New Minister For Justice
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:45 am
I was just reading this article where it says that Alan Shatter will probably be the new minister for Justice:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 71339.html
I was just looking through his website and found that he was responsible for drawing up this bill:
Prohibition of Ticket Touts Bill 1999
The Prohibition of Ticket Touts Bill 1999 made it illegal for ticket touts to sell tickets for major sporting, musical and theatrical events for a sum in excess of the face value of the ticket. The Second Stage of this Bill was approved by the Dail in March 1999. It failed to get enacted prior to the 2002 General Election as the Fianna Fail/PD Government majority on the Oireachtas Sports and Tourism Committee blocked its progress. Similar legislation has been promoted by Fine Gael in the Dail during the lifetime of the current Government but has continued to be opposed.
(See http://www.alanshatter.ie/?page_id=121)
Since he's FG's spokesperson on Justice and Law Reform and FG are the biggest party, I think it's safe to say he has the job. We'll know soon later today anyway. I'm sure this could be good news for most people on this site.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 71339.html
I was just looking through his website and found that he was responsible for drawing up this bill:
Prohibition of Ticket Touts Bill 1999
The Prohibition of Ticket Touts Bill 1999 made it illegal for ticket touts to sell tickets for major sporting, musical and theatrical events for a sum in excess of the face value of the ticket. The Second Stage of this Bill was approved by the Dail in March 1999. It failed to get enacted prior to the 2002 General Election as the Fianna Fail/PD Government majority on the Oireachtas Sports and Tourism Committee blocked its progress. Similar legislation has been promoted by Fine Gael in the Dail during the lifetime of the current Government but has continued to be opposed.
(See http://www.alanshatter.ie/?page_id=121)
Since he's FG's spokesperson on Justice and Law Reform and FG are the biggest party, I think it's safe to say he has the job. We'll know soon later today anyway. I'm sure this could be good news for most people on this site.