Results 11,041-11,060 of 12,360 for speaker:Rory O'Hanlon

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: No. I take it that present questions are for the Department of the Taoiseach. The Deputy should be aware of that.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: No.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: This does not arise on Taoiseach's questions.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: In case there is any ambiguity about it, I will read out Standing Order 33 and I will then allow the Taoiseach to provide a brief answer to the question.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Standing Order 33 states: Questions addressed to a member of the Government must relate to public affairs connected with his or her Department or to matters of administration for which he or she is officially responsible (including bodies under the aegis of his or her Department in respect of Government policy). I take it that when the question was submitted, the Deputy was aware of Standing...

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Deputy Rabbitte, we are running out of time and Deputies Sargent and Ó Caoláin also submitted questions. I will take a question from each of them followed by a final reply from the Taoiseach.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: I ask the Deputy not to waste time. We are now past the time for Taoiseach's questions. If Deputy Sargent does not have a question I will call on the Taoiseach to answer Deputy Ó Caoláin's question.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: I suggest that the Deputy submits a question to the appropriate Minister.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: A question, please, Deputy.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Perhaps the Deputy could just ask a question. The purpose of Question Time is to elicit information from the Taoiseach or other members of the Government.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: No, the purpose of the Chair is to ensure that we all, including the Chair, adhere to Standing Orders.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Questions do not afford an opportunity to reopen matters that were the subject of the inquiry.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Allow Deputy Sargent to speak.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Will the Deputy please ask a question?

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy has made his point. I am not sure the Freedom of Information Act is a matter for the Taoiseach, except for information from the Department of An Taoiseach. I call Deputy Rabbitte.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: I have called Deputy Rabbitte. If the Deputy has another question I will return to him.

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Ceist 2.

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: Deputy, we have gone over seven minutes on the question. Perhaps the Chair will make a suggestion. The purpose of Question Time is to elicit information from the Minister. If Deputies submitting questions would confine themselves——

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: ——to a brief question, hopefully, we would be able to fit in more supplementary questions for each Member.

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Rory O'Hanlon: If the Deputy confines himself when submitting a question to just the question we will have time for a second supplementary.