Results 5,301-5,320 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern
- Order of Business. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The Bill is listed for 2007. The heads have not been done yet.
- Order of Business. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: As the Bill has been removed from the list, no legislation is pending. The Deputy should pursue the matter with the Minister through a parliamentary question.
- Order of Business. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: That is a matter for the Minister and should be pursued with the Minister.
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: Deputy McCormack asked a question yesterday and should go away. We are successfully promoting the provisions I have just mentioned. This is why we are building more than 80,000 houses, four times the rate found in the UK, five times the European rate and a rate which is far higher than the US rate. Our construction sector is healthy, people are buying houses and we are trying to do as much as...
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: Deputy Sargent misunderstood what I said at Druid's Glen.
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I am glad to clarify matters about any breaches of the law and procedures to assist Deputy Sargent. If anyone breaches the Prompt Payments of Accounts Act 1997 or does not pay subcontractors, I would be glad to discuss it with the inspectorate. Any such breaches, regardless of whether they relate to payment, standards or breaking the guaranteed housing system, are unacceptable.
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: There have been investigations into a number of companies.
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: A number of companies have been hauled over the coals.
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The standards followed, especially those relating to the public sector, are very high.
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: We may not always witness the same standards in the private sector but regulations exist to do this. In our social and affordable housing initiativesââ
- Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: If there are any breaches of the law in these initiatives, regardless of whether they are national housing schemes, local authority schemes or any schemes funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, we will happily follow them up because the inspectorate exists to ensure such breaches do not happen. A number of cases are investigated every year but I will...
- Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together.
- Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The Cabinet sub-committee on Aer Lingus last met on 9 December 2004. The work of the sub-committee is completed and there are no arrangements for it to meet again. Responsibility for this issue rests with the Minister for Transport. The Cabinet sub-committee on social inclusion last met on Wednesday, 10 May 2006 and will next meet on Wednesday, 5 July 2006. As I have outlined to the House on...
- Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I explained this a number of times last year. The Cabinet sub-committee had a particular job to bring presentations to the Cabinet and get agreement on what it brought forward. That work finished. All discussions since then have been carried out at full Cabinet meetings. The remaining decisions that have to be made will be made with the Ministers for Transport and Finance. They will bring...
- Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The sub-committee was doing an analysis to see what was the best way to move forward. At the time, we had meetings with officials and others, but all decisions since then have been made by the full Cabinet. I do not disagree with the Deputy that the period ahead is crucial. The decisions will be made by the full Cabinet based on the assessment of the Ministers for Finance and Transport. If...
- Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I accept that all of these issues are very important, but they are now being dealt with by the full Cabinet. The Cabinet sub-committee is not in operation at this stage. Regular briefings on Aer Lingus are dealt with by the Cabinet.
- Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: The sub-committee on the Aer Lingus matter has completed its work. It will only reconvene if it has a task. Currently, the important issues are being dealt with by the full Cabinet. The Cabinet sub-committee on drugs and social inclusion meets monthly, more or less. The officials group working with the sub-committee meets at least monthly and often more frequently. There is a range of issues...
- Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: To answer the first question, the sub-committee on social inclusion also deals with the issues of the Traveller community, educational disadvantage, the lone parent's allowance and all issues concerning exclusion. They may not deal with such issues on a weekly basis, but they deal with them at each meeting.
- Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 10, inclusive, together. I announced the membership of the task force on active citizenship on 18 April. I was pleased to be able to secure the agreement of people with a record of achievement across a wide range of areas of public life to serve as members of the task force. The task force will be chaired by Ms Mary Davis who, in her role as director of...
- Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)
Bertie Ahern: This country is not unique in terms of the issue of active citizenship. However, we are unique in that we have been lucky, throughout the ages, in having people who give an enormous amount of their time to a wide range of organisations. People are still doing that in large numbers and it is important to maintain that involvement. Those involved in youth, sport and recreational organisations...