Results 1-7 of 7 for tenet speaker:Frances Fitzgerald

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and well-respected Judiciary. Let us create no impression that we are trying to fix some fundamental failings in the judicial system. Any such inference simply could not stand up. A central tenet of the review is the need to ensure and protect the principle of judicial independence, and I do not think anyone in this House would argue with that, as enshrined in Article 35.2 of the...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...lawyers, a litigant will say various things in regard to those instructions. They are within the privilege of that relationship and that discussion. That is clearly understood. It is a basic tenet of justice. I stated also that it is imprudent and a dangerous precedent for such discussions to be thrown into the public domain as it will affect the reputations of persons - I already...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (20 Oct 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...simultaneously with the religious aspects and this will continue to be the case. It has always been the case that religious bodies have substantial discretion in choosing which marriages to solemnise in accordance with the tenets of their beliefs. This will remain the case. Nonetheless, it was considered important to make it absolutely explicit in the Marriage Bill that religious bodies...

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...civil aspects of marriage simultaneously with the religious aspects and this will continue to be the case. It has always been the case that religious bodies have substantial discretion in choosing which marriages to solemnise in accordance with the tenets of their beliefs, and it is important to stress that this will remain the case. Nevertheless, it was considered important to make it...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...process in putting this referendum before the people. We have a commission that will do its work as normal over the coming weeks in informing the people about the details of the referendum. The central tenet of the referendum is about allowing this access for same-sex couples. There is nothing as a result of this referendum to stop a Seamus Heaney of the future writing an equally...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (17 Oct 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...requesting that a single robust case be submitted to the Department setting out the rationale for change in this area. The letter indicates that the best interests of the child should be a central tenet of any such case, which should also take account of the interests of the family and the child protection service. I expect to receive a response from the HSE shortly.

Written Answers — National Children's Strategy: National Children's Strategy (11 Jan 2012)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...focus on the early years of a child's life. This focus is based on the recognition of the importance of the early years for all aspects of a person's development and also on the widely accepted tenet that the family and the community within which the child lives has an impact on the child's life. This perspective has already been expressed in strategies such as Ready, Steady, Play and...