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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Yes. The Government is in charge and put this programme together in the full knowledge of the condition of the public finances. In fact, there was more revenue from taxation in those finances than was expected. It is about time the Government delivered on those promises.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: That was 20 years ago.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Senator Burke should withdraw his remarks.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Your own party or the Labour Party?

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy Varadkar said that, not me.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: This morning I note the absence of many of the Labour Party Senators. Two are present - one has just arrived. The Deputy Leader is present. I wonder whether it has to do-----

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: What happened this morning is that we have put it up to the Government to provide a quorum in this House. For eight minutes it looked like the Government was not in a position to provide a quorum and the Fianna Fáil Party and the Sinn Féin Party Members came into the Chamber at that stage to allow the Seanad conduct its business for the day. It speaks volumes about what we read in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: It speaks volumes about the choice the Labour Party in particular made between the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, and the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, in recent weeks. It also speaks volumes about the choices the Government, in particular the Labour Party, is making on health care. Serious questions have been raised as to whether the Minister for Health should have been...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: That should be borne in mind because it raises the most fundamental questions as to what happened in Balbriggan. It gives some answers to what the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, was referring to in media interviews at the weekend and what sources close to her were revealing to the newspapers. Too much has gone on. Too much has been said and not said on the matter and we must...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Borrowed.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I second the amendment tabled by my colleague, Senator White. I am glad that despite all the turmoil in government, which is a disgrace, she has kept the focus on jobs in this economy because that is the most important issue. It is most unfortunate that the Labour Party, in particular, has taken its eye off that ball. In opposition and in the programme for Government, it proposed a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The Labour Party has this consistent message, and the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, was at it today, of blaming Fianna Fáil. Does the Minister, Deputy Quinn, ever ask his junior Minister, Deputy Cannon, if he destroyed the economy when he was leader of the Progressive Democrats and in government with Fianna Fáil? It is about time that question was asked because it is constantly being asked...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I compliment Senator White on bringing up this issue. I wish the Labour Party well but it is finished.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I said last week that it had a choice about whether it backed the Minister, Deputy Reilly, or the ordinary people. The Labour Party has made its choice. It has backed the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and has lost a bad fight. It is a disgrace in government and has failed to live up to its mandate. It is about time it called a halt to this and got real people into government who will do right...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: -----and not just for their ideology-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: There is a lecture in five minutes being run by the Labour Party about the Cuban health service. Senator Landy will probably be late for that if he does not leave. How ironic that is happening today.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I stood before the people on policies which were rejected by the electorate which the Government has now adopted.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I am trying to get the focus on employment.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Thomas Byrne: If Deputy Shortall does not, how does Senator Gilroy expect us to?