Results 2,281-2,300 of 18,726 for speaker:Michael McDowell
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: Someone must accord the corresponding duty to every right. The point I am making in regard to this issue is that marriage as envisaged by the Constitution is not simply a basket of rights. It is in explicit terms stated to be a relationship which carries with it profound duties. Section 6, in effect, would mean marriage, albeit by another name. It is doubtful whether there are any advantages...
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: I know.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: The uncivil party.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: He deserved it.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: The businesses.
- Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: Enjoy the canvassing, Willie.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: Tá mé an-deabhéasach leis na meáin.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: I am from outside the Pale and closer to shotguns than the Deputy thinks.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: The Provisional IRA is an unlawful organisation.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: The Deputy is moving a long way from his predecessor's view on mandatory sentences. I was faced with demands of the most extraordinary kind for mandatory sentences.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: Go raibh maith agat.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: I do it.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: We certainly are.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: The Bill provides that the fine not exceed â¬1,500.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: It is for the judge to decide what amount will be imposed.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: They will listen. There can be no conviction without a trial.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: Firearms are also stolen from houses all over Ireland.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: I do not accept that.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: If probation supervision has exactly the same rate of recidivism, the point cuts both ways.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)
Michael McDowell: I am more interested in the issue of bail.