Results 841-860 of 1,150 for speaker:Frank Fahey

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Then it is time to get away from the courts.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: With regard to the point made by Deputy Lynch, I believe the Bill is constitutional and the advice of the Attorney General to the Government is that the Bill is robust and will withstand any constitutional challenge.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: It is not correct that I do not have the authority to make amendments. I listened carefully——

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The legislation is a positive action measure and the Long Title reflects that accurately. I do not intend, therefore, to accept the amendments. I will retain the present Long Title which adequately describes the intent and purpose of the legislation.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: No legislation has been passed in this House that did not have conditions attached in respect of resources. All legislation is predicated on the availability of resources and this Bill is no exception. The Long Title reflects what is contained in the Bill. If the members of the Opposition who have spoken on this section of the Bill were in Government, the situation would not be any different....

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Deputy McGrath is making a fundamental mistake in giving examples such as the ones he mentioned earlier, because all spending is subject to the Estimates and budgetary processes of the Department of Finance and other Departments. This legislation underpins a multi-annual expenditure programme, as outlined by the Minister for Finance, which is designed to bridge the gaps in funding and...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The rights range across the spectrum, but there is not a justiciable right of redress to the courts. Deputy Lynch has been eloquent on this issue but even if justiciable rights were included in the Bill, that would not guarantee a right to services, as she has claimed. The experience of the Department of Education and Science in the courts is ample evidence of that. Every €1 paid out to...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: If those Members of the Opposition speaking were in government it still would not be possible to provide for justiciable rights which are not dependent on resources. I must reject those amendments put down this evening. I wish to retain the current Long Title of the Bill which adequately describes the intent and purpose of the Bill. The Bill places obligations on the State to provide the many...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: They have now been provided in the multi-annual package being provided by the Department of Finance.

Disability Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, propose to insert a new Long Title into the Bill and deal with equal rights of people with disabilities. Employment equality and equal status legislation already exists in the State. The present legislation is a positive action measure and I consider, therefore, that the present Long Title reflects that fact accurately. The two main issues are that the Bill...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I did not interrupt Deputy Cuffe.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: In no country in the world——

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Justiciable rights are not found in legislation in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Britain and Sweden, which are the most advanced countries in the world in terms of legislation on disabilities and other human rights.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Apr 2005)

Frank Fahey: ——even relatively minor impairments such as the need for glasses to read or having a birthmark. Deputies have mentioned some aspects of the definition about which they are concerned. I will be happy to discuss in more detail any specific perceived difficulties on Committee Stage. I am open to considering amendments in this respect. Many Deputies have called for a clear right to an...

Disability Bill 2004: Referral to Select Committee. (19 Apr 2005)

Frank Fahey: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Apr 2005)

Frank Fahey: I thank the Deputies who contributed for their comments on the Disability Bill 2004. I concur with Deputy Timmins that we all want the best for people with disabilities. I have listened to valuable contributions in the House and read extracts trom the debate when I was not present. Much of what has been said relates to the ten key points raised by the disability legislation consultation...

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Apr 2005)

Frank Fahey: I would appreciate if the Deputy would give me the details of the father who wrote that letter. I would be interested in meeting him.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Feb 2005)

Frank Fahey: They are not excluded.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Feb 2005)

Frank Fahey: There is no such legislation anywhere in the world.