Results 9,561-9,580 of 12,360 for speaker:Rory O'Hanlon

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: If the Deputy will allow the Minister of State to conclude, I will then call her.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: We are getting into a type of Question Time. The Minister of State has spoken twice on this amendment and Deputy Lynch is on her third contribution, which will be her final one.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Amendments Nos. 64, 116 and 118 are related and amendment No. 117 is an alternative to amendment No. 116. Amendment No. 64 and amendments Nos. 116 to 118, inclusive, will be taken together by agreement.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: On the last point Deputy, I am reluctant to intervene, but I would point out that we are going outside the terms of Report Stage. These are specific amendments and because there are so many it is important to stay within Report Stage standing orders.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy should address detailed questions to the line Minister responsible and address general questions only to the Taoiseach.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy is making a speech which is not appropriate on Question Time.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: I expect the Deputy to submit a question. The purpose of Question Time is to elicit information from the Taoiseach.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy should not misconstrue what is being said to him. If he listened to me he would understand this is Taoiseach's Question Time, the purpose of which is to elicit information from the Taoiseach, not to make a statement. All my predecessors have ruled that detailed questions about a particular Department for which the Taoiseach does not have first hand responsibility——

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: General questions are acceptable but detailed questions should be addressed to the line Minister.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Detailed questions are out of order. The Chair is ruling as all his predecessors have ruled. I ask the Deputy to accept the ruling.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy knows those questions should be addressed directly to the line Minister responsible.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy should ask them in a structured way to the correct Minister.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: A question please.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: I ask Deputy Higgins to allow the Taoiseach to reply without interruption.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: My apologies to Deputy Joe Higgins who should have been called second.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Detailed questions should be addressed direct to the line Minister.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: I have already ruled on that matter with Deputy Kenny. We cannot have a separate ruling.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Detailed questions relating to any particular service shall be directed to the line Minister responsible.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: That question should be addressed to the line Minister.

Programmes for Government. (25 May 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Chair has ruled on the matter, Deputy. It has been the practice since the establishment of the State that questions appropriate to line Ministers should be addressed to line Ministers.