Results 9,461-9,480 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The heads of the employment agency regulation Bill are in preparation and it is hoped the legislation will be available for this session. The employment law compliance Bill will be brought forward this session.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The employment agency regulation Bill, which will put into legislation what was agreed with the social partners, will be in the House this session.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The financial services regulation Bill will be introduced next year. We were ready to take the nursing home support scheme Bill this week and next week. However, I was asked in the House by the Opposition to defer this. Several groups outside of the House also wish to make submissions on it. These groups are not one bit happy because they wanted it passed on 1 January. I agreed to defer...
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I will ask the Minister to send the Deputy a note.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Yes.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The money laundering Bill will be introduced next year. On the other matter, the Deputy can put down a question to the Minister for Defence as he has several plans in this area.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: It will be published in 2008.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I do not have the Dr. Ann O'Doherty report. I will ask the Minister to brief the Deputy on the other issue.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I will have to get the information for the Deputy on this.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The legislation will be introduced next year. The homeless strategy has been implemented and has been successful.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I understand the legislation has been passed. The timescale envisaged in the legislation will see the scheme implemented.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I did not mean to give that impression. Deputy Shortall asked me about the legislation as well as outside groups. A large number of these groups have protested strongly about my decision to delay the legislation. It was my decision and I am not blaming anyone else. A large number of the groups, which I thought wanted consultation, are now putting the blame on me. They claim they wanted...
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Whatever about publication prior to the Bill being taken, I was asked by Deputy Shortall that the Bill would not be rushed through the House and guillotined before Christmas. That still stands.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: Time will be very tight for that debate. It may be possible to deal with it on the Adjournment. The Minister will be glad to set out the position, as he did the other day, and he can do so in the House. I cannot see us having any more time for debates.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The matter of resources for Government Departments and Agencies is dealt with in the general context of the estimates process, which must also have regard to the overall management of the State's financial resources. The funding allocated to the Law Reform Commission was determined in that context and in the context of Government policy in relation to these matters.
- Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 119 together. The Management Advisory Committee in my Department meets regularly to deal with all relevant aspects of the implementation of the business plan of the Department in furtherance of the Statement of Strategy, to deal with the management of the Department's resources and compliance with the various obligations relevant to the work of the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: There is one Programme Manager employed in my Department who is my Special Advisor. I have three Special Advisors, the Government Chief Whip has one Special Advisor and the Minister of State for European Affairs also has one Special Advisor. In addition, the Government Press Secretary and two Deputy Government Press Secretaries are employed by my Department. Of the seven Personal...
- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: The contract for the supply of electrical energy to Government Buildings, my Department and its agencies, is not specifically for 'green' energy but does of course include a component of 'green' energy as connected to the national grid. The supply is at medium voltage and the electrical supply companies that specialise in 'green' energy are not active in this area of the market. The source...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 to 123, inclusive, together. The total expenditure on mobile phones by my Department was â¬176,897 in 2006 and â¬166,938 to date (end November) in 2007. Detailed information of the kind sought by the Deputy is not available in aggregated format. However, on examination of records for one sample month, the following breakdown of mobile phone use is...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Dec 2007)
Bertie Ahern: I do not personally appoint staff to the media monitoring unit. There are currently four Executive Officers and one Clerical Officer working in the Communications Unit. It has a vacancy at EO level. The staff are established civil servants, four of whom are on secondment from other Departments. The total projected cost of the Communications Unit for 2007 is â¬338,607, with â¬123,464...