Results 3,741-3,760 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Yes, in my Department. That is 1% of the 1,200 that happened in the period. The Ceann Comhairle has ruled on other agencies. On Deputy Rabbitte's question, while there was a slight decrease for a while in the number of requests in my Department, they went back up again. There was an increase of about 30% last year. There was a slowdown in the use of the legislation for a considerable...

Office of the Attorney General. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, together. In 1996, at the request of the then Attorney General, his office took on the task of preparing an electronic Irish Statute Book, eISB. The first release in CD-ROM format was in December 1998 in respect of the Acts for 1922 to 1997. Since then, the office arranged for the publication of the eISB on the Internet in September 2000,...

Office of the Attorney General. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The work on the full CD-ROM was finished in 1998. The error was only discovered last year by an official working in the section and it then took the office some time to ascertain the precise scale of the problem. This has all been done. Obviously, the officials have been back and forth with Juta Publishing Limited, the South African firm which did all of the work on this. In the main,...

Office of the Attorney General. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The process will not start until January. However, I understand that if the problem is identified, it may not take too long to sort it out.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Electricity and gas supplies to Government Buildings/Leinster House are metered through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The actual quantity of energy consumed by my Department is unavailable as the supply is not separately metered. My Department is charged a fixed rate of 27.46% of the total ESB charge for Government Buildings/Leinster House. For the period November 2004 to October 2005, the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: In 2005, the cost of the supply of water to the Department was €13,088.26, as follows:

Written Answers — Cabinet Sub-Committees: Cabinet Sub-Committees (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The details requested are set out in the following Table. Committee Membership* Health Strategy Minister for Finance Social Inclusion and Children Minister for Finance European Affairs Minister for Finance Housing Infrastructure and PPPs Minister for Finance Information Society Minister for Finance Science, Technology & Innovation Minister for Finance Electronic Voting Minister for...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is proposed to take No. 13, motion re the Book of Estimates, 2007, resumed; and No. 61, motion re housing, resumed. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of Private Members' business, which shall be taken for 90 minutes at 7 p.m., or on the conclusion of No. 13,...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: As I understand it, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has promised legislation on that matter and it will come forward. I understand a large number of debates have been promised and the Government Whip is more inclined to have the debate on Darfur in the Seanad. The Harris report will be debated in the Dáil, as I understand it.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister, in his announcement yesterday, said he would deal with this matter through the Electoral (Amendment) Bill. As I understand it, that does not affect the changes he announced yesterday. There is an extension for the local authorities until 29 December and for the public until 9 December.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Yes.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Coroners Bill is due in early 2007. I do not have a date for the publication of the Bill concerning the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children but, as I stated, the memorandum of understanding on the principles agreed by both sides will be signed next Monday.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It will be published this session.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: That could be difficult, could it not?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Tánaiste has agreed to it and it is therefore a matter for the Whips to agree the times.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is not listed but I understand a Bill is in preparation in the Department.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: No heads of the Bill have yet been prepared. I have not seen even draft legislation and I cannot name a date until I do so.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I understand that the Minister supports this move. Perhaps we can agree between us to allocate a short amount of time. The section has been prepared and it is merely a question of inserting it into a Bill. I would like to do it before Christmas.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: No. Why does the Deputy ask?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I had better stand up or people will think that I am the monument here. The Bill will be introduced next year.