Results 301-320 of 1,591 for speaker:Eugene Regan

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: It is. I dissociate myself from the ill-informed remarks made by my party colleague, Deputy Varadkar, about Dr. Garret FitzGerald-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: This issue has been spoken about already and I want to comment on it. Dr. Garret FitzGerald------

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: I want to make a political point which I address to the Leader. Does he not agree that Dr. FitzGerald transformed the political culture in this country and the way we viewed our relations with Northern Ireland and Great Britain in terms of reciprocity in voting rights-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: -----and that his constitutional crusade transformed the culture of this country in relation to the privileged position of the Catholic Church on the issue of divorce?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: The record of the former Taoiseach stands. I dissociate myself from the remarks made by Deputy Varadkar.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: On a point of order, that is not correcting the record of the House. I read out the record of the House. Our party asked for this matter to be referred to the committee.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: The Leader has not corrected the record. I have set out the record of the Dáil. I ask him to have the decency to correct the record.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: I refer to the issue of democracy which has been raised. Just one week ago-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: With respect, I have uttered a few words in introducing my question. Surely, I am allowed to do so.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: I fully appreciate that. I have been a Member of the House for some time now and appreciate that a call for a debate or a question to the Leader is required. However, the issue of respect for democracy has been raised. One week ago there were statements in this and the Lower House on the report of the Ombudsman, Ms Emily O'Reilly, on the lost at sea scheme which was designed by a former...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: Yet the man concerned claims to have been vindicated by the report.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: It is an affront to democracy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: The report was vetoed by the Government and there was no meaningful debate on it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: It is very important because it is a serious safeguard for democracy, about which the Senator has just spoken. We have the Oireachtas, a courts system, a free press and an Ombudsman. These are very important safeguards. The Government has sidestepped and shown total disrespect to the Ombudsman. I quote a former Senator, Mr. Maurice Hayes, who wrote recently in the national media. He...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: We have not respected the office in not having a proper debate and not giving proper consideration to the recommendations of the Ombudsman which should be respected. Senator Boyle stated that the Ombudsman should be respected in her request to have the matter referred to an Oireachtas committee, and that has been supported by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: The Minister was negligent.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: Be careful. The Minister might sue the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: That is because the Government has kept it all hidden.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: Today is world book day. I welcome the fact that on "Morning Ireland" this morning, Maeve Binchy was heard to intervene on the closure of Sallynoggin library. While I know it is a specific issue, it is one that goes to the heart of how we design our policies. We have a national policy on social inclusion and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has a policy on social inclusion reflected...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Eugene Regan: I remind Senator Boyle that I am not finished.