Results 28,881-28,900 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: From the Seanad. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I apologise for not being present in the House for the commencement of the debate. I was misinformed about the time required to debate Report Stage of the previous Bill, which I was told would take at least an hour. I wish to re-examine this amendment. The Minister of State noted that risk assessments may be required more frequently than once a year. While I have no difficulty with that...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: From the Seanad. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: It will not even be glanced at from now on.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: From the Seanad. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State has not made a coherent argument to support his conclusion. He stated that under subsection (1)(c) of the amendment, an inspector, in the course of an inspection, can give a direction. Unfortunately, as the Minister of State is aware, we have few labour inspectors and health and safety inspections are infrequent. If, as a result of the amendment, we must rely on an...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: From the Seanad. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: He or she could undertake the annual report as well as doing this.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: From the Seanad. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: What do these amendments specifically do?
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: From the Seanad. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State understands but does not agree.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: How?
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: How was the commission made aware of it?
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I am a member of the commission and I was not informed. There was never a discussion on this issue. I may be breaching the protocols of the commission and I apologise if that is the case. What was the method of communication?
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: We are at an impasse regarding this matter. We seem to be putting in place a procedure with which nobody is in agreement. No reason is being put forward by the Government side other than that the procedure was apparently agreed by the commission. I am at a loss to understand why the commission would not want to exercise its authority. I believe it would. The commission, from its inception,...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Is the Minister amenable to the suggestion that the legislation be amended in the Seanad? I do not want to discuss the level of consultation as it might best be dealt with privately. However, procedurally the commission will have to determine how its views are conveyed to Government. That will be a matter for ourselves. It would not be appropriate to have a public discussion thereon. Until...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The commission did not exist when the 2003 Act was debated.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The commission could not have agreed to it because it did not exist until January 2004.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State is saying it agreed to something when it had not been appointed.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Yes. The Minister of State is stating this was done with the assent of the commission.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: When?
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State is suggesting the commission agreed with the appointment procedure during the passage of the 2003 Act. It could not have done so because it did not exist.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I am sorry.
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: While I understand the logic of the Minister of State's comments and accept the thrust of his intentions, he has taken an odd approach to this issue. If his amendment is accepted, the section will read: "A period when a civil servant refuses to carry out the duties of his grade shall as respects the civil servant concerned be considered to be a period of unauthorised absence from duty."...
- Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)
Brendan Howlin: What about amendment No. 16?