Results 9,781-9,800 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern

Leaders' Questions. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: The Radiological Protection Institute has done several surveys on this and has pointed out that basic issues of ventilation in old houses will dramatically improve the situation.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: There are strict regulations with regard to new houses. I am not simply talking about opening the doors. It is a question of proper ventilation schemes. The institute has also said that it will give advice and recommendations to householders on how this issue can be tackled on an individual basis. The Department of Education and Science has provided assistance in this matter to older schools,...

Leaders' Questions. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy asked a number of questions, which I will answer in two ways. He mentioned gangland killings and referred to the need for local development, social exclusion programmes, educational programmes for the disadvantaged, early intervention schemes to target young people at risk and the need to work with organisations in the statutory and voluntary sectors such as Barnardos and others....

Leaders' Questions. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: In respect of all the issues to which the Deputy referred, if he were to give credit to what is being done with the resources being spent, I could take him seriously and say we should do more, and I would not oppose that. The Deputy is aware that we invest tens of millions of taxpayers' money in local development social inclusion programmes. We invest enormous amounts in community development...

Leaders' Questions. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Costello knows very well what we are faced with. We are up against hardened criminals who are not in the same category as disadvantaged people.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: We are up against fairly ruthless people.

Leaders' Questions. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I am all for helping people, but let us not be mistaken about this. We are up against tough hardened criminals and we know what they are about.

Resignation of Member. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: We wish him well.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the amendments to the Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (back from committee); No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the amendments to the Convention for the establishment of the European Radiocommunications Office and the ratification of the...

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: The Government published its health reform programme 18 months ago. The changes of the Health Service Executive have been in the public domain since then.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I will try to answer the questions put by Deputies Rabbitte and Sargent. May I do so without interruption? Over the past 18 months, however, the Government has indicated that it is a major priority to implement the health service reform programme. Therefore, it intends that, on 1 January 2005, the Health Service Executive will take over the management of the health service from the health...

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I understand you got a copy of it last Tuesday.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy McManus is the spokesperson so I presume she briefed her party's Deputies.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I thought the last thing I would have to do is defend starting discussion on the Bill today, so that we would deal with it today, tomorrow and Friday.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: Do people want less time to debate the Bill?

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: That is why we are having it today, tomorrow and Friday.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: The Whips were informed.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: They were informed yesterday.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: It is our responsibility——

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Bertie Ahern: If giving more time to a Bill is dictatorship, that is a new type of dictatorship.