Results 5,521-5,540 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Is the Deputy inquiring about customs and excise legislation?

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not have a date for legislation to update our export control legislation and cannot say when it is due. The legislation is to be in line with recommendations of the recently published review of Ireland's export control system. I have no indication of when the heads of the Bill will be published.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Work so far has concentrated on developing procedures for vetting of convictions through the vetting unit. The development of a register gives rise to a range of legal policy and practical implementation issues. The Departments of Education and Science and of Health and Children are in discussion on the establishment of a pre-employment consultancy service. I do not have a date for when they...

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The heads have been approved by the Government. I will bring the Deputy's comments to the attention of the Tánaiste and ask whether the heads will be published.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will raise that issue.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation is listed for next year.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is just not ready.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It will be this session.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I have tried to support Deputy Stagg in this effort. I am aware he has engaged in a lot of campaigning on this legislation and the technical issue that is involved. I have asked about bringing forward the legislation but there are also some issues around the technical requirements in terms of how they can do that. I understand that is being discussed. As soon as I get an answer I will write...

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Comhairle (Amendment) Bill has been published and is ordered for Second Stage.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Not that I am aware of. My note indicates that the Bill has been published and it is ordered for Second Stage. It is a matter to be taken up with the Minister.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I have no information on it.

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The two Bills the Deputy is inquiring about are due this session. I understand the Whip put out the priority list in a schedule. We cover approximately 40 or 50 Bills a year and we have put out the legislation for the remainder of this year.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: That is very difficult since these houses are supposed to have only four or five bedrooms. There was an extraordinary voter turn-out in some of those houses in the last general election. The only way we can tidy up this is by having census enumerators or other temporary staff doing the leg-work. It is not an easy job, since not everyone now lives in the old terraced, semi-detached or detached...

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I accept that, and we had a similar problem years ago with the welfare offices and unemployment register offices. There is a job to be done on this and we will see what the enumerators can do in a short period on the census. It needs the same amount of time. The old job that used to be done on this, for various reasons — and this is not a criticism — has not worked and has not been...

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: For good reason.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte seems more concerned that I might call an autumn general election and if that is his concern, I will not. The legislation is clear on this issue. I am always amused when somebody in the House comes up with a new issue that has been around for years and says it is terrible. Deputy Rabbitte knows how the system operates. The Electoral Acts, over the years, have given the power...

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: They have not even debated these issues.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte listed his complaints about the register. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, has actively tried to improve the register. The best way is to get people to check the register. The best way of doing that, as was the case with the census, is by putting people on the street to do it. We can have any number of bland ideas about this...

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The census people made it absolutely clear they would not do the two together.