Results 12,361-12,380 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív
- Other Questions: Value for Money Reviews (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister tells me he is unable to give a precise date. I would be more than willing to accept an imprecise date today. Does the Minister envisage that the report will be published within one, two or three months? I would be more than happy were the Minister to give me the date within a month. That would be a fair and happy compromise, because I can understand that things get delayed...
- Other Questions: Value for Money Reviews (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I did, every one of them.
- Other Questions: Value for Money Reviews (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, always. If somebody, particularly a politician, wanted to meet me, I certainly would have made sure that I saw it.
- Other Questions: Value for Money Reviews (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I just made the time.
- Other Questions: Value for Money Reviews (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Hard work. I had to travel a lot more travel than the Minister.
- Other Questions: Value for Money Reviews (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has said the request for a meeting was not brought to his attention. The meeting was requested on 13 September. I telephoned the Minister's diary secretary and asked that the importance of offering this meeting be stressed. I was in continuous contact with the Minister's office. When I received a letter refusing a meeting, I wrote to the Taoiseach and telephoned his secretary...
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Margaretta D'Arcy and the late John Arden were long time anti-war campaigners. Their opposition was to the entire concept of war and its terrible consequences for people and not for any nation. For the considerable time I have known her, Margaretta D'Arcy has been involved in anti-war campaigns and, in particular in recent years, the campaign at Shannon Airport. I understand she has been...
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I will be brief because I am aware of the time constraints. I am aware of the constitutional separation between the Judiciary and the Executive and this House, but I have a straight question for the Minister. Could he outline to this House in what circumstances has he the right to release somebody from prison on humanitarian grounds? I can remember clearly a case in which one of his...
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should not twist what was said.
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should not twist what I said.
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should not twist what I said and should answer the question: what legal right has the Minister to release persons on humanitarian grounds?
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: What legal right has the Minister to release persons on humanitarian grounds?
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should stop lecturing me and answer the question.
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should answer the question.
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should answer the question.
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: He cannot and he will not. He enjoys locking up persons of nearly 80 years of age.
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: If he does, so what?
- Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Humanitarian release. Will the Minister answer the question?
- Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Cuireann sé áthas orm deis a bheith agam cúpla focal a rá maidir leis an gconspóid atá ar bun faoi chúrsaí carthanachta sa tír. I dtosach báire, is údar díomá dom é nach bhfuil an rialaitheoir a bhí ceaptha a bheith ann againn fós. Ní thuigim, ainneoin an méid atá ráite ag an Aire san...
- Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: When I was in that Department we worked constantly on it and we brought through the charities legislation in my time in the Department.