Results 6,241-6,260 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The legal costs Bill is being drafted at the moment and it is expected later this year. There has been no decision as to when the social services Bill will be available to the House.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: There are no such proposals.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I will have that Bill in this session.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I am not aware of it but I will revert to the Deputy on that matter directly.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Housing Bill has just been completed in the Seanad and is awaiting debate on Second Stage in this House.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Minister for Health and Children has indicated to the House that she will have that matter attended to prior to the date at the end of March.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: A final decision has now been made that it will be one piece of legislation. The preparatory work on that legislation has almost been completed. We hope to have it before the House very quickly.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Bill will be introduced this year.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Work is almost completed on that legislation and we hope to have it this session, if possible.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: There is a lot of fishing going on. The decision has been made to have only one board, as a consequence of the decentralisation decision. The heads of the Bill have not been signed off by the Government, but the Minister of State is in consultation with the regional authorities currently.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: There is no proposal to introduce the building of schools into the critical infrastructure Bill. There are no issues with regard to planning for the building of schools and there has been a huge number of schools built over the past number of years, and that will continue.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The industrial relations (amendment) Bill will come before the House this session.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I know the Deputy is anxious about this legislation, as are all of us. It was intended that it be introduced this week, but the discussions on the economy took place instead. We hope to introduce Second Stage next week if possible.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is before the House. I would not cod the Deputy.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is an undertaking of Towards 2016 that the compliance Bill be introduced. I will listen with interest to everyone who participates in the debate on Second Stage and will respectfully take on board the concerns of Members in the context of the following Stages. I would appreciate significant participation on Second Stage so that I can see what the Members have to say on it.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is a pension contribution levy. As the Deputy knows, the Minister is providing an opportunity for questions and answers at 12.25 p.m.
- Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (4 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Irish oil industry is fully privatised, liberalised and deregulated and there is no price control on petroleum products in Ireland. Prices at the pump reflect global market price (traded in dollars), Euro/Dollar fluctuations, refining costs, transportation costs, other operating costs, prevailing excise duty and VAT. Recent increases in pump prices may be attributable to a number of...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (4 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Under the Industrial Development Acts, both IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are independent in the exercise of their functions and, while I may give general policy directives to the agencies, I am precluded from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over others. While both agencies are very active in Kilkenny, as outlined below, I am...
- Written Answers — IDA Properties: IDA Properties (4 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase of land and the creation of business parks, are day-to-day operational matters for the agency and not matters in which I have a function. I have been informed by IDA Ireland that it owns a total of 73.82 hectares of land in County Mayo, of which 48.17 hectares are in use and 25.65 hectares are available and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Details of press conferences and policy launches held by my Department are given in the following table: