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Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: He said no such thing.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: He said it had been reviewed.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Before the judge commented that it should be reviewed.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 9: In page 12, line 5, after "offer" to insert the following: ", and regard shall be had to the civil servant's right to fair procedures and to any representation made or evidence adduced by the civil servant". This issue was raised on Committee Stage. The section is flawed from a constitutional viewpoint. The section and the Bill allow for representations to be made but...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I am sure the Minister of State has——

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: The code of conduct is all very interesting. However, what is the legal status of the procedure to which the Minister of State referred? Creating laws is what the Oireachtas does. Codes and procedures are interesting, subject to negotiation and amendment, but do not come within the purview of the House. We are setting out the legal basis for the conduct of civil servants in public affairs and...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: It is a legal instrument.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I accept the Minister of State's bona fides. I also accept that the procedures in the code are fair. That is why I am at a loss. Since the Minister of State agrees that there should be fair procedure, that regard should be had to representations and that there is a constitutional right to such procedures, why is he so opposed to including this in the statute? He has not given any reason,...

Leaders' Questions. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: It should be put to a vote at the parliamentary party meeting.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: When will a Bill that has been promised by two consecutive Ministers over a period of three years, the work permits Bill, be published and brought before the House? Is there a prospect that it might be debated before the Dáil goes into recess.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: In the next three weeks.

Written Answers — Senate Committee Hearings: Senate Committee Hearings (2 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent Senate Committee hearings in the United States dealing with the abuses of Iraqi oil resources in the early days of the occupation of that country. [18485/05]

Written Answers — Interest Rates: Interest Rates (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from One Parent Exchange Network, which found that finance companies and money lenders were charging up to 200% interest to vulnerable families; if such rates of interest are acceptable; if he intends to take steps to further control such interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the operation of the tonnage tax, under which certain shipping operators will opt to pay a notional tax based on tonnage, rather than standard corporation tax; the number of vessels that qualify and the amount of tax foregone; his further plans to impose any conditions on companies opting for this system, such as a requirement...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I wish to raise an issue regarding secondary legislation. Last Thursday, the Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation of Scallops) Regulation SI 245 of 2005, appeared on the Order Paper in the non-statutory section. I asked two questions then and was promised answers. I asked why these regulations appeared in the non-statutory section of the Order Paper and also if there was an...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I asked for a debate on this regulation. The Minister for Finance, who was taking the Order of Business last Thursday, promised to discuss the matter and revert to me. The regulation has caused untold anger and frustration in the fishing port of Kilmore Quay.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I presume the Taoiseach has heard about the matter from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, who this morning said there is no money or compensation available for a community which will be devastated.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Will a debate be allowed in the House before that statutory instrument has that catastrophic effect?

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: The people of Kilmore Quay will be devastated by the statutory instrument.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: People's houses are on the line.