Results 14,441-14,460 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Under the relevant Standing Orders, is it legitimate to bring this Bill before the Dáil if it does not have an explanatory memorandum? I am not as familiar with Standing Orders as is the Ceann Comhairle.
- Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: They are.
- Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: The Tánaiste is being misled.
- Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: The Government is doing more than that.
- Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: We are being misled.
- Written Answers — Private Sector Debt: Private Sector Debt (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of private sector debt following the report from the Central Bank on the 31 May 2006 that private sector borrowing grew in April 2006 to 29.6 per cent, its fastest rate in more than six years; if his Department has carried out an assessment of the likely implications for the economy of the increased rate of private...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the latest negotiation with the European Commission on the issue of the stallion tax exemption scheme; if he has received a final position from the Commission on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24970/06]
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: It would be.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Are all the offences in connection with firearms?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Is it constitutionally sound for the court to have no discretion?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Three strikes and one is out.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I agree with Deputy Jim O'Keeffe that this is a good day for democracy. The notion that people can wander our streets with guns is deplorable, no matter whom they kill. It puts us all at risk. We should be conscious of that because, as has happened in the past, innocent people can caught in the cross-fire. I seek reassurance, however, from the Minister on the content of this section. Will any...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I accept the Minister's reassurance on that point. Am I right in thinking that the early release programme, carried out by a committee that meets in various prisons, would kick in only after the minimum sentence had been completed? I hope the removal of discretion from the judges is constitutionally sound because there have been many challenges to legislation, and I would hate to think that...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Maybe I will. This section of the Bill does not refer to killing anyone. Does it matter if I shoot three burglars or does this section apply only on the street? Where is the logic in what we are about to do? I agree with this section because it will take firearms out of society, but in 25 minutes' time we will give people carte blanche to use them. It concerns me that a burglar could, quite...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I regard it as an insurance policy.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: That does not mean we should allow such people to shoot away.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: That is good.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Thankfully.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Yes.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: It is amazing that the Minister has introduced the concept of neo-fascism to this debate. I never mentioned it.