Results 1,781-1,800 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen
- European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: In respect of the conclusions of the meeting, I noticed an omission under international affairs. It referred to the Palestine-Israel issue, but there appeared to be a serious omission in respect of the ongoing problem with Iran. Did any discussion take place about the ongoing nuclear issue in respect of Iran? What is the Taoiseach's opinion on the role played by Germany, France and the...
- European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: The bilateral agreements on energy supplies.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: The March European Council made a number of key recommendations in the environmental sphere. In particular, European leaders agreed that the European Union would make commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that negotiations concerning global, post-2012 climate change issues would be launched at the UN international climate conference beginning at the end of 2007, to be concluded...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: We will have enough questions at 2.30 p.m.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Earlier I had the opportunity to question the Taoiseach on a potential energy policy agreement with Russia and the effect the bilateral agreement reached between Russia and Germany would have on a common European Union energy policy. To what extent does the Minister believe the bilateral agreement between Germany and Russia has undermined a pan-European approach? On nuclear proliferation, I...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: What about the US-India agreement?
- European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: The Minister said most of the time was taken up with economic and environmental issues, but in regard to global issues has any discussion taken place recently on Burma and the fact that there appears to be a difference of opinion between the US and Europe on how to tackle the ongoing problem at UN level?
- Human Rights Issues. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps his Department is taking, both directly and through European Union channels, to protest at the ongoing serious and unacceptable erosion of democracy in Zimbabwe, as highlighted by the recent assault on the leader of the opposition in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10616/07]
- Human Rights Issues. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Looking at the news excerpts on television recently, one could see that the attack on Mr. Tsvangarai was a shameful act by a shameless government. Mere words of condemnation, be they uttered by our Government, the EU or any other democratically elected government, are not good enough. It should go beyond that, and it has gone beyond that in Zimbabwe, which has been plunged into the abyss of...
- Human Rights Issues. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: I am not suggesting that.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the decentralisation of Irish Aid; the number of senior and principal development specialists now volunteering to decentralise; the manner in which his Department is addressing concerns regarding the auditing of Irish Aid spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10617/07]
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Compared to the reply provided on 8 February, it is obvious from the Minister of State's response that no progress has been made since then as regards the ongoing dispute between the Department of Finance and the IMPACT union representing development specialists and other staff. The Minister of State said that an advance party will be going to Limerick, conveniently just before the general...
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: I did.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Such as?
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Is there time for a supplementary question?
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: May I ask a supplementary question?
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Is the Minister of State telling me that things are getting even more chaotic? He says that an advance party â 50 of the 124 staff â will go to Limerick in May and that they will occupy rented accommodation until permanent accommodation is ready later this year.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: No, it has nothing to do with Limerick. I welcome decentralisation but I am talking about the chaos the Minister is administering. The staff will be going into rented accommodation in May, just before the election, and will have to wait until later in the year to move again into permanent accommodation. What about the nine development specialists that were there in 2003 when...
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: The Minister of State does not have to. He should just answer the question.
- Decentralisation Programme. (21 Mar 2007)
Bernard Allen: Into rented accommodation.