Results 4,901-4,920 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: They have put a great deal of work into this and I am sure they have dealt with the issue. From the driving point of view, the alternative of staying in the outer lane would not make sense for trucks coming out of the tunnel at the point north of Santry.

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: They do.

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If trucks must cross lanes, then they must. I will not get——

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: That is a good road, as there are bypasses of all three towns for the Ceann Comhairle to use.

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I have heard presentations on the Seveso directive on noxious fumes and so on. That matter was gone through some years ago. I understand that the traffic flows and all of those matters have been addressed and resolved to satisfaction. We cannot pack the tunnel with vehicles, but the capacity has been worked out in each case.

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: All of the issues around the Seveso directive and the capacity of the tunnel based on number of trucks per hour and how to schedule for such were worked out approximately four years ago. From the presentation, I understand that nothing has changed in respect of how to deal with this matter. The team has not cited it to the committee as a new difficulty. It has not said there are any new...

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The number of vehicles per hour was the measure used by the team.

Interdepartmental Committees. (27 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Off the top of my head, I do not know. The team does not consider it to be a major difficulty based on present laws.

Seanad: Social Partnership Agreement: Motion. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion welcoming the draft social partnership agreement, Towards 2016. I congratulate the House on its early discussion of the new agreement, following its earlier debate on the negotiations in the context of the National Economic and Social Council, NESC, and National Economic and Social Forum, NESF, reports which preceded them. Before turning to...

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte has raised this matter previously. My office has been in contact with that of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and we have been told the report of Mr. Justice Barr is now complete and ready for printing. He expects to be in a position to report to the Oireachtas in early to mid-July. I will ask if it can be received in early July. I wouldhave no difficulty in...

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will ask about it. I have no reason for the delay. I will ask to be given a response.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The voluntary agreements have been reached with the industry. The Department wishes to hold off on the introduction of the Bill pending the outcome of those voluntary agreements. I am not aware of the length of time they have been given to do that. The Deputy might raise that with the Minister by way of parliamentary question. The heads of the Bill have been approved by Government and the...

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Immigration and Residency Bill is a large Bill with 70 heads. Work on the heads of the Bill is ongoing but they are not ready yet. Work is at a preliminary stage on the enforcement of fines Bill. It is not possible to say when it will be introduced.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Stagg raised the first issue yesterday. My office has been on to the Department of Education and Science and we hope to get a reply to the Deputy as quickly as possible. It is hoped to publish the heads of the broadcasting Bill shortly and bring it to the committee to allow us move on with it.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the Bill were approved at the beginning of April. The legislation will be published this session.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will check them all for the Deputy and drop him a line.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not think it is scheduled for this session.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I answered a question on the first one earlier. The heads of the Bill are being prepared. On the register, it is not possible to give an indication on that. The Departments of Education and Science and Health and Children are in discussions on the establishment of a pre-employment consultancy service. Those discussions are not yet complete. We were unable to proceed with what we were...

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Dublin transportation authority Bill is due later this year. It will provide for the establishment of a transport authority to oversee the implementation of Transport 21. The postal Bill has been dropped from the lists at this stage.

European Council: Statements. (21 Jun 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The European Council took place in Brussels on 15 and 16 June. In advance of the meeting, I informed Chancellor Schüssel of Austria, the President in office of the European Council, that I would be unable to attend as the State funeral of the former Taoiseach, Mr. Charles Haughey, coincided with the European Council. Before the European Council, I spoke with the Chancellor, and also with...