Alan Shatter TD, Fine Gael Front Bench Spokesperson on Children, today said, ‘the statement issued yesterday evening by Minister for Children Barry Andrews TD on inter-country adoption with Vietnam is most disappointing.’ Continue reading »
Archive for April, 2009
Minister’s lethargy damaging adoption prospects of Irish couples – Shatter
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Posted in Articles & Statements | No Comments »
Speech delivered by Alan Shatter TD in Fine Gael Private Members Motion on the Economy , 29 Apr 2009
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Check against delivery
The self congratulatory counter motion tabled by the Government lacks any shred of credibility. Astonishingly it asks the Dail to ‘commend’ the ‘ Government’s actions over the last 10 months to stabilise our public finances’ and the ‘Government’s commitment to maintaining a pro-enterprise and competitive taxation system.’
It is this Government composed of Fianna Fail and the Greens and its Fianna Fail/PD predecessor who are directly responsible for what the Taoiseach and Government Ministers now refer to as our ‘structural deficit’. Continue reading »
Posted in Articles & Statements, Dail Speeches/All Speeches | No Comments »
Shatter slams farcical and uninformed critique from FF’s Andrews
Monday, April 27th, 2009
Fine Gael Spokesperson on Children, Alan Shatter TD, has hit back at Minister Barry Andrews following his criticism of Fine Gael’s FairCare health reform proposals, saying Minister Andrews’ party has no solutions. Continue reading »
Posted in Articles & Statements | No Comments »
Vietnam Adoptions – Bilateral Agreement
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
285. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in effecting a new bilateral adoption agreement with Vietnam; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Posted in Department of Health & Children | Comments Off
Adoption from Vietnam – Govt Officials Visit to Vietnam
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
301. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if a delegation of officials from her Department will travel to Vietnam before the expiration on 1 May 2009
Posted in Department of Health & Children | Comments Off
School Building Project
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
665. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will permit a school (details supplied) in County Dublin to proceed to architectural planning for the proposed refurbishment of the school building and the construction of a new gymnasium; the reason for the delay in granting such approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15296/09] Continue reading »
Posted in Department of Education & Science | Comments Off
Human Rights Council – Human Rights Abuses
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
498. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the membership of the UN Human Rights Council; if the State is proposing reform of the workings of the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[15297/09]
499. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the investigations into human rights abuses initiated by the United Nations Human Rights Council since its formation in March 2006; the number of such investigations completed to date; the number of such investigations terminated without the publication of a detailed report on the results of the investigations; the nature of this State’s involvement in these matters; and if he has reservations regarding the capacity of the UN Human Rights Council to arrange for the investigation of alleged breaches of human rights in member states of the United Nations. [15298/09] Continue reading »
Posted in Department of Foreign Affairs | Comments Off
Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
102. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the matter of pre-nuptial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14413/09] Continue reading »
Posted in Department of Justice | Comments Off
Shatter publishes Bill to limit the number of Ministers of State
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Alan Shatter TD has published a Private Members Bill to reduce the number of Ministers of State from the current 20 to 12, in line with recently published Fine Gael policy on Oireachtas reform. Continue reading »
Posted in Articles & Statements | No Comments »
Adjournment Debate — the need to implement the Labour Court decision No. FTD 0819
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Deputy Alan Shatter raised the need to implement the Labour Court decision No. FTD 0819
Deputy Alan Shatter: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter. Continue reading »
Posted in Dail Speeches/All Speeches | Comments Off
Search AlanShatter.ie
Archives
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- November 2007
- September 2007
- July 2007
- February 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- October 2005
- February 2005
- September 2004
Recent Posts
- Shatter slams Justice Minister’s grossly insensitive response to kidnapping of bank official
- Another attack on bank official proof that Ireland has become more dangerous under Min. Ahern – Shatter
- Delay in Judicial Council Bill inexcusable – Shatter
- Cost of Thornton Hall already €42 million and not a block has been laid – Shatter
- Minister for Justice failing in his most basic duty as vast majority of gangland murderers walk free – Shatter
- Latest murder shows Ahern has utterly failed to get a grip on gangland – Shatter
- Shatter welcomes new Bill to deal with Headshops
- Shatter calls for School Extension for Divine Word National School Marley Grange
- Shatter says Health Bill on Information and Inquiries fundamentally flawed
- Clinical Team for St Peters School, Rathgar
Categories
- Articles & Statements
- Dail Questions
- Department of Communications
- Department of Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs
- Department of Education & Science
- Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
- Department of Environment
- Department of Finance
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Health & Children
- Department of Justice
- Department of Social & Family Affairs
- Department of the Taoiseach
- Department of Transport
- Dail Speeches/All Speeches
- Uncategorized
- Video