Results 5,921-5,940 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The answer to the Deputy's questions is later this year.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I am not aware of it. I will have to ask the Minister to speak to the Deputy.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The first piece of legislation is from my own Department and I will bring it to Government next week, with a view to having it on the floor of the House as quickly as possible. Regarding the second matter, the Government made its decision and has instructed the financial institutions to abide by it.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Government did not accept all the recommendations and made its own determination as to what it thought was fitting and appropriate. That view has been expressed and given to all of the members of the financial institutions and they have been requested to abide by the Government decision.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is referring to a specific institution.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, articulated this morning and after the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday the format in which he will be making a decision.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: He requested that an investigation take place within a month and that appropriate action will be taken thereon.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I am being asked to pre-empt a final decision before we have finality on the facts.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I was asked if the Government accepted all of the recommendations of the report. The answer is "No". The Government made its own decisions as to what remuneration it thought was appropriate. Investigations will be carried out on other issues and if it is necessary to introduce new legislation, that will be forthcoming.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I assume the Deputy refers particularly to the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: All of the legislation will be published on the A list. If there is a specific piece of legislation I will try to facilitate the Deputy within the time frame.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: There are seven pieces of legislation under the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. They will all be published very quickly.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Whenever we get the time to do it.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy has answered the question himself. I have prioritised legislation within my own Department. One Bill, the Industrial Development Bill 2008, will come before the House today. We also have the compliance Bill, where I have asked all Members of the House to give of their views. There is also legislation on agency, which must be passed. I have prioritised those as the three most...

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: There was a considerable amount of public consultation on the health information Bill. The Department is working towards finalising the heads of the Bill and it is expected in April. On the criminal justice legislation, there are three amendment Bills and I am not sure to which one the Deputy is referring.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The legislative programme includes the criminal law (insanity) (amendment) Bill and various Bills relating to criminal justice matters.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The criminal justice (amendment) Bill will be published later this year.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The heads of that Bill were agreed in January.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: That will be done this year. The regulations will be informed under the mental capacity Bill.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The legislation will be brought forward later this year.