Results 8,121-8,140 of 9,832 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: With all due respect, can I make a point about technical corrections? Every amendment to legislation is a technical correction, that is the whole point. That is not an excuse. This is a disgrace and an abuse of democracy.
- Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Before we move on to the next amendment, it might be worth noting that Senator Leyden entered the Oireachtas 35 years ago today.
- Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I was a month old at the time.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The Wildlife (Amendment) Bill amends the 2010 Wildlife (Amendment) Act 201, the famous Act that banned stag hunting. I am shocked that I do not see any evidence of the Government's promise made by Deputy Shane McEntee and Deputy Phil Hogan to repeal the ban on stag hunting. Will an amendment be tabled on Committee Stage? Fine Gael rose up the people in the RISE organisation by giving...
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Mistruths, false promises, something wrong was said. There are many ways of saying it but I am saying the truth. The people were misled. I expected to see a provision for the reinstatement of stag hunting but there is nothing in the Bill to do with stag hunting. Those promises are just thrown on the bonfire of power. The Ministers, Deputies Hogan and McEntee conveniently and completely...
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I want an answer from the Minister. The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010 is almost as short as this amending Bill. Why did the Minister decide not to amend section 3 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010. He is amending section 4 of the 2010 Act but he is not amending section 3. It was advertised to the public before the election as a specific promise by Fine Gael. I refer to letters from...
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I am sorry to dwell on this as the Minister was not involved in the promises but the party of which he is a member was involved as was his Cabinet colleague and the constituency member, but it is reasonable that I raise the issue as he is the Minister. Apart from pre-election promises, a leaflet was circulated in the Meath East constituency in November 2011 stating that the Minister of State...
- Seanad: Garda Districts (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I am grateful to the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. The merger of the Ashbourne and Laytown Garda districts in County Meath is an important issue for the county and I understand that it took effect in April. The Ashbourne and Laytown Garda districts were two of the most populated in County Meath and between them contain seven of the ten largest towns...
- Seanad: Garda Districts (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister of State said that of the 296 gardaà in County Meath, 109 are in the Ashbourne-Laytown district. That means that this district has 50% more gardaà than each of the three districts on average. It shows that the breaking down of the districts in County Meath was not done on a population basis. That is a root cause of the problem. I join the Minister in paying tribute to the...
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Senator Mac Sharry apologises. He had to leave.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Go raibh maith agat a Aire ag teacht anseo inniu. In some ways the Minister's presence here today is unfortunate because as Minister for Finance he has many things to do rather than attend the Seanad for the taking of statements. We should be passing legislation, passing the Personal Insolvency Bill, rather than just talking about it. This Oireachtas will have let the people down if we do...
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The IMF proposed that in the papers it put forward.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is not poppycock. It was proposed by the IMF and other reputable bodies.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: When people go to the banks they are humiliated in that they have to show their Sky TV bills.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is humiliating. That is what is detestable about it.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The bank is asking the person why they have Sky Sports and why they eat Kellogg's cornflakes instead of Dunnes cornflakes.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister has not been in that position.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: If the Minister had to go to the bank about his own mortgage, he would know.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: That will be the exception to the guillotine rule then.
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Some 90% of Bills are guillotined in this House.