Results 2,041-2,060 of 4,915 for speaker:Jim O'Keeffe
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: Is it because the Minister prefers his own ideas?
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: That scenario is already covered by self-defence.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: In this Bill.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: One is already protected by the law.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: Listen to the Minister. He is looking for the title of joker of the year.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister obviously was not able to convince the Tánaiste in that respect.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: That is ridiculous.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: Is the Minister admitting his authorship at this stage?
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister should be careful. Anything he says might be taken down and used in evidence if he does not allow the Fine Gael Bill through.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister is splitting hairs to get himself off a very big hook.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: Let the Bill progress to Committee Stage and we will iron out any difficulties with it then.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: What a sad, pathetic defence by the Minister.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: A sad, pathetic defence of the Minister's position.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: That is very obvious.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: The rug is being pulled from under the Minister.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister will be kept on a leash from now on. That is obvious, too.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister is a lame duck now.
- Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: Which cap is the Minister of State wearing?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: I accept that at all stages we must check the law and ensure that any loopholes that have been or are likely to be disclosed are closed. The same applies with regard to the debate we had earlier on the Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (27 Jun 2006)
Jim O'Keeffe: The only complaint I have is that these amendments are quite complex and technical and should have been teased out on Committee Stage. To a degree, we must take the Minister on trust that they are the full shilling, as presently drafted. We do not have the opportunity to tease out the detail of them at this stage. However, on the basis of the Minister's presentation, it appears that the...