Results 21-40 of 4,915 for speaker:Jim O'Keeffe
- Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (30 Mar 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the length of the County Cork coastline; and the funds provided by his Department for coastal erosion in Cork in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 with comparable figures both as to length of coastline and funding allocated for County Louth during the same years. [9843/04]
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (30 Mar 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if approval for the appointment of a design team for the extension to Bandon Community Hospital has been given in response to the request from the Southern Health Board made on 30 April 2002; and if so, when. [9839/04]
- Written Answers — Fire Safety: Fire Safety (30 Mar 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 473: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are specific fire safety regulations for nursing homes; and if he will give details of same. [9746/04]
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: I thank the Minister for his compliments. It is quite astounding that he should quote the advice of the Constitution Review Group, the Whitaker report of 1996, to shore up his argument for an immediate amendment, in particular not to have an all-party committee examine the issue. Has he forgotten that subsequent to that report was the amendment which apparently caused the problem in 1998, put...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: In amending the Constitution we should follow the principle of "hasten slowly". Our Constitution is the basic law of the State, protecting our rights and opposing tyranny. It is not the preserve of the Government or even of the Opposition; it belongs to the people. Therefore it must be amended with due deliberation. If one were amending the rules of the local flower club or cattle show, one...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: They should be made available. This is not something that arose only in recent weeks as we were notified on Spy Wednesday, the Wednesday before Easter, of the Government's intention. If there is a problem, let us have a full debate on its extent. I raised a series of questions with the Minister on that issue. I received 12 pages last night, at 6 p.m., followed two hours later by a further...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Why did the Minister take so long to respond to my legitimate queries? They came under three headings â defining the problem, exploring the options and the Government's preferred option. It is necessary to examine those points fully. The Minister either had the answers and should have given them to me straightaway or, if he did not have them, did he come to a decision without having...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Have all the options been examined? What about carrier liability? When I asked if consideration had been given to alternative means of deterring such persons from arriving in Ireland, the Minister in the package he sent to me last night referred to carrier liability arrangements designed to prevent the arrival in Ireland of persons without proper passports or visas. These provisions, however,...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: I raise the issue as one which should be explored. There are no direct flights to Dublin from Lagos, Bucharest, Manila or any of the other places to which the Minister has referred. A possible legislative approach has been dealt with in some detail by Mr. Colm MacEochaidh, a colleague of the Minister at the Bar and a member of Fine Gael. He argues coherently that as no court or judge has...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: That is part of the problem. There are many aspects of the matter which I would like to bring to the attention of the House which could more sensibly and reasonably be considered in the context of an all-party Oireachtas committee examination. I return to a point I made earlier. If the problem has arisen as a result of Article 2 of the Constitution, it seems the Minister is proposing to amend...
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: That case is still before the courts.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Did the Minister of State ask his own colleague, Deputy Liz O'Donnell?
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister of State was not in the House.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: We would all like a higher standard of debate.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: A â¬50 million fiasco.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Government is robbing the taxpayers.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: The secrecy of the ballot is not secure.
- Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (4 May 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to ban HGVs from Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10996/04]
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 May 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide the funding required for the environmental impact study of Baltimore Harbour, so that progress can be made on the Baltimore Harbour development plan. [12466/04]
- Written Answers — Prisoners' Voting Rights: Prisoners' Voting Rights (4 May 2004)
Jim O'Keeffe: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the decision of the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled that denying prisoners the right to vote was in breach of the European convention; and his proposals in this regard. [12455/04]