Results 1,961-1,980 of 2,099 for speaker:Ivor Callely
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: He does. He is a heavyweight.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: The Deputy should put it in perspective, as well.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: I wish to share my time with my colleague, Deputy Conor Lenihan. Citizenship is an important issue which goes to the heart of the nature of our State, our nation and our sovereignty. It is to be expected, therefore, that any proposal relating to citizenship will give rise, as this has, too much public and political debate. It is natural that people will hold passionate, sincere and strong...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: One could look at the figure for the number of people who pull their asylum applications because they perceive the right ofââ
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: They do not wait for years. We have a fast-track system.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: How can we evaluate the demand?
- Seanad: Citizenship Applications. (7 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: I thank Senator Ulick Burke for raising this matter. I appreciate that he did not refer to individual cases, but has addressed the issue in a global sense. I concur with his view on the benefit we derive from non-nationals with identified skills that meet our skills shortage and that they play an important role in the provision and delivery of services, particularly in the area under the...
- Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme. (6 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: I thank my good friend Senator Leyden for raising this matter on the Adjournment and for his kind comments. As Senator Leyden may be aware, more than 60 million people in the European Community are aged 60 and over. One in five of the population of the EU is an older citizen, and the ratio is set to rise to one in four quite rapidly. In Ireland, the expected increase in the number of older...
- Seanad: Ambulance Service. (6 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: I wish to alleviate any belief of an imminent threat to the ambulance service in the Kenmare area. Senator Coghlan spoke in great detail of the lie of the land of the Beara peninsula. I am familiar with the area, but the Muntervary peninsula is possibly nicer.
- Seanad: Ambulance Service. (6 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: The 2001 report of the strategic review of the ambulance services forms the basis for the development of future pre-hospital emergency medical services. It identifies aspects of the emergency ambulance service which need to be addressed in order to bring the service into line with best international practice and to ensure effective and quality driven practices. The report recommends that the...
- Seanad: Ambulance Service. (6 Apr 2004)
Ivor Callely: We are a good team.
- Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Second Stage. (31 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: I thank the Senators for their contributions. I have taken note of the comments made, and the Department officials who are here have taken detailed notes. I am sure my ministerial colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, will give those remarks careful consideration. I remind the House of some of the essential features of the Bill and the arrangements it...
- Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Second Stage. (31 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: We will do our utmost to deliver those responses in time. The Senators will be satisfied.
- Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Second Stage. (31 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: I am pleased to present to the House the Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003. The central purpose of the Bill is to deal with the transfer of the execution of sentences where the sentenced person has fled from the sentencing state to his or her state of nationality. In this regard, the Bill gives effect to provisions in Article 2 of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe's...
- Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Second Stage. (31 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: The Senator might put in a good word for me.
- Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Second Stage. (31 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: I will respond to that.
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (30 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in the Kilkenny area is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the South Eastern Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (30 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in the Kilkenny area is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the South Eastern Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (30 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: The provision of health services in this area is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the South Western Area Health Board acting under the aegis of the Eastern Regional Health Authority. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that this matter has been brought to my attention by other public representatives and as a result of this my Department is in touch with the authority about a grant...
- Seanad: Visa Applications. (4 Mar 2004)
Ivor Callely: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I am pleased to respond to the matters raised by the Senator. The case centres on the Ghanaian parents of an Irish born child who have been granted permission to reside in the State on that basis. The parents came to Ireland through the United Kingdom and made asylum applications in December 2000. One month later they had a child...