Results 361-380 of 1,981 for speaker:Conor Lenihan
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I did not make that decision - it was made by the Bills Office.
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I am not blaming the Bills Office.
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: The bodies to be consulted during the designation of petroleum activities and the establishment of the safety framework and guidelines are specified for two reasons. First, such specification will ensure that any potential for regulatory overlap is kept to a minimum. Second, it is important to draw on any specific experience or expertise an individual body might have. A local authority...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 11, to delete lines 39 to 43 and substitute the following: "13G.âThe principal objective of the Commission in exercising its functions under this Part is to protect the public by fostering and encouraging safety as respects the carrying on of designated petroleum activities.". Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 have been tabled for reasons of clarity. I am anxious that...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 11, line 46, to delete "object" and substitute "objectives".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 12, line 7, after "safety," to insert the following: "which may include specifying standards and codes of practice referred to in section 13L(3),". This amendment has also been tabled for reasons of clarity in the context of the expanded public consultation process for establishing the safety framework. It provides that the codes of practice and technical...
- Written Answers — Smart Economy: Smart Economy (23 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. Cloud computing is one of the most important transformations in the IT industry since the adoption of the Internet, as it facilitates computing-on-demand rather than computing-on-premise. This enables users to use just as much computing power as they need and to pay for it according to their demand. As such it enables convenient,...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: As the Deputy may be aware the Inland Fisheries Bill 2009 was published on the 18 November 2009. The main purpose of the Bill is to facilitate the restructuring of the inland fisheries sector through the establishment of a new national inland fisheries body, which will be known as Inland Fisheries Ireland. This body will replace the existing Central and seven Regional Fisheries Boards. The...
- Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: Is that the former Minister for Tourism and Trade who never travelled abroad?
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: Fermoy Town Council, which acquired the weir some years ago, is responsible, as are other weir owners, for the maintenance and upkeep of the weir. The Town Council is aware of the need to reduce the barrier effect of the weir on the migration of certain protected fish species, including salmon and lamprey, in order to ensure compliance with the EU Habitats Directive. Since taking up...
- Banking Policy. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: George read it and he got out.
- Banking Policy. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: So is Garret Fitzgerald.
- Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: Deputy English is clearly a more fragile creature than the gentleman beside him.
- Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I understand the Deputy opposite is slightly fragile. I did not realise he was so fragile.
- Departmental Review. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: We always thought Meath full-backs were a little bit more robust than that. I am speaking as a Dub, of course.
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: My colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform set up a new working group to look at the issue of commercial rent reviews last week and my Department is represented on this new group. The group will be asked to focus particularly on the arbitration process and the adequacy of the information available to all parties in the context of commercial rent reviews. The Minister...
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I am not inclined to do so.
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I said I was not inclined, given the Deputy's-----
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I would be delighted to give way to the Deputy and take any questions from the Deputy. I will not finish answering that question but I will circulate it later.
- Economic Competitiveness. (9 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I am not tetchy, I am delighted to be here.