Results 961-980 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Written Answers — Earnings Statistics: Earnings Statistics (6 Oct 2009)

Pat Carey: Quarterly statistics on earnings, employment and hours worked are compiled by the Central Statistics Office from the following sources: The Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) which will ultimately replace the other CSO short-term earnings surveys; The survey on earnings in Distribution and Business Services; The survey on earnings and hours in the Construction Sector; and...

Written Answers — Earnings Statistics: Earnings Statistics (6 Oct 2009)

Pat Carey: The current quarterly earnings survey on the public sector collects data on weekly earnings but does not distinguish basic pay and overtime. This survey will be replaced shortly by the new quarterly Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS), which will be extended to all sectors. It will provide more detail on the components of earnings and it will be possible to distinguish...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion. (6 Oct 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 14th June, 2007, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Defence, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources...

Convention on the European Forest Institute: Motion. (6 Oct 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves in accordance with Article 29.5.2 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the terms of the Convention on the European Forest Institute, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 17th September, 2009.

Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (24 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second Stage (24 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill is being introduced within the context of broader work on better regulation in Ireland as articulated in the 2004 White Paper, Regulating Better. This work encompasses measures to address both the "flow" and the "stock" of legislation, with the ultimate aim of reducing regulatory burdens both on business and the citizen. The...

Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second Stage (24 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: Is it Michael Marsh?

Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second Stage (24 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank all the Deputies who contributed to the debate. As many speakers stated, the Bill suits those who are interested from a legal and an historical point of view. If I had realised that Deputy Cyprian Brady would be in the Chair I would have mentioned the Anna Livia Bridge that was approved for construction and the approval of lighting on what is now Parnell Square. Much of this type...

Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Referral to Select Committee (24 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service, in accordance with Standing Order 122(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I pay tribute to my colleagues, the other Party Whips. There has been real engagement at the meetings of the sub-committee on Dáil reform. Many of the proposals emerging are coming by way of agreement. I hope we will have another meeting in the week after the Lisbon treaty referendum to progress further the areas we discussed in July and come quickly as near as we can to agreement. My...

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this issue. As he knows, the Ceann Comhairle advanced some proposals on how the matter of accountability of State agencies to the Houses of the Oireachtas could be further explored. It will be an item of discussion at our next meeting. We suggested that we would consider amending legislation to allow the tabling of questions to State agencies by Deputies....

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: Deputy Kehoe and I, and I suspect most other Members in the Chamber at present, are members of the Joint Administration Committee, which is meeting today at 12.15 p.m. The second item on its agenda is the dedicated Oireachtas TV channel. As the Deputy knows, presentations have been made by two groups on how this service could be delivered. It is recognised it is desirable that it be...

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: With regard to Deputy Kehoe's question, there is nothing in An Agreed Programme for Government or elsewhere on the size of the Dáil. As I stated in reply to Deputy Stanton, issues concerning the size and composition of the Parliament, and the question of whether it should be an Assembly of one or two Chambers, ought to be explored in a very serious way. This process should not be embarked...

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: In the unlikely event that Deputy Stagg finds himself on this side of the House-----

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: He might also put himself in the shoes of somebody on this side of the House and consider how he might react at that stage. I find it a bit hard to take. Deputy Stagg is a very positive contributor at sub-committee level on the issue of Dáil reform.

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: He has been a Whip and Member for much longer than I have been and I hope he will be a Member for quite a number of years.

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: The Deputy should hold on. Over the summer period, the staff working with the committee were working on revised Standing Orders in the areas where agreement had been reached or where we were close to achieving agreement. I already addressed the issue of the questions to agencies and written parliamentary questions by Members of the Dáil on other issues. There is agreement on those and it...

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I am simply telling the Deputy what is on the record. I repeat my earlier comments on State agencies. The proposals of the Ceann Comhairle concerning the examination of one or two of those State agencies to establish how a mechanism could be found to have questions replied in written form in the House should be explored. Some progress was made with the HSE and the National Roads Authority...

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: I agree with Deputy Ó Caoláin that this House must do everything it can to reassure the electorate which put us here that everything we do is being done in the public interest and no other. In respect of the issue of committees, I agree with Deputy Ó Caoláin. Allowances to Chairs have been cut in half and allowances to Vice-Chairs and convenors have been abolished and, as I understand...

Oireachtas Reform. (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Carey: On the quality of replies, at a meeting earlier this year a representative from the Office of the Information Commissioner spoke on the broader issue of freedom of information, FOI, inquiries. Some Members complained, as Deputy Barrett has mentioned, that the quality of the information was not adequate. We have been talking about how we can have a better way of dealing with Question Time...