Results 2,101-2,120 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: They have been getting many wides.
- Seanad: Education Funding (7 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I wish to comment briefly on this issue, which is very important. We have been through recessions before and we have all made sacrifices before. It has been accepted always that the Protestant minority in this country has a particular ethos which has been protected since the foundation of this State despite all the trials and tribulations we have experienced. The support given by the State...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (7 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I know Senator John Paul Phelan will support me fully on this issue. I want the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, in his reply on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to make clear there has been no attempt to downgrade the accident and emergency services at Wexford General Hospital. Some concerns have been expressed recently that an attempt would be made to...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (7 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I would like to clarify something the Minister of State said. There are excellent staff at Wexford General Hospital and it is a centre of excellence. I would ask the Government to stop using this term, "centres of excellence", as if hospitals were not centres of excellence apart from those specified as such. The services provided by Wexford General Hospital are of the highest standard. We...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: What Senator Mary White stated is a threat. Members cannot issue threats in the Chamber.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: As a society, we are just coming to terms with the scandal of institutional abuse. I find it insulting that Government Members should stand up for the children who have been neglected given that the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, who is responsible for children in danger, refuses to pay the â¬15 million required for 24 hour social worker coverage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is measuring children's lives as a value-for-money issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: That is what is happening.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: If the Senator does not understand that, perhaps she needs to speak to the Minister of State because that is exactly what he said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: He said he is weighing it up as a value-for-money issue and that is what is happening. I have no doubt that what happened in Monageer could happen again. At this time there are children at risk of violence within the home from abusive parents involved in alcohol and drug abuse, and at risk of general neglect. No one is available out of hours or on weekends to protect them if anything happens.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: The job of the Garda is not to kick in doors to see what is going on inside people's houses nor is it the job of the local parish priest or the doctor on night duty. That is the job of a trained professional. The Senator belittles the role social workers play and insults children with such comments.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: Senator Feeney is insulting children.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I would prefer if I was not interrupted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I would also like a debate on the national children's hospital. A sum of â¬3.5 billion is being given to Allied Irish Banks while wards are being closed and children will not be treated in Crumlin children's hospital for the sake of â¬10 million. I would like answers to my questions rather than interruptions.
- Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I was somewhat surprised at the Government's amendment to the Labour Party motion. The amendment focuses very much on the economy. I took the spirit of the Labour motion to be about how we behave ourselves in public office or in public service and how the people view public service and public office. The Government amendment went way off the point on a tangent, which might have been...
- Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I am sick of engaging in debate about it when Government Members will not tell the truth.
- Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: The Minister says she has a problem with fines up to â¬10,000 if the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement deems an offence serious enough but we fine fishermen far in excess of that for landing a few small fish.
- Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: Some of the Minister's comments reinforce the need for this measure. She said it is easy to set up a company in Ireland. That is beneficial for people who are engaged in business. The majority of the companies that have been set up operate legitimately and simply want to get on with doing their work within the business community. However, where there are a few rogue companies, it is...
- Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I am confused. The Minister has given two fines for the same crime.
- Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)
Liam Twomey: I am trying to work out whether we have two fines for the same crime or two different crimes.