Results 3,981-4,000 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The Deputy should put down a question to the Minister.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The Deputy should ask the Whips to discuss the matter.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: Deputy Gilmore is clearly not familiar with parliamentary procedure. The Whips meet once per week to discuss various issues. The Chief Whip puts forward what he would like to do and the others have their say before he sets out the schedule.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: If Deputy Gilmore thinks I stay up all night worrying about the Chief Whip's actions, I do not.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I will ask the Chief Whip, who has listened to Deputy Gilmore, to take account of the Deputy's concerns.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: It will be brought in in 2007.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: To which Bill does the Deputy refer?
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: A large number of people are already receiving grants for solar panels, so they do not require legislation.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I will consult the Whip.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I will investigate the matter and revert to the Deputy on it.
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. My Department has one item of legislation on the A list, the statute law revision Bill, which will be published this session. The Bill will continue the process of modernising the Statute Book by repealing over 3,000 ancient statutes dating from between 1200 and 6 December 1922 that are now redundant or obsolete. The Bill will...
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: There are two issues, one of which concerns Northern Ireland. As I stated last week on the Order of Business, that appears more likely to go to an election than a referendum. It is still in abeyance and will be until the legislation is finalised in two weeks' time. On the second issue, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, will be involved in...
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: When asked questions of this nature, I always state that nothing is ever agreed until the Cabinet is prepared to make a decision. It will not have the status of agreement until then. On the question of children, in the summer, the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, informed the UN that we were examining the possibility of legislative change. That was on the cards.
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: As previously stated in respect of the St. Andrews Agreement, the Attorney General wishes to wait to examine the legislation, when it emerges in its final form, before declaring his position on constitutional and other issues. The deadline is set for two weeks from Friday next, so there should be something shortly thereafter. Legislative issues could well arise but they will probably not be...
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: Is the Deputy referring to the 1,350 Acts?
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The rest are abolished, except for the 1,350 Acts.
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: Parts of them could still be in there. Some of the Acts date back to 1200. The other matter, not the full process of the Kenny report but the land zoning issue, is being looked at in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The Bill is being drafted.
- Legislative Programme. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I wish to clarify two issues. Deputy Rabbitte asked why I did not say on previous occasions that that issue was pending and I replied that the Cabinet had not cleared it. However, the Cabinet has done so now. Second, it is not pre-empting the committee, which is examining the criminal law aspects. The suggestion, which is not just mine as it has been uttered on other occasions over the...
- Official Engagements. (7 Nov 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 10, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on social inclusion and children last met on 11 October 2006. The Cabinet committee will have its next meeting on 15 November 2006, with a further meeting scheduled in December. As I have outlined to the House on a number of occasions, Cabinet committees are an integral part of the Cabinet process....