Results 7,901-7,920 of 11,114 for speaker:Damien English

Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: With respect, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I am entitled to make one small point.

Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: The Tánaiste cannot stand there and say I do not know anything about running the Department.

Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: If I am allowed make one point then I will sit down.

Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: I have been insulted. It is to do with changing an organisation to get competitive.

Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: She cannot understand the concept.

Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: Deputy Lenihan should continue with the second page of his reply.

Job Creation. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: In the negotiations with Mr. O'Leary, what was the timeframe for having the place ready so the jobs could start? Was there an issue with potential planning delays? Was the Tánaiste in a position to guarantee that the hangar could be dealt with under the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act?

Job Creation. (9 Mar 2010)

Damien English: What about planning permission? What was the timeframe involved?

Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad] Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2010)

Damien English: This Bill and its provisions are, in large part, welcome. However, it must be highlighted that in 2008 Deputies Shatter and Flanagan published their Victims' Rights Bill to give victims of crime comprehensive statutory rights under Irish law; unfortunately, it did not receive the support of Government at that time. The current Bill is a useful first step in providing recognition for victims...

Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Damien English: The Taoiseach made that decision.

Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: We may as well go home then.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: I am glad to have a chance to speak on the Bill. It is one of those funny Bills. It is called the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 and it is described as a Bill to support economic renewal and promote sustainable development. I cannot find that in the Bill and I do not know what it will do to support economic renewal. I have gone through the Bill and I have read the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: Where does the time go? I must speed up.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: I want to raise plenty of other issues. The Minister indicated that the Department's role is to lay down guidelines and monitor their enforcement. It is not efficient to have 88 planning authorities in a small country, nor is this number conducive to good decision making. While some town councils work well with county councils, there is a degree of overlap. When a development is covered by...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: I will raise many more issues on Committee Stage.

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the process of rolling out an infrastructure for charging electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10193/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff at each State agency under the aegis of her Department; the cost of employment for each agency in tabular form. [10327/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (2 Mar 2010)

Damien English: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of State funding the Federation for Victim Assistance has received for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in tabular form. [10255/10]

Employment Agency Regulation Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

Damien English: He was not taking a leading role in them, that is why.

Employment Agency Regulation Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

Damien English: There was no real agenda, that is why.