Results 441-460 of 1,150 for speaker:Frank Fahey

Gangland Killings. (21 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: I thank Deputies Finian McGrath and Broughan for raising these matters on the Adjournment. I speak on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who is unable to be present. As we speak, the Minister is attending a conference at Santry Garda station with the Garda Commissioner and other senior officers to discuss the recent murders and related policing and security issues. I...

Schools Building Projects. (21 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter which affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the position of the Department of Education and Science on capital investment at Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar. Modernising the facilities in our 3,200 primary and 750 post-primary schools is not an easy task given the legacy of decades of under-investment in this area as well as the need to...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (21 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: I will respond on behalf of my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche. The water services investment programme 2005-07, published last December, includes some 60 water and sewerage schemes, with a value of more than €451 million for Galway. Many areas of the county, such as Carna, Kilkieran, Tuam and Headford, will benefit from improved water...

Harbours and Piers. (21 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: Balbriggan and Skerries harbours were transferred from the ownership of the Dublin Port Company to the control of Fingal County Council, by ministerial order dated 29 June 2004, as provided for in the Harbours Act 1996. Government policy on ports, including regional harbours, is set out in the ports policy statement published in January 2005. The policy statement notes that many regional...

Harbours and Piers. (21 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: ——as a contribution to the total work required at the harbours. Further contributions from the Department to Fingal County Council in respect of the harbours are not under consideration.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: I am pleased to introduce in the Seanad the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006. The Bill contains proposals for a comprehensive, radical and far-reaching reform of our land and conveyancing laws, many of which date back to feudal times. Before outlining its main provisions, I wish to briefly explain the background to the Bill's preparation and publication. The Bill is the outcome of...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: I thank the Senators who have contributed to the debate. The breadth of the exchanges is an indication of the potential contribution of the International Criminal Court in protecting those often without a voice from the most heinous of crimes to threaten the international community. The opening speech recalled the difficult birth of the Rome Statute and the many atrocities which occurred from...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Second Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Frank Fahey: The purpose of this Bill is to give effect in Irish law to the provisions of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, done at Rome on 17 July 1998, otherwise known as the Rome Statute. The Bill creates domestic offences and associated penalties for ICC crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. It enables assistance to be given to the ICC by permitting the arrest and...

Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: I thank Members of Seanad Éireann for raising the important issue of energy policy and the role of renewable energy in addressing Irish energy needs. This motion has given the Government a valuable opportunity to set out the range of initiatives under way to drive forward the sustainable energy agenda. Irish energy policy belongs in the global and EU context. Global demand for energy is...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: Indeed we are.

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements. (17 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: The Senator does not look it.

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements. (17 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: Say No To Ageism week takes place from Monday, 15 May to Friday, 19 May 2006. It is an initiative of the Equality Authority, the Health Service Executive and the National Council on Ageing and Older People. Say No To Ageism week provides a valuable opportunity to reflect on the barriers to equality for older people created by ageism. Ageism diminishes the status of older people in society and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: Amendment No. 17 was raised on Committee Stage and provides that a statement of evidence of a witness taken in accordance with a letter of request and certified by or on behalf of the court or tribunal is admissible as evidence of any fact stated therein if such oral evidence would be admissible. As the Minister indicated on Committee Stage, subsection (10) of this section provides for a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: An amendment similar to this one was tabled on Committee Stage. It requires other member states to serve documents in this country requiring persons to attend hearings in another state within a reasonable time prior to the hearing. As the Minister indicated on Committee Stage, it would not be prudent or correct of us to impose such a provision on other states. The onus is on other states to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: Senators raised this issue on Committee Stage and the Minister indicated then that the subsection Senators wish to delete is an important provision permitting the courts to refuse to grant measures where they do not have jurisdiction. It is a provision that has featured previously in legislation dealing with orders. As has been previously indicated, the same wording may be found in a civil...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: This amendment was proposed on Committee Stage. The Minister indicated then that he did not consider that it served any purpose and that he did not propose to accept it, subject to further consultation with the Parliamentary Counsel. The proposed amendment appears to attempt to ensure that any order made under the 1994 Act prior to the commencement of the section is not nullified in any way...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: I thank the Senators who have contributed to this constructive debate on the Bill. This is important legislation which will strengthen our hand in the fight against terrorism and transnational crime. Effective co-operation among the member states of the European Union and among states worldwide is of increased importance in recent times. We must ensure that our international boundaries cannot...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: The Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 was introduced in this House over 12 months ago and a number of amendments were made during its passage through the House. I am glad to have the opportunity to return to the Seanad to report on further amendments made to the Bill in Dáil Éireann. One Government amendment and two Opposition amendments were accepted on Committee Stage, while two...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: Amendment No. 2 extends the existing force majeure leave entitlement in section 13 of the Parental Leave Act 1998 to employees in respect of persons with whom they have relationships of domestic dependency, including same sex partners. Many Senators will recall that the absence of a provision extending force majeure to same sex partners was criticised during the passage of the Bill through...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (10 May 2006)

Frank Fahey: Yes. The amendment resulted from the acceptance of the case made by Senators.