Results 7,001-7,020 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I can facilitate the Deputy. I will have a clinic afterwards and I will find out the answer for him.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: A sum of â¬10 million has been provided for the legislation and I will revert to the Deputy on the issue.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy should table a parliamentary question. He is here long enough to know how to do that.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: That is not a legislative matter.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. 9a, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 16, statements on Morris tribunal reports; and No. 15, Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2008] (motion 15, resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 9a shall be decided without debate, the proceedings on No. 16 shall, if not previously concluded, be...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The issue of the cap on spending in local elections has not come before the Cabinet yet, but I will ask the Minister to revert directly to the Deputy on it. New legislation is required for the amalgamation of the 31 agencies and we are currently considering whether it will be possible to have omnibus legislation or whether individual Bills will be required. That has not been finalised and...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: No.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It may be the Minister's intention to bring it forward but, as the Deputy knows, although we may make public pronouncements on new legislation to be introduced, it takes time to bring the matter to Government. It has not been brought to Government yet.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I am sure he is. I will get back to the Deputy on the issue today.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Yes.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: What?
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I am delighted the Leader of the Opposition has nothing better to do except listen to what I have to say on radio. I am charmed. On the legislation dealing with medical cards, it will be dealt with in the Social Welfare Bill and the Minister for Health and Children will deal with the part relating to medical cards. The reports in the newspapers on the 2% are mere speculation. The issue...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Except in the context of what is before the House.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The issue will be dealt with in the Social Welfare Bill.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The legislation will be available this session and the Minister has provided â¬18 million for its implementation.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The planning and development Bill will be introduced in 2009.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: On the health information Bill, I thought a spurious question was being asked. We are not sure when that legislation will be available.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: That will be introduced next year.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: We are not in a position to indicate that as of yet.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It will not be introduced in this session.