Results 27,621-27,640 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I accept one fair allegation. If we do our job well and we take care of the finances and affairs of the State well as a Government, it will help us get re-elected. Such is the way of matters. I have not heard of a Government or any system of politics that did not expect the electorate to vote on performance and the proposed performance of the Opposition. I have no doubt that if we spend this...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I agree with the Deputy and will ensure that.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputies are going about doing this the wrong way. I will go about doing this the way that is approved by the Attorney General and the Department of Finance. That is the correct way to do it. The Deputies have the right idea but have proposed the wrong method.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I mentioned my attitude towards freedom of information to reassure the Deputies on the one issue that is of relevance here, namely, whether I will put the wheels in motion to bring this board under the scope of the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts. As a person who has an open mind on freedom of information, I will certainly do that, but I will do it in the way that is...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is provided for in the Bill.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Three years.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would if I could but I cannot.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To explain——

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Could I be allowed one minute?

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are no European directives awaiting full implementation in my Department.

Written Answers — Vetting Procedures: Vetting Procedures (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Appointments to State boards under the aegis of my Department are governed, where relevant, by the legislation establishing each particular board. In any case, where the body is prescribed in regulations made by the Minister under the Ethics in Public Office Act, normal disclosure requirements apply to members of boards, once they have been appointed. As regards tax compliance by persons...

Seanad: Hospital Accommodation. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at Wexford General Hospital. There has been an increase of approximately 9% in...

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis na Teachtaí a labhair ar an ábhar seo. I will address a number of issues. Anything owned by the State, an agency of the State or a North-South body is the people's property and we have an obligation to protect that. It would be wrong to do anything else. Mention was made of the health Bill introduced prior to Christmas but Members have turned that...

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will wrap up but I will make this point briefly.

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We will work on Connemara time, which is a bit slower and more leisurely paced. I would like to clear this matter up. Within a month of that meeting I was asked for another meeting. I am a patient man and will readily meet delegations but I did not see the point of discussing the same issues with the same delegation for another hour and a half when I was still not sure what it was about. I...

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I answered the question on when we knew about this matter. The suggestion was made in late 2004. I compliment my officials on bringing this issue to my attention. I told them that there is a formulation which, if followed, is safe enough, that is, the issue is brought to my attention, analysed and the legal advice of the Attorney General sought. He will say whether an issue arises. That...

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not have the name in front of me.

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That clouds the issue. I do not know——

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (5 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: May I have one more minute? The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has been very indulgent but I like to help the Deputies. I do not know whether the then Attorney General would stand over his view that this is correct. That is not the issue. The issue is that I must ask the current Attorney General for his view and, irrespective of the fact that the then Attorney General would have a different view, I...