Results 17,001-17,020 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances which led to the imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32679/08]

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances which led to the imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32818/08]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to enhance rural policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32680/08]

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I acknowledge the contribution that local radio is playing. Public representatives from rural constituencies could not but acknowledge that role. There are quite a number of local radio stations in my constituency, including Mid West Radio, Shannonside-Northern Sound — which covers most of the constituency — Galway Bay FM, Midlands Radio 3 and Ocean FM. I could go on. Local radio has...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: We will meet that challenge when we come to it.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: The final point I want to make is that the legislation is a positive development. If the Minister adopts an open mind to it, with some tweaking it could be important legislation for the future.

Refugee Status. (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances which lead to a Somalian mother, who was granted refugee status here in August 2004, having to take High Court action to reunite her family; the steps which have been taken to ensure that such an incident is not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32817/08]

Refugee Status. (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his reply. Between 2005 and the FOI request this year, there was a series of correspondence submitted to the Department and no substantive or reasonable response was given to those issues over that three year period. How is it that nobody thought to look at the file and respond to it over three years? Does this not highlight the fact that our current asylum system...

Refugee Status. (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I accept what the Minister says about human error and I have no doubt there was human error involved in the original decision. However, I am unable to understand that for three years, correspondence and communication went into that section of the Department and no one realised that the decision had already been made. This defies logic and it is not the result of human error. If staff...

Refugee Status. (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I am not talking about human error, it is subsequent to human error.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The new Oireachtas television station represents a major progression in opening up the activities of the Houses and the committees to the public. Insomniacs would have been well served last night by the eloquent contributions of Members of the Upper House through the night. With the advent of digital television, there is great potential to...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: They may be bad news but I do not mind if there is a scientific basis to them and if that basis is published. I recall, however, that approximately 12 months before the last general election a local radio station and newspaper carried out an opinion poll that showed me losing my seat, which was quite close to the truth at the end of the day. The poll put me on 2% of the vote and was done...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I do not have a problem with opinion polls that have a credible scientific basis. One can argue over the technicalities of how such polls are conducted, but it is wrong to do a survey with a clipboard outside three shops in a constituency the size of mine, involving some respondents who did not even reside in the constituency or the province. Nonetheless the poll was given credibility and...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I do not know exactly where they were from.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: I will be brief. The last speaker discussed allowing several days to go through this Bill, but I will not delay the House to any great extent. Last night during his Second Stage contribution, Deputy Richard Bruton explained with what we are dealing very succinctly for the public. He said: We must all understand that a sound financial system is like the oil running through an engine. If...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: That is especially so in the case of this Government.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport when the integrated ticketing project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32561/08]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (1 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to reform the penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32560/08]

Road Safety. (1 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: With regard to the roll-out of the GATSO vans, does the Minister of State agree that in order for the eight cameras at 700 locations throughout the country to be effective there needs to be permanent signage erected on the 700 sections of road? Will the Minister of State put this signage in place? It does not involve a significant cost but it has a major impact. With regard to the roll-out...

Road Safety. (1 Oct 2008)

Denis Naughten: The Garda Síochána also stated it was the responsibility of the Department of Transport to put it in place.