Results 3,881-3,900 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: What do we want to see? We want to see the facts established in the most cost-effective and time-efficient way. The Government believes this is the best proposal in ensuring that.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: That is a slur on all Fianna Fáil chairpersons.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Deputy Kenny has made an insinuation claiming they are incapable of doing their job, which is utterly untrue.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I would really like to see how Deputy Kenny beats the heads of his Deputies to ensure they tow the party line when they are asking questions on his behalf.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In my 23 years of experience in this House, each Member is an individual and has the capacity to ask the questions regardless of whether it is the party line.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Of all people, Deputy Kenny should know that himself. No decision has been taken on the committee that will undertake this work. The Houses of the Oireachtas will be involved in all of the three stages of this inquiry. There are issues which the House has discussed for a considerable time. If there are important issues that need to be raised concerning the terms of reference, they will be...

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Deputy Gilmore is more than welcome to attend one of our parliamentary party meetings if he so wishes.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed that Committee Stage will be taken during this session.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is anticipated the heads of the Bill will be before the Cabinet shortly with a view to having the legislation in the House this year.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The mental capacity Bill will be brought before the House this session. No date has yet been fixed in respect of the other legislation to which the Deputy referred.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It will be introduced this session.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It can be considered in the context of discussions with the Whips. I have been briefed on the matter.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I will revert to the Deputy on the matter.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: No.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will be aware that this is a complex issue. The Department of Health and Children intends to submit policy proposals to its Minister and the Government in terms of the direction and scoping of the legislation. For this reason, the matter has not been included in the spring-summer legislative programme.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It will be a Government direction.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: There is no legislation promised. I am sure, if the Taoiseach gave a commitment, it will be dealt with.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Tá áthas orm an deis seo a bheith agam labhairt ar Billy Kenneally, go ndéana Dia trócaire air. Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom comhbhrón a dhéanamh lena theaghlach. Fear dúshlánach dílis a bhí i Billy. Bhásaigh sé i mí Lúnasa agus bhí an Teach ar athló ag an am. Tá an-áthas orm go bhfuil a chlann anseo in éineacht linn go gcloisfidh siad ón Teach agus chun deis a...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Sílim go bhfuil an Teach d'aonghuth chun comhbhrón a ghabháil do chlann Phádraig MacKernan. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. I welcome the Leader of the Opposition's remarks. As he will appreciate, it has been difficult to get a briefing arising from the fact that meetings continued until early this morning. However, the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister, Mr. Gordon Brown,...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In the context of parades, I do not want to make a public comment on matters that have not been brought to finality. However, the art of politics is to obtain compromise and the parties are certainly forthright enough to ensure we can bring matters to finality for the better interests of the people of this island, North and South. As a Border Deputy, I am aware of the issues that arise in...