Results 401-420 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern
- Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: That issue was not for legislation but it was to be reviewed within the Department and the agencies. That report is awaited.
- Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The first one was whether we would have non-jury courts.
- Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I do not believe that will be available before the Easter break.
- Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The Bill is the foreshore amendment Bill. I do not have a date.
- Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: It is still listed for this session.
- Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: That brings us up to 1 April. So it is still listed for that period.
- Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The Bill is due, but I do not have a date for it. There is a detailed discussion paper on this and the Bill has been prepared in the Department and forwarded to the HSE and HIQA for their comments. That is awaited.
- National Archives. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: On a point of clarification, my Department has four certifying officers at principal officer grade. Other Departments have similar arrangements. I do not know how many are in each Department but each Department has certifying officers. The names of certifying officers are published in the annual report of the director of the National Archives. They implement the Act and their powers are...
- National Archives. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: In 30 years as always there will be some interesting reading material. In fairness to the people who were involved 30 years ago, they had some very difficult issues to deal with. When we look back at some of the records of 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972, they were difficult and dangerous times. Looking back, there was the loyalist strike and some cross-Border issues when the SAS men were...
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, together. The legislative priorities of the Government are set out in the legislative programme published on 29 January. My Department has one item of legislation on the C list, the Statute Law Revision Bill, the purpose of which is to review local and personal and private Acts enacted prior to 6 December 1922. While it is not possible to...
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: Since the Government took office on 14 June 2007, 12 Bills have been enacted. To date this year, six Bills have been published. Legislation is regularly listed as a priority in Departments but it can take longer from the time the heads of a Bill are agreed, to drafting and dealing with legal issues that inevitably arise. Some of the Bills go back to Departments a number of times when...
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: As the Deputy recalls, we agreed at Christmas to consult the interested groups and the advice of the Attorney General was also sought. The Minister, Deputy Harney, is still dealing with that issue and hopes to bring forward the proposals after Easter. I have not been dealing with it directly but I know from conversations that it is possible to draft the Bill. There is no difficulty about...
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: On Deputy Gilmore's first question, the legislation will be published on Thursday. That will allow us to proceed in setting up the referendum commission and giving it the 90 days it asked for. The election will take place at the very end of May or into mid-June. We did not fix a date.
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I refer to a referendum.
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: Deputy à Caoláin certainly would not want an election.
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The election will take place in June 2012.
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I have always stuck to my word.
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: On the referendum on children's rights, it is clear that the committee's work will not be completed until later this year. The decision has been made that we will deal with it in one aspect, without decoupling the issues. In my view, it will be into 2009 before the referendum takes place. Even if the committee finishes its work in the autumn, to allow for discussions between the parties so...
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I agree with Deputy Barrett on this issue. We have been pressing this matter. There was a consultation process on the Internet before the House considered the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006. It was a good exercise. I have asked other Departments to do the same thing. Some Departments are very good. My own view is that it is a very good way of teasing out and debating the submissions...
- Legislative Programme. (4 Mar 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I agree. We have done that with a number of Bills over the past few years. Some Departments seem a little reluctant to engage in this process. I have been pressing for more Departments to do it. It was of great assistance in the case of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006. There was a broad process of consultation not just within the Oireachtas, but also within the interested groups....