Results 101-120 of 3,895 for speaker:John Halligan
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Halligan: We made a good few suggestions.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Halligan: Will the Minister of State take on those suggestions?
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Halligan: The Minister of State should read our submissions.
- Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I congratulate the Minister for bringing the Bill before the House. I welcome in particular the provisions that deal with the accepted norm that one can drink and then drive. There is no need for me to rehearse the statistics on the numbers of individuals and families who have been damaged by drink driving. However, concerns arise in regard to section 7 which provides for mandatory testing...
- Nurses and Midwives Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I, too, met with the Community Midwives Association. I commend the purpose of the Bill which is to enhance the protection of the public in its dealings with nurses and midwives. However, I have some serious reservations about it. A letter from the Community Midwives Association, which I am sure the Minister, too, received, sets out its grave concerns in regard to sections 24 and 40. The...
- Nurses and Midwives Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: Yes.
- Nurses and Midwives Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I concur with my colleague, Deputy à Caoláin. The association said, as currently worded, the Bill is not the best arrangement for mother and midwife. It also pointed out how the sections in question do not take account of their members' professionalism, the nature of their business and best practice. Additionally, these sections do not allow for the potential removal of insurance due to...
- Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his strategy for job creation in County Waterford in view of the 575 job losses announced at the Talk Talk call centre in the city and almost 3,000 redundancies in the city in the past four years; if he will establish a dedicated task force to address Waterford's local economy; the estimated time frame for the establishment...
- Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: As the Minister is aware, the 575 jobs are gone. Of the workers and their families I spoke with last week, 12 people had found new employment. I am not levelling direct criticism at the Minister. He is relatively new in the job and he went to County Waterford and did his best. This debate will be broadcast on WLR FM shortly. I do not hesitate to state that there is no criticism of the...
- Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I have two questions. I welcome that there will be an action plan, but I would like to see a more detailed analysis of it. I hope it will involve business people, job agencies and trade unions. When will the action plan be ready to be laid before the House or the relevant people in Waterford? My second question is on a broader issue. It appears that many companies, even though they are in...
- Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: We give companies finance to start off. Can anything be done to stop those that are making profits from leaving the State for no reason and making people redundant?
- Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I welcome the Minister's action plan, but it must be seen. Time is not on Waterford's side. Given the substantial job losses in recent years, we need an action plan now. It can be a task force or an action plan - I am not tied to either - but it must show the thousands of unemployed people in Waterford that there is some hope for the future. Another blow this past week saw the VEC...
- Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: That move would have sat well with the previous Government. It was disgraceful.
- Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: It is as well to remind ourselves of the latest statistics from the Financial Regulator that show 56,000 householders were in arrears at the end of June 2011. I have little doubt the figure will now be well in excess of 60,000. Coupled with an estimated 40,000 households which have had their mortgages restructured and 19,000 households in receipt of mortgage interest supplement, or welfare...
- Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: We are not sharing time. I will use up my minute if the Acting Chairman does not mind.
- Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I will finish.
- Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I ask the Minister to consider some of these proposals because I would not like to vote against this motion. However, based on some of the proposals contained in it and others that are not, I may be forced to do so.
- Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: I apologise. I am sharing time with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify a matter (details supplied) regarding pensions. [29956/11]
- Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (18 Oct 2011)
John Halligan: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the adverse effect the uncertainty regarding the potential closure of army barracks across the country is having on the soldiers who will be directly affected; if he will confirm the position in relation to these rumoured closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29954/11]