Results 29,101-29,120 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: God forbid that the Government would do that.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Mullingar accord.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 35: In page 51 to delete lines 23 to 26. This is an insidious little section which states: In the performance of his or her duties under this section and section 50, the Chief Executive shall not question or express an opinion on the merits of any policy of the Government or a Minister of the Government or on the merits of the objectives of such a policy. The chief...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is bound to be demoted.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 18: In page 24, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(2) (a) Subsection (1)(c) shall apply only to such categories of employee and in such circumstances as are prescribed by regulations made by the Minister, (b) regulations made under this subsection shall not be made unless a draft thereof has been approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas.".
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 20: In page 28, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: "(2) An employer shall not be required to appoint a competent person under subsection (1) in respect of the employment by the employer of a person whose sole or principal function is to perform domestic duties in or in connection with the employer's place of residence or as part of the employer's...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: What about health and safety?
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The empire never gives in. It is unreasonable to impose the requirement to have a competent person under section 18(1) to identify the hazards in the place of work on a person who hires someone for a few hours each week to do the ironing. Most people will not do this because they will not be aware of the requirement and are not employers in the sense that people understand. A rule of thumb is...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I hope the Minister of State will respond to this, following which I might get a final opportunity to speak.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I am not replying to the debate. I presume the Minister of State will have a chance to speak after me if I do not exercise that right.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I will confine myself to a sentence. We have an obligation not to bring the law into disrepute. The major issues fall with the smaller issues and people only focus on the minor issues that are patent overkill. This is to the detriment of the important legislation we are enacting.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: It seems ludicrous to me. Presumably it will be necessary to have prepared a risk assessment before the plumber is called. It would be rather awkward if a pipe bursts and no risk assessment has been completed.
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: As the person might be flooded, the poor plumber might be in more danger by the time the assessment is completed. Perhaps a plumber or washing machine repair engineer might refuse to enter the house without seeing the risk assessment. It is ludicrous. The Minister of State should not provoke me by mentioning the treatment of non-national workers. While I have not heard of complaints about...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Deputy Hogan made a strong case on Committee Stage. Section 22 states: (1) Every employer shall ensure that health surveillance appropriate to the risks of safety, health and welfare that may be incurred at the place of work identified by the risk assessment under section 19, is made available to his or her employees. (2) Subsection 1 is without prejudice to any more specific requirement for...
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: They are not related to the extent that they should be taken together. Can they be taken separately?
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: It is not working.
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: It is just not working.
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Ambulances were sent to Waterford from Wexford.
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Two separate discussions.
- Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is living on a different planet.