Results 7,861-7,880 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The electoral Bill will be before the House this session.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: On the other issues——

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I met the National Consumer Agency, which was a pro forma meeting to brief the Minister on these issues. I will be issuing a statement arising from that discussion. The issue of Waterford Wedgwood was raised in the House.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: We are firmly of the view that there will continue to be a solid future for a restructured Waterford Wedgwood.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Legislation is promised. A meeting of the relevant Ministers will take place next week. There are two aspects of it under my Department. One, in the overall context, is the legal preparation for the Bill. The other regarding the National Consumer Agency is outside the legal remit and is a matter of protocol between the industry and the criteria set down for management. There is a...

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: We are speaking about two issues. The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform is the lead Department on one. This will be the new legislation to be introduced and the Law Reform Commission will make its views available to the Government. A Cabinet sub-committee is meeting next week and discussions will take place with the Opposition. That is under the Department of Justice,...

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I believe it is an interim report. However, I am sure we can facilitate discussions in the House.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: There is no proposal for that matter to be debated. However, I am sure it could be raised on the Adjournment or in other ways.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: It is being examined.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I am not the Whip. The Whips are asking me the question, knowing the answer themselves.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: There has been a decision. Deputy Stagg could have advised his party spokesperson. There has been agreement between the Whips to allow time for this matter to be discussed.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I told the Deputy. The answer is that time will be made available. That is what the Whips agreed.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: An extensive review of the workings of the Children First guidelines has taken place. There has been consultation with all the stakeholders and, in view of the McElwee report, further consideration is being given to a review. As to whether those guidelines will be mandatory, no firm decision has been made yet.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Given that I am not the Minister for children, I will advise the Deputy and ask the Minister——

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: That is not true.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: It is being brought to finality.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I do not want to show disrespect to the Deputy, who represents Waterford. Given that we will have to have some guidelines on the way questions will be answered on Thursdays, whereas pro forma we are only supposed to discuss legislation, in case people——

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——are of the view that I am being blasé about what is happening in Waterford I say to the Deputy, who represents Waterford, that I am not. As outlined during the debate last night, a request was made to the Government and, arising from that, it was not possible to devise an approach that would be acceptable to both the Government and the company. We were not in a position to do that....

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: We will try to facilitate that request.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: On the Electricity (Transfer of Assets) Bill, a date has not been finalised for discussion of that Bill. The Dalton report is under consideration. On the fisheries Bills, one is a consolidation Bill and the other is separate legislation. They will probably be introduced later this year.