Results 2,081-2,100 of 2,304 for speaker:John Browne
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: I understand the point the Deputy is making.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: I understand the Minister, following Committee Stage, gave serious consideration to the suggestions made then. Obviously, both the Minister and the Department are anxious to bring closure to this scheme, as are many of the farmers. It has been decided not to accept the Deputy's amendment and to proceed as laid out in the Bill.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: Section 3 of the Bill provides for the Minister having the statutory powers to introduce a scheme for the purpose of section 3. It is not unusual that an administrative scheme provided for in primary legislation and introduced by way of regulation is made subject to the consent of Dáil Ãireann being obtained in advance of its introduction. Therefore, there is no need for this amendment.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: The wording and advice of the Parliamentary Counsel is clear and unambiguous and should not be interfered with. The total amount of arrears currently owed to the Department is â¬5.4 million. The Deputy is correct in that 49 people owe almost â¬1 million, 34 owe in excess of â¬10,000 each, ten in excess of â¬20,000, two in excess of â¬30,000 and three in excess of â¬40,000.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: A total of â¬5.4 million.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: In arrears.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: The total arrears currently owed to the Department is â¬5.4 million.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: No. A total of 49 people owe â¬1 million between them.
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: The purpose of the discounted buy-out scheme is to facilitate the termination of ongoing annuity payments. Annuitants have had a year in which to organise or arrange finance from their financial institutions and check that the title of the land subject to any annuity is in order. The longer the scheme is open, the more adjustments will be required to figures and the half-year gale days go by....
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (19 Oct 2005)
John Browne: We feel that six months is a reasonable period. The Deputy stated that 97 or 98 cases existed. In fact, 2,300 annuitants with annuities of over â¬200 per annum are affected and will receive a discount of 25%. The Minister is anxious that closure is brought to this matter and she has already instructed that adequate staff will be available in Cavan to deal quickly with this matter.
- Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)
John Browne: Hear, hear.
- Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)
John Browne: Deputy Penrose watches "The Simpsons".
- Grocery Industry. (12 Oct 2005)
John Browne: I am here to take Deputy Naughten's Adjournment matter.
- Animal Diseases. (12 Oct 2005)
John Browne: I thank Deputy Naughten for raising this important issue. An outbreak of foot and mouth disease in cattle and pigs was confirmed on a farm in the Eldorado district of Mato Grosso do Sul in the southern part of Brazil on 8 October 2005. This development was communicated to the OIE, the World Organisation for Animal Health, on 9 October 2005. The OlE indicated that the disease virus type is...
- Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
John Browne: I refer to amendment No. 13 in the names of Deputies Naughten and Crawford. The Minister, Deputy Coughlan, indicated on Committee Stage that she did not believe that this amendment was appropriate for this legislation. There is separate legislation on animal remedies involving the number of statutory instruments made under the Animal Remedies Act 1993. On the point at issue, that is, who is...
- Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
John Browne: Under the animal remedies regulations it is specifically required that a vet should write prescriptions. It is an offence if others do it. I assure the Deputies that under the legislation forthcoming in line with EU changes, this particular issue will be dealt with.
- Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
John Browne: I move amendment No. 16: In page 47, line 39, after "under" to insert "clauses (I) and (II) of". This is purely a textual amendment to correct cross-reference errors in section 63(5) and there is no change of substance involved.
- Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
John Browne: I move amendment No. 17: In page 47, line 39, to delete "subparagraphs (i) and (ii)" and substitute "subparagraph (i)".
- Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
John Browne: I move amendment No. 18: In page 47, lines 41 and 42, to delete "subparagraph (iii)" and substitute "subparagraph (ii)".
- Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
John Browne: Following the raising of these issues by Deputy Upton on Committee Stage, the Minister undertook to return to this matter again when the legislation came back into the House. She has given further consideration to it and had consultations with the Office of the Attorney General. She believes the Bill as drafted strikes the correct balance. An example by way of illustration is a practitioner...