Results 12,041-12,060 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Taoiseach indicated on Tuesday in the House, the heads of the Bill have been circulated to Departments and will be brought to Government in the next fortnight with a view to having the legislation before the House as quickly as possible.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Bill must first go before the Government.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: There is a need for legislation in this regard and the Minister is advised that it will be enacted in parallel with legislation on Seanad reform.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Yes, in parallel.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The aim is that the legislative arrangements for the dissolution of the NUI in the qualifications (education and training) Bill will be enacted in parallel with the Seanad reform Bill.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I will get a further update on the timescale from the Minister to the Deputy directly.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As indicated by the Taoiseach, the Oireachtas will be involved in the context of the terms of reference arising from the initial report of inquiry. In the context of the PAC the Oireachtas has been forthright in supporting terms of reference of other investigations and inquiries. The Oireachtas will decide how that can best be done.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: No.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As indicated by the Taoiseach twice in the House, the Oireachtas will have a role in the context of the terms of reference. There will be ample time to facilitate the Oireachtas in doing so. Any legislative changes can be considered if deemed necessary. To the best of my knowledge there has been no proposal for new legislation.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The George Mitchell Scholarship Fund Act 1998 (amendment) Bill will be taken this session. There is no date for the second item of legislation to be brought forward. We had a robust debate on agriculture before Christmas-----
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: -----and further consideration can be given to that.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Proposals on this legislation are to come before the Government in the middle of the year but I do not have a date for when the legislation will be introduced in the House.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: One of the reasons they cannot hear me is that they are talking.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is expected-----
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is expected that proposals on this item of legislation will be brought to the Government in the middle of the year but I am not in a position to say when the legislation will be brought to the House.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The 87 heads of the human tissue Bill, which is quite extensive, have been circulated to Departments for observation. No date has been set for the introduction of the legislation in the House. The same thing applies to the licensing of health facilities Bill.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It does not.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The House enacted a considerable amount of criminal justice legislation last year. Deputies will be aware that the Minister published another Bill yesterday. It is hoped to bring that Bill before the House quite quickly.
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is important to say that the Minister has consistently said in this House that it will take some time for the full effects of some of the legislative matters that have been passed-----
- Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is equally important to say that the Garda Commissioner has assured us that the force has been making full use of that legislative framework since its enactment.