Results 15,761-15,780 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I received strong representations from one of the Ministers of State who was anxious that be done. The Higher Education Authority will be included in my amendment on Committee Stage. If Members have strong views on the issue I would be happy to hear them between now and Committee Stage where there will be a full debate.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: There are two points I wish to make before getting to issues raised by Senator Barrett. There is a misunderstanding of the role of the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman is not a court of appeal for a regulator's decision. Landing charges at Dublin Airport cannot be appealed to the Ombudsman. The regulatory authority should be subject to a different appeals mechanism. The role of the Ombudsman is...
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: They are commercial semi-State agencies.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The biggest in this session.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Jolly good fellows.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Ombudsman is Swedish.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: As Gaeilge, Ombudsman atá ann chomh maith.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: It is an international term and is used everywhere else in the world. People understand what it is.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I cannot enact it. That is up to the Oireachtas.
- Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I welcome the opportunity to introduce this important legislation to the Seanad. While I am sure many Senators will be aware the first equivalent to a modern-day office of the Ombudsman was established in Sweden in the 18th century, the starting point for the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in Ireland goes back to 1969 and the report of the public services organisation review...
- Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy could not hear because the Taoiseach was being shouted down.
- Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is concerned about the family business.
- Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy could not hear because the Taoiseach was being shouted down.
- Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is concerned about the family business.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Responsibilities (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: No statutory powers have been delegated to the Minister of State in my Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Petroleum and Gas Exploration (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The Exchequer statement records that €2.603 was paid to Marathon Petroleum (now PSE Kinsale Marathon’s operations in the Kinsale field were taken over by Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned petroleum concern, in 2009 and renamed PSE Kinsale.) in the first half of 2012. Article X of a 1959 Agreement with Marathon Petroleum provides that the company is entitled to a remittance of...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The proposed measure is one of 46 critical reviews of State bodies which are being undertaken as part of the Public Service Reform plan, published in November last year. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently considering the reviews received by Departments. In relation to critical review No.19 of the Agency Rationalisation Programme, i.e. the review of the merger of...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Agencies (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: In the matter of State agencies turning down requests from employees to reduce their five day contracts to 2.5 or three day contracts I wish to advise the Deputy that no such issues have been brought to my attention. The Agencies under the aegis of my Department consider all requests from staff to reduce their working hours on a case by case basis having regard to the business needs of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances (26 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Following consideration by Government of my proposals in relation to the outcome of the review, details of classes of allowances on which Government decided will be (a) abolished for new beneficiaries, (b) approved for new beneficiaries subject to review and/or modification, and (c) approved for new beneficiaries,are publicly available on my Departments’ website (www.per.gov.ie)....
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Expenditure (25 Sep 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The proposed measure is one of 46 critical reviews of State bodies which are being undertaken as part of the Public Service Reform plan, published in November last year. TheDepartment of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently considering the reviews received by Departments. In relation to critical review No.19 of the Agency Rationalisation Programme, i.e. the review of the merger of...