Results 21-40 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: That is not true. The Minister forced it through.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: That is not true.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: What has that got to do with it?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: Will the Minister answer the question asked?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: About a verifiable audit trail and the code source.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: Will there be a paper audit trail?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: We should have had it by now.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: Will the Minister introduce a verifiable paper audit trail so that a person who punches a preference on a machine can be satisfied that his or her express wish is translated into the registering of a vote within the machine? Also, has the Minister managed to negotiate the acquisition of the source code from the Dutch or Belgian company which produces the machines or does control of the system...

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: Will there be a printout?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: I am serious.

Nuclear Plants. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: I will deal specifically with the question on the Order Paper. I asked a question on the lock-up policy of the British Government regarding our nuclear experts from the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland and suggested that, at prime ministerial level, Mr. Blair might give the Taoiseach details of the security systems in place in Sellafield to assure us that there is no risk in the...

Nuclear Plants. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: May we have the details?

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: The Taoiseach skived off on Thursdays.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: I am happy to speak on the Bill because the ongoing guillotining of Bills is making it increasingly difficult for the Opposition to speak on anything the Government does. The Bill allows for the changes to the European election constituencies to be ratified. I fully accept the findings of the commission and fully support the elimination of the dual mandate with regard to membership of the...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: Will the Minister of State answer a question?

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: As regards the 40 questions put to——

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: Will the Minister of State yield for a question?

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: Is he indicating that his officials are not yet in a position to answer the 40 questions put to them long before Christmas? Will the electronic voting system be launched tomorrow without having answers to questions posed by the experts?

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: We are all in favour of the system in principle but it was introduced——

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Allen: The machines to be used differ from those used in 2002.