Results 41-60 of 132 for going forward speaker:Thomas Pringle

Council Development Levies: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. The Government is not opposing the motion. It has become a trend over the past while that the Government has not opposed motions but it means it is not going to do anything with them. It would be, therefore, be more honest if the Government opposed the motion and voted it down because in reality it is not going to do anything....

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: That is the way it is going to be so the Acting Chair had better get used to it. I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for bringing forward this motion. I wholeheartedly support its calls for Israel to immediately cease all settlement activity, restore food, water, electricity and medical supplies and remove all other forms of arbitrary restrictions of movement of people that result in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Service Executive (8 Jul 2021)

Thomas Pringle: .... We all want this to be dealt with and resolved and for the families to be protected. It is also vitally important that a future whistleblower can feel confident that he or she can come forward and have his or her concerns listened to. I thank the Minister of State. I hope the HSE is listening to this and that it will respond now because this has gone on for too long and it cannot...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this evening's debate on the Private Members' Bill put forward by Sinn Féin, which proposes to call a referendum to seek the enshrining in the Constitution of the right to a water service. I fully support the Bill, and the Government should not oppose it. We should go further and amend Article 10 rather than Article 40 of the Constitution so...

Pre-European Council: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...off because of the threats Europe is posing to our neutrality. We will give away far more than we will gain if we continue on this road and if we do it in the unthinking and cavalier way that the Government is proceeding, supporting everything that is happening in Europe, not questioning anything and not allowing debate to take place here in Ireland where people could give their view on...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Thomas Pringle: My colleague, Deputy Fitzmaurice, has outlined, in depth, the very real concerns that exist on this issue, and has further outlined solutions that would go a long way to allay those concerns as they relate to the proposed regulations in the short term. We know he has an indepth understanding of the issue, as he is someone who has toiled at the coalface - no pun intended - or turf face of...

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The national broadband plan has been so well and often discussed in the House that it is very interesting. For a long time I had been happy to go along with the Government thinking that at least we would get broadband at some stage to the people of rural Ireland. I am beginning to doubt that will happen, especially when I see Eircom going about rolling out this so-called expansion to meet...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

Thomas Pringle: ...is a tribute to the work the Minister has done to put together wording that is acceptable to everybody, which is as it should be. There is no doubt the Irish people will on 10 November give the go-ahead to the amendment of the Constitution. I would imagine there will be virtually unanimous support across the country in regard to protecting the rights of children and enshrining this in...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

Thomas Pringle: ...is a tribute to the work the Minister has done to put together wording that is acceptable to everybody, which is as it should be. There is no doubt the Irish people will on 10 November give the go-ahead to the amendment of the Constitution. I would imagine there will be virtually unanimous support across the country in regard to protecting the rights of children and enshrining this in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion. (23 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...experience in court and the performance of the court is improved, that will also improve the performance for people who do not actually make it to court. I know that the decisions as to whether to bring forward cases are made on the likelihood of a conviction and not necessarily on the merits of the case, as such. The decisions are made on the basis of whether the case can get through...

European Defence Agency: Motion (15 Nov 2016)

Thomas Pringle: ...a drip-drip road towards the complete integration at a military level of the EU and the further expansion of the military capabilities of the EU. Deputies are often derided for saying this is not going to happen because of the triple lock system in this State. I suggest we will wake up very quickly when we are actually involved in this. Everybody is going to wonder how we arrived at...

Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: ...to the overall position on foreshore licence applications. It is vitally important that it map clearly the responsibilities and roles of the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in adjudicating on such applications, including those from local authorities. As other Deputies said, difficulties are being caused by the backlog. A...

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...xe1;il and in particular by the Fianna Fáil party. I am reminded of a book that I read as a young fellow, That Was Then, This Is Now. That is really what the difference is. Fianna Fáil was on this side of the House when it was put forward, and now it is on the other side of the House and it has to do the exact opposite. That is a telling point in regard to this whole...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Donations) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 May 2011)

Thomas Pringle: ...of Fianna Fáil. He spoke about this opportunity to walk the walk regarding reform of the system of donations to political parties. Other speakers have alluded to the fact that after 14 years in Government and having lost an election, the Fianna Fáil leader now decides to walk the walk and put forward these proposals. He also stated that this Bill is an opportunity to consign corporate...

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)

Thomas Pringle: Yesterday the Minister and his party colleagues launched their campaign for a "Yes" vote in the upcoming children's referendum. Like everyone else, I welcome this referendum and look forward to a day when the children of the State will be given the protection they deserve and when stories of abuse and neglect by families and the State will become a thing of the past. However, this week it...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (13 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: It is shocking that we are discussing a motion to allow the Government to table a set of amendments covering more than 50 pages to a Bill that is to be dealt with later on today. It is mind-boggling when you say it like that. The contempt the Government shows for this House really is shocking. Yesterday, we saw a Bill rushed through to enable the ratification of a treaty we signed 50 years...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] - Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2016)

Thomas Pringle: ...contribute to the debate and fully support the Bill. The Minister of State has left the House. If one wanted to be generous about his contribution at the start of this debate, one could think the Government was presenting a reasoned argument. If one did not know very much about what was happening, it might seem the Government was trying to balance all of these difficult issues to arrive...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2012)

Thomas Pringle: ...Mercy and Sisters of Charity. There certainly was no mercy or charity involved in what the women in the Magdelene laundries went through. This is an important motion and it is a pity that the Government has seen fit to amend it. The motion has been prepared with the full support of Justice for Magdelenes and it contains three simple recommendations. The first is that a helpline would...

Health Services Delivery: Motion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and I commend my United Left Alliance colleagues for bringing it forward. It is vitally important to put our health and hospital services at the forefront and to have them discussed in the House. I will speak about a hospital that is consistently the most efficient in the country, Letterkenny General Hospital. Since 2009, Letterkenny General...

Brexit (Fishing Industry): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I start by paying tribute to the Minister. His response to the issue of UK registered vessels has been good so far. It is good to see that response. I am not sure that another Minister would have responded in such a way to designate additional ports. However, I am concerned that a minimalist approach was taken in the designation of these additional ports, with the least amount of ports...