Results 8,461-8,480 of 9,832 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: He is attending the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs. I apologise on his behalf.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Will the Leader agree to hold a debate on the matter in accordance with my amendment?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Good God. With the exception of Fine Gael and the Labour Party, four groups in the Seanad have backed the motion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The Seanad does not have protocol to follow.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: We have proposed two amendments. To clarify, the first relates to job creation. Every State organ should concentrate its efforts on the need to create jobs-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: May I discuss the second amendment now or is it necessary to dispose of the first before doing so?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: On the Order of Business regarding the statements on foreign affairs, why are there not separate time slots for the Leaders? That is not included in the timetable the Leader set out. It is remarkable that the issue of jobs is not higher up on the Government's agenda. The European Council which the Taoiseach took part in during the week concluded that much more needed to be done,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: No. I have moved one amendment to the Order of Business. On motion No. 6, I am asking the Leader to provide Government time for a debate on it. I will not call for a division on that issue. It is too important a diplomatic issue for us to divide on it in the House. Tabling of the motion follows on from a well publicised debate that the Fine Gael Party had the other day. It seems that it...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Fine Gael made plenty of allegations when it was in opposition.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Fine Gael claimed that one of the Anglo ten was in the Cabinet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: People want a referendum.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I endorse Senator Mark Daly's proposal of last week in regard to Article 27 of the Constitution. I note the Technical Group has jumped on that band wagon today. However, it is important to credit Senator Daly with that proposal. I speak as someone who, contrary to what Senator Colm Burke said, actively canvassed for a "Yes" vote in every European referendum, including before I became...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It will not be decided by the Attorney General.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: This is a pointless amendment. In one sense it is good because it means the local authority is not doubling on information in that it is already on the public record. If one fails to comply with the legislation, if one commits the crime of adversely affecting the countryside or places of special interest, which is a crime under the legislation, in operating one's domestic waste water...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is a crime.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The Bill provides that the owner of a premises connected to a domestic waste water treatment system shall ensure the system does not constitute a risk to public health or the environment and, in particular, does not adversely affect the countryside. If one adversely affects the countryside in the operation of one's system, one is guilty of a crime. One's prosecution will be recorded as part...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: People were complaining that I was not pushing this issue even more than I have been.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: They were complaining that I was not pushing the issue.