Results 19,061-19,080 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It is only a matter of months since the House passed legislation on FÁS.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Is the Taoiseach saying that we will get new legislation for the purpose of breaking up FÁS? Will he clarify this point?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Has the Taoiseach not worked that out?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It is a basic thing.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, but we expected that the Government would have worked it out and would know at this stage whether legislation would be necessary.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: What has the Taoiseach been doing for the past month? Is this stuff just off the top of his head? Does he know that it is quite important?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Is it off the top of his head or is legislation proposed?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: This is important.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It is too important for soundbite politics.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: What thought has gone into it? Will the Taoiseach make a statement on whether FÁS will be broken up?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: How else is the Government going to do it?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Will there be legislation?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: No one is arguing with me about doing that,-----

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: -----but there needs to be a statutory basis for it.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Is the Taoiseach saying that there will be legislation to break up FÁS?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: This is an important point.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: FÁS is a major semi-State organisation and it is important that we know whether the Government will introduce legislation to break it up.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Can the Taoiseach clarify this point?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Taoiseach intend to break up FÁS? Has he worked this question out?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: These decisions are important for the 437,000 people who are unemployed. How will the Government do this?