Results 6,901-6,920 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I answered clearly and distinctly.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I answered the three questions.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: On the Competition Authority, as I indicated to the Deputy——

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy should get the blacks. The situation is that I will be introducing new legislation on the Competition Authority which will hopefully encompass the amalgamation of the other organisation.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I will be more than happy to answer a parliamentary question on this matter.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I never spoke to the Tirconnell Tribune.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: May I answer?

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I am sorry about this but——

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——I have listened to the condescending remarks of Enda Kenny for a considerable period of time.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: If we wish to work within the rules of the House——

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Excuse me, I am completely out of order in answering any questions outside of the matters of the Order of Business on legislation. However, I am more than happy to deal with the leniency that has been shown but not from now on.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I will sort you out, Deputy Kehoe.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I will buy Deputy Kehoe a fine cappuccino and discuss the Tirconnell Tribune with him, no problem.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: On the civil union Bill, as Deputy Gilmore rightly stated, the heads have been cleared. We hope to have it finalised as urgently as possible and have the legislation available early next year. With regard to the Competition Authority, I am in consultation with the Attorney General on this matter and we are examining the wider application of what was decided with regard to the IMO. As I...

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I can ask the Minister to converse with the Deputy on the banking issue.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: There is no legislation required for this and none promised. There are no new authorities being created.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: There will be no new authorities.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The matter is going before the Joint Committee on Health and Children and it can be discussed there.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: That would be a matter for the Whips.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The social welfare Bill will be published on Monday and the health (amendment) Bill will be published as soon as possible prior to 1 January, sometime in November.