Results 521-540 of 20,459 for speaker:Frances Fitzgerald
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: We completed all Stages in the Dáil and it has gone to the Seanad. It is a matter for the Seanad to decide on the exact timetable for it. I am sure if the Deputy makes inquiries there he will be told.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: This will primarily be affected by continued economic development and the Action Plan for Jobs, and I assure the Deputy the Regional Action Plan for Jobs will make absolutely sure every area in the country benefits from the job creation we see, as it has already in terms of the percentage of jobs last year. There was growth in Dublin but there was also growth in all regions. The area about...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: It is a priority for this term and the Minister will ensure it will be before the House this term.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: It will be this session.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: It was announced today.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There is funding for the local authority in County Donegal.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I do not think the relevant Minister is in the House. Prelegislative scrutiny of the Bill will take place shortly and there will be full publication in the course of this term.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: No, it is not.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Like everyone in the House, I express my deepest sympathy to the family of the man in question. Everyone in the House shares the concern about the situation in which he found himself. I have outlined the initiatives being taken to deal with the very serious issue of homelessness, including the increased number of emergency beds, to ensure people will have access to better facilities than...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: The domestic violence consolidated legislation the Deputy mentioned is in the Seanad and I would like to see it go through that House as quickly as possible. I was very pleased to introduce that important Bill. The Government is working closely with the Departments of Justice and Equality and of Health to deal with one issue that has arisen in respect of signing the convention. It is...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Work is under way on that Bill. Decisions taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, are a matter for the DPP. It is an independent office and that is absolutely in keeping with our system of justice, the separation of powers and the due process approach to criminal justice.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Any decision about the work of the committee is a matter for the committee of which the Deputy is a member.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Work is under way on the health (amendment) Bill.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: This is an important Bill to modernise and consolidate the approach to commercial rates and it is expected that the Bill will go before the committee for pre-legislative scrutiny soon.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Government is focussing on solutions. A range of new initiatives was announced by the Minister, Deputy Murphy, and the Minister of State, Deputy English, including for example, after their meeting with local authority directors. The Government is taking actions that will make a difference. There is a suggestion that the Private Members' Bill should go to the Joint Committee on...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: It is important that the Government invests and ensures that the initiatives it is taking are making a difference for families. That is the focus of the Government and that is what it is doing. There is increasing demand. There is now fast-tracking of planning applications. The builds are increasing and that will continue. We have come from a situation where there was no investment in...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There is a focus on mental health and ensuring that there are teams all over the country. There are now 64 teams in place under the CAMHS service which indicates that recruitment is successfully taking place. I will raise the point made by Deputy Kelleher with the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I do not have the information sought on the individual mentioned by the Deputy, but the thoughts and sympathy of this House go to that person and his family in what are absolutely tragic circumstances, as noted by the Deputy. It is because we believe people have a right to housing that we are taking the range of actions outlined last night in the House by the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy,...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I said clearly but I will reiterate that the Government favours a structured approach to the issue of pay, which we demonstrated again last week in the agreement that was reached. I also said that there are difficulties in recruitment and that, on occasion, these may lead to a decision in specific circumstances where the issue of pay may have to be reconsidered but the overall approach is...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: In the forthcoming budget we will continue to take the approach that has allowed this country to invest in the kinds of services that clearly need to be developed at this time in our economy. We will have a budget that will be incremental, sustainable and fair because we want to be fair to those people who are working and to the vulnerable, and we want to make sure that we support the kind...