Results 101-120 of 136 for going forward speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Services for People with Disabilities. (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I raise this issue because I attended a meeting today of the Walkinstown Association for Handicapped whose members confirmed to me the level of cuts involved. Three kitchen staff have been let go, a modern kitchen closed and a woman who was involved in holistic therapy lost her job yesterday. In addition, those who were in the rehabilitative training programmes, who had been promised that...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...other Deputies have asked, how many cases collapse on the basis of intimidation of witnesses or juries? This is the type of information we would have if we had sat down and teased this out on an ongoing basis over a month or even over a full week in committee, where we could have called witnesses to ascertain whether what is being proposed is proportionate. What we have at present falls...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...through their own fault, society will need to address the problem. Other jurisdictions use different schemes and we must consider how to take the best of what they do. The local authority in Glasgow made a presentation about what it does to address persistent anti-social behaviour. The family in question will be moved to a separate location and work will be done with them for a number of...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...le seirbhísí tithíochta an Stáit atá i gceist sa reachtaíocht seo sa chuid is mó. Is trua é, áfach, nach ndéanann an Bille déileáil níos iomláine leis an cheist ríthábhachtach seo, go háirithe sa chomhthéacs ina bhfuilimid ag obair faoi láthair. Is mór an trua é go bhfuil roinnt bunábhair in easnamh sa Bhille. Is féidir linn an fhadhb sin a leigheas, áfach, má...

Appointment of Chairperson to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...íochas as an deis labhairt ar an cheist seo agus as an breis ama a tugadh dom. Bhuail mé leis an iar Bhreitheamh Kevin Haugh cúpla uair maidir leis an Garda Ombudsman Commission. Bhí cuma air go raibh sé dírithe ar an phost sin agus is trua go bhfuil sé imithe ar shlí na fírinne. Mar sin féin, caithfidh mé dul i gcoinne an rúin seo. Ní locht ar bith é seo ar charachtar nó...

Spent Convictions Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...sentence is to punish someone for wrongdoing, the second is to try to rehabilitate the individual. I hope the Bill adds incentives to prevent someone from re-offending. Too often, individuals go to prison on a small sentence, fall in with a bad crowd and stay with it when they get out. There does not seem to be an incentive. In their eyes, they have been labelled for life. I hope the...

Report of Sub-Committee on Ireland's Future in the EU: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...na hEorpa le chéile arís. Cruinniú tábhachtach maidir le daonlathas agus le treo na hEorpa amach anseo atá i gceist leis an gcruinniú sin. It has been obvious since as early as June that the Government had absolutely no intention of addressing the concerns of the electorate on the Lisbon treaty and instead set itself on a course to rerun the referendum. At no point in the past six...

Brutal Killing in Limerick: Statements. (13 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...sáid freisin chun mo chomhbhrón a chású le clanna Donna Cleary, Anthony Campbell, Brian Fitzgerald, Seán Poland, Darren Coughlan, Eddie Ward agus na daoine neamhurchóideacha eile a maraíodh go brúidiúlach nó a gortaíodh go dona in ionsaithe le blianta beaga anuas, in ionsaithe na gangland thugs a luaigh cainteoirí romham. As a society we owe it to these victims not only to...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (6 Nov 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to ensure better reporting going forward in view of the previous failings of his Department to accurately predict tax revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38668/08]

European Council: Statements (29 Oct 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am looking at a slavish personality on the other side of the House. Gollum slavishly follows his leaders, is at their beck and call, does as they wish and fulfils the tasks set for him by his masters. The other side of his character is quite humane, capable of listening to people and has love and hope. It is a pity that better side is not reflected in the Minister for Foreign Affairs or...

Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...í were secretly recording conversations with civilians and other Garda members whenever it took their fancy. Mr. Justice Morris was highly critical of the absence of legislation and guidelines governing the area. He found: there is little or no, legal or ethical, guidance given to An Garda Síochána by statute or statutory instrument, or in the Garda Síochána Code, concerning covert...

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas as an deis labhartha agus gabhaim buíochas leis an dTeachta Brian O'Shea as ucht a chuid ama a roinnt liom. Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo. Is tábhachtach an rud é go bhfuil sé os ár gcomhair anois. Is fíor annamh a chloiseann éinne mise ag tacú le nó ag moladh Bille dlí agus cirt a thagann ó Fhine Gael, ach tarlaíonn rudaí ait anois agus arís. Sa chás...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...na hAchtanna ina iomlán a chur ar leathtaobh. Tá gá ann gníomh críochnaithe faoi dhualgaisí Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta a dhéanamh. In Airteagal 3 den Chomhaontú, ghlac an Rialtas leis go bhfuil gá ann fáil réidh le reachtaíocht éigeandála de réir mar is féidir. Sa lá atá inniu ann, tá an deis sin againn, deich mbliana tar éis sínithe an Chomhaontú agus...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 May 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá áthas orm labhairt ar an mBille tábhachtach seo. Táimid ag feitheamh leis an mBille leis na blianta. Is trua é go bhfuil a leithéid de Bhille, a bhunaíonn údarás den tsórt seo, ós ár gcomhair. Léiríonn sé nach bhfuil an Rialtas seo, nó aon Rialtas eile, in ann déileáil le fadhbanna tráchta Bhaile Átha Cliath agus a dtimpeallacht. Ba mhaith liom labhairt faoi roinnt...

Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion (4 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1: To delete paragraphs 4 to 15 and substitute the following: "—believes that Government failures have resulted in serious drug, gun and knife crime becoming a growing concern in all parts of the state; believes central Government, an Garda Síochána, local authorities and all relevant statutory bodies must prioritise serious drug, gun and knife...

Agency Workers: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is maith an rud é go bhfuil deis agam labhairt ar an ábhar seo. Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis na Teachtaí Morgan agus Penrose, a chuir an rún seo os ár gcomhair. The primary focus of this debate is on the need for urgent legislation to end the abuse of agency workers. It is about getting a seemingly oblivious Government to understand the urgency attached to this matter....

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...reachtaíocht os comhair an choiste dlí agus cirt. Aontaíonn Sinn Féin gur chóir dúinn ceart pósadh agus uchtáil clainne a thabhairt do cúplaí den gnéas céanna. Tacaímid chomh maith go bhfuil an ceart ag daoine nach bhfuil pósta, mar aon le daoine den gnéas céanna, bheith páirteach i bpáirtnéireachtaí sibhialta. Tuigim gurb é Sinn Féin an chéad páirtí a dhein...

European Council: Statements. (27 Jun 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...It all went according to plan. We are being told that there is no alternative but to ratify this treaty, as we are always told. The first imperative of the summit was to show that Europe is moving forward so a deal was always going to be done. The second imperative was for the French and Dutch Governments to be able to say that some of the most objectionable parts of the constitution...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...would probably serve much better those who have been convicted and it would be more cost effective. I argued that matter when this was being discussed in the previous Bill. We argued against going beyond that, as did the Minister. Several months later, however, he is presenting proposals to the House on something he has argued against and about which he had major concerns last year. I...

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...occur during the transfer of prisoners. I refer to the scenario in which one prisoner might attack another. Amendment No. 5 is intended to ensure prisoner custody officers would not be hindered in forwarding information they might come across that would prevent the commission of a crime, in that they would not feel obliged to go to the Minister, with the attendant delays, to ensure such...