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- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: The Minister of State should be ashamed for making that analogy.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: What of workers who are available for victimisation?
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: That is deep.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: It does not.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Section 3(2) states that the Government makes a public declaration about a public interest.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Including the cases decided this week, which support it.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Pavarotti is now an undertaking. That is really advanced.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: What about the cases of 2007 such as the Viking case and the Laval case?
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: This is fundamentalist rubbish.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: The European Court of Justice this week ruled on exactly the same grounds as this Bill.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: That is a baseless allegation. I thank God I do not have to read out such rubbish.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: That section is qualified.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Why does the Deputy not quote from the European Court of Justice cases this week?
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: The Deputy said it was in the public interest.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Yes.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: That is right.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effort made to date to bring forward legislation to regulate lobbyists as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35143/07]
- Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to introduce a cap on spending by candidates in local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35144/07]
- Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she proposes to take to resolve the contradiction which has emerged between the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in relation to the rights of children whose parents are on student visas to avail of primary education in their locality; if her attention has been drawn...
- Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (18 Dec 2007)
Michael D Higgins: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has discussed with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform the ongoing difficulties being experienced by children of parents who are here on student visas to access primary education in accordance with Article 42.4 of Bunreacht na hÃireann and Article 2 of Protocol One of the European Convention on Human Rights;...