Results 3,521-3,540 of 9,147 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For how many months have I been raising this issue? How many times have I raised it? What does it take to meet a Minister of State for 15 minutes-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----just to clarify what he is going to do? How more fair could I be?
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How many times have I said to the Leader that I would withhold the relevant motion, which has been------
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----agreed by the majority of Members of this House? I have acted in good faith but I have been treated with utter contempt. I should not be told that I am bullying anybody. I have been treated with utter contempt, as has Senator Craughwell.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What has happened this morning is absolutely disgraceful.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Leader has acted in good faith but the Minister of State has treated us with utter contempt.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What the hell does the Cathaoirleach expect me to do? What does he expect me to do?
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For months and months-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have held this motion back for six months.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Hang on. I should not be told that it ill behoves us to debate the issue in this way. We have held the motion back for six months.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Six months. This morning I was told that there has been no progress. Nothing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I know the Leader is not available tomorrow morning. However, Senator Craughwell and I have repeatedly sought a meeting with the Minister of State and we wish to have that meeting. If the Leader can undertake to arrange that meeting for any time this evening-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that. I will not divide the House but I wanted to make that point clear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I remind the Leader that we were promised a meeting after Easter. He knows we were promised that meeting.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am going to take a leap of faith and accept that-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----on the basis of the assurance given by the Leader, the meeting will take place by tomorrow morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can the Leader provide an assurance that the meeting will take place within the next 24 hours?
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Within the next 24 hours.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes.