is a process.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There are three Departments involved and each is using its expertise to prepare the heads of a Bill. The Attorney General will then take those on board and create a Bill which we hope to have with Government as quickly as possible.