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Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (31 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: At the invitation of the Nigerian Government, I led an official and business delegation to Nigeria on 18 to 25 March last with the aim of strengthening bilateral co-operation in relation to immigration and to improve economic relations between our two countries. On matters to do with immigration, I met with members of the Nigerian Government, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mr...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (10 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: ——and people with courage and integrity on the Opposition benches to call foul if they believe a foul has been perpetrated in terms of a public appointment. However, we all need to be sensible about these matters. It is not good enough for Government always to abnegate its responsibility and hand over appointments to outside bodies of one kind or the other. They, too, in many ways in a...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (10 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: I thank the last Senator in particular for his contribution in setting out the career and achievements of Dermot Gallagher, which are not so well known outside this House. It is timely and appropriate that they be put on the record as they relate to the undoubted foreign policy triumphs in the wider world, on our island and in our relationships with Britain. It is fair to say that when...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (10 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: Before I speak to the motion on the appointment of the chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, I wish to place on the record of this House my sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Constable Stephen Paul Carroll of the Police Service of Northern Ireland who was murdered last night in Craigavon. His murder is not only a denial of his individual human dignity and...

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy stated the original Act provided that exceptional circumstances would allow a government to vary the provisions of the NTMA legislation and that is the circumstance we are in. He is contradicting his argument.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: The chairman of Allied Irish Banks is a Fine Gael man.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: It is not embarrassing.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

Conor Lenihan: Mr. Dermot Gleeson, the chairman of Allied Irish Banks, was a Fine Gael appointed Attorney General.

Written Answers — Language Support Services: Language Support Services (26 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: In 2007/2008 some €120m was needed to provide for the English language support teachers in our primary and post-primary schools. Standards are not simply achieved by supplying teaching resources. I recognise that the quality of the supports that children receive and the inclusive atmosphere cultivated in schools are important factors influencing the quality of learning obtained by newcomer...

Legislative Programme. (25 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: It is like Fine Gael's evidence about the ten, it is made up.

Legislative Programme. (25 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: We will use that in the leaflets.

Legislative Programme. (25 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: He is telling me about his sins.

Legislative Programme. (25 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: We have been to the odd casino or two.

Seanad: Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (18 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: I thank all Senators who contributed to this debate, especially Senators Phelan and Boyle, for their positive contributions and support for the Bill. I have lived all my life with lawyers, and I am the only member of a family of five who is not a lawyer. I have a great affection for the profession, but I often joke that I am the only honest member of the family as a result. I stress that...

Seanad: Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (18 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: Some of the fees are outlandish. Some of these structures have been unchallenged. They act in a restrictive way. It is monopolistic in one sense. We need to break those structures in the next few years. Ireland will not have a competitive economy and will not get out of this downturn unless we break the restrictive practices that have grown up in professional bodies, agencies, groups and...

Seanad: Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (18 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: This Bill provides, for the first time, for the establishment and functions of a legal services ombudsman. Extensive regulation of barristers and solicitors lies, respectively, with the Bar Council and the Law Society. A fundamental part of the regulation is concerned with the maintenance of high professional standards and the investigation of claims that those standards have not been met...

Written Answers — Refugee Statistics: Refugee Statistics (11 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the Government's Decision of November 2005 to accept 200 persons per year for resettlement. My Office is currently working with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to arrange for the transfer to Ireland of 198 refugees accepted for resettlement in Ireland under the 2008...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Order for Report Stage (11 Feb 2009)

Conor Lenihan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (29 Jan 2009)

Conor Lenihan: It is good that this debate is occurring against a background in which, literally within the past 48 hours, we have been inching towards a framework agreement with the social partners. As the previous speaker stated clearly, it is hugely important that our commitment to the partnership process be worked on and renewed. That process was born not of success, but of relative economic failure...

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (29 Jan 2009)

Conor Lenihan: It is important to note that cut and to proceed accordingly to other realms and parts of the public sector to achieve similar savings, if possible. There was a hint of criticism in the previous speakers comments on the Taoiseach's presence in Davos. We should not make any apology for his presence there. He is meeting senior executives from global companies who could potentially invest in...