Results 1,121-1,140 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010: Motion (18 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: What did Sinn Féin do in September 2008?
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I wish to share time with Senator James Heffernan.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I am concerned at the tone of the debate in that the Opposition is clearly portraying that the right thing to do is to vote against the Bill. The right thing to do is the difficult thing. Previous Governments in the 1980s, including Governments of which the Labour Party and Fine Gael were part, failed to make difficult decisions, thereby extending the period of recession to the great...
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: It looks like that is what it is all about, electoral advantage.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: Why?
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I raise a point of order. Senator Cullinane is out of order in this regard. He is not respecting the Chair. Perhaps you could make an adjudication on that, a Chathaoirligh.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: We saw the disgraceful behaviour of Sinn Féin in the other House. I hope they are not about to transfer such behaviour to this House. When the Chair is standing it is customary and conventional for Members to resume their seats.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister to the House. I do not like the idea of private health insurance.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: It has given rise to the two-tier system. I was going to say "that we enjoy in this country", but we do not enjoy it at all. If we traced the evolution of the health insurance market in Ireland, we would see that it closely paralleled the rise of inequalities in our system. I have private health insurance. I might be called inconsistent, but I would fear for my life and the lives of my...
- Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I hope that does not apply to Senator Darragh O'Brien. He should not be allowed to speak at all.
- Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I hope that does not apply to Senator Darragh O'Brien. He should not be allowed to speak at all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: Could Senator Norris repeat that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I commend Senator Darragh O?Brien and his party leader in the other House on coming up with an innovative solution to our political ills, namely, to abolish the party Whip by exhorting Labour and Fine Gael backbenchers in the Dáil and Seanad to defy their parties by voting against the Whip.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I commend them on that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: I wish to ask the Deputy Leader and the House if this is a genuine call for political reform or just cynical exploitation of the legitimate fears of the carers for political gain, which would be uncharacteristic of Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: That is the question for the Deputy Leader. I seek a debate on the matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: Yes, I did.
- Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012 : Committee Stage (11 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: He will be the Taoiseach then.
- Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012 : Committee Stage (11 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: Could we have more clarification on this amendment? Senator O'Brien makes a fair point.
- Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012 : Committee Stage (11 Dec 2012)
John Gilroy: In which case, why include it?