Results 6,821-6,840 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: We have carefully considered the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. Before he began his report, we comprehensively examined the deficiency in this system. The system was initiated to deal with one particular problem on the payroll of the health boards, and began with four health boards. It moved on to take in human resources and approximately 6,500 different systems. The project did...
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: In fairness to these people, they attempted to put a good scheme together and got the best ICT experts they could.
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: They paid for the resources. Billions are being spent every year, and they are trying to get a system that could bring coherence between thousands of different grades.
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: Not so long ago, the health boards did not even know what their staff was and could not say how many people worked in them. They did not know the grades or the conditions. An effort has been made, and is partly made for a large amount of the staff. They have to grapple with the complexities concerning the other issues. It is the correct action to get a proper integrated system of ICT in the...
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: I was not asked a question this time.
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: To fill my time, the Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted some very important areas where the issues which arose with this project should not have happened. While it began in 1998 spending only â¬1.3 million, it moved in stages to â¬4.8 million, â¬5.8 million, â¬8.6 million, â¬13 million, â¬31 million and â¬47 million, to a total of â¬117 million. They did not benchmark...
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: At no stage did the Minister, his Department and the health boards and the political members of the health boards, not believe the system could be made to work comprehensively for the entire staff of the health boards.
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: This was stated in all reports. The project could have been stopped half way through, but it was not.
- Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: If that line was followed we would not have probably the best revenue system in the world, one of the best social welfare systems and one of the best passport systems. One has to try with these issues. I disagree that good accountability in terms of the public service or Ministers means if one does nothing one will not get blamed.
- Written Answers — Cabinet Meetings: Cabinet Meetings (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: The Government holds Cabinet meetings outside Dublin from time to time. The holding of these meetings brings attention to bear on a location and affords Government an opportunity to develop closer links with local communities. The intention is to continue to arrange for meetings to be held in various regions of the State over time. While there are no specific further meetings planned at this...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: The number of staff employed in the office of the Minister of State and Government Chief Whip and in the office of the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for European affairs, their grades, salaries, overtime and expenses paid are detailed in the following tables. The salaries include the pay increase due on 1 December 2005 under the terms of...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: Since the mid-1990s the Office of the Attorney General has prepared and updated from time to time an electronic Irish Statute Book, which includes the full text of all Acts, statutory instruments and chronological tables published since 1992 on its website. The office has also from time to time published the Statute Book in CD-ROM format. Currently, the website gives the documentation up to...
- Written Answers — Public-Private Partnerships: Public-Private Partnerships (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: There was no investment undertaken in my Department under public-private partnership in 2004 or 2005.
- Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: It is proposed to take No. 11, Supplementary Estimates for Public Services, Votes 6, 13, 20, 26, 27, 30 and 35, which are back from committee; No. a19, statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in regard to information now in the public domain reflecting on the probity and past conduct and fitness to hold office of the chief executive of the Centre for Public Inquiry; and...
- Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: The Government will agree to sitting until 11 p.m.
- Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: We intend to get it running but there is a question of getting sufficient staff numbers to be able to operate the system. Certain standards must be complied with, not only with Irish but staff having another continental language. We are still doing everything we can to ensure it starts.
- Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: It will be introduced early in the new year.
- Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: I will examine the matter.
- Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: Both Bills are well advanced and we would like both of them passed.
- Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)
Bertie Ahern: Early next year.