Results 6,501-6,520 of 9,827 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Government amendment refers to generation of income rather than commercial activity.
- Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: However, both are now rateable. There is no distinction.
- Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Where does it say that?
- Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: There is no statutory provision for it.
- Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: How can we know that will happen, unless provision is made for it in the legislation?
- Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I support Senator van Turnhout's comments. I presume she will table amendments on Report Stage and can inform her that we are willing to support them. I am also sure that the Government will listen carefully to what she says. I want to talk about the subject of this amendment. Here today a fraud has been perpetrated on the sports clubs and sports community of Ireland. A number of weeks...
- Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: If the Chair will permit the Minister of State the latitude, perhaps he can update us on whether further discussions have taken place on provisions we have previously debated because we will not have an opportunity to revisit them on Report Stage. Is he proposing further changes along the lines of the genuine and sincere arguments made on this side of the House?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: People cannot wait until 5 November because they are broke. It is a disgrace that we are not debating the matter today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I am glad to be associated with Senator Power’s motion in recognising Palestine. Senator Leyden referred to the great work done by the former Minister, Brian Lenihan senior, at the time. Traditional support for the Palestinian people is deeply ingrained in the Irish people. The former Minister for External Affairs, Frank Aiken, spent a significant amount of time in the United...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Three.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Is the Deputy Leader supporting the bonus culture in Irish Water?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Is she supporting the bonus culture?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: These are questions to which the public want answers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, the Fianna Fáil Party, led by Deputy Martin, staged a walk-out from Dáil Éireann on the day Fine Gael and the Labour Party passed the relevant legislation. The entire Opposition took part in the walk-out.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Dáil did not have a full debate on the legislation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Government wants to throw John Tierney under a bus.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: One visit to the toilet per day and one shower per week - that is the free allowance.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: It may still throw the members of the board under a bus.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The money was spent on administration.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Government is now spending the fruits of it.