Results 7,481-7,500 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The details requested by the Deputy are provided on the tables which follow. The tables show the cost incurred by my Department each month in respect of travel undertaken by me and by the Ministers of State at my Department from 8 May 2008 to 9 July 2008 inclusive. The frequency of travel under each of the categories of transport specified by the Deputy is also provided. The tables do not...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Agencies and Offices, which come under the aegis of my Department, are aware of the necessity to comply with the Department of Finance Public Procurement Guidelines in relation to the acquisition of goods and services by them. The Department of Finance Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, which applies to non commercial and commercial State Bodies, states: competitive...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Government decided this week that public expenditure savings totalling â¬440 million will need to be found this year across all Departments and agencies to manage the present budgetary pressures. My Department will contribute a minimum of â¬24.551 million towards the overall savings target. â¬19.15 million of my Department's 2008 savings will be in respect of FÃS's allocation, which...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: On many Thursdays when I take the Order of Business, I have been asked to give Government time to discuss other issues over legislation which has been provided for, such as this afternoon.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Since the Government came into office, 29 Bills have been enacted and 28 Bills published. In this session, nine Bills have been published and in 2008, overall, 19 published. A number of items of legislation will be published during the summer months, which I am sure, given the exuberance of the Deputies, will be carefully read, in preparation for an exhilarating debate next session. We...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There is no definite date as to when that legislation will be available.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The adoption Bill will be available in July, as will the child care Bill. On the matter of reports, I will have to revertââ
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: This is July. Maybe when the Deputy is on the first learning curve he might discover that there are a couple of days left in the month. I shall ask the Minister of State with responsibility for children to revert to the Deputy on the specifics of the report.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I shall ask the Minister of State to revert back to the Deputy on the reports.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The end of July.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There is no intention to remove any of those Bills from the list, in so far as I am aware.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The compliance Bill has been published and there will be further consultation, presently, as there has not been a meeting of minds on this between employers and unions. I have given an undertaking that we will follow through during the summer and discussions will take place with the social partners. On the agencies Bill, as the Deputy knows, that matter has only been completed at European...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There are other Bills, and none will be deletedââ-
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Perhaps it would be best if we did not complete this session with Deputy Varadkar indicating untruths.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Although we do not have a particular date for the consolidation Bill, it is more than likely to be 2009, as it will take a considerable amount of work. The Deputy can discuss the other matter privately with me.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Unfortunately, I do not have a date, but we can ask the Minister to consider it.
- Public Appointments Transparency Bill 2008: First Stage (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I would not go there.
- National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I am sure Deputy Durkan will continue the criticism.
- National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: No.
- National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The Ceann Comhairle is here a long time.