Results 2,301-2,320 of 2,725 for speaker:Paul Gogarty
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: This is about proper planning for the entire country. There are currently 300,000 empty houses in the country. There is retail infrastructure to cater for 14 million people because every county council was trying to beggar its neighbour and say it could do it better. They were getting a few quid left, right and centre to help that process. The Deputies know those people because they are...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: I also referred to legitimate donations. As long as they exist - thankfully they will not exist for long - politicians can hide behind saying things like we need more housing and jobs, but they put them in the wrong place. That is what is wrong. Deputies Tuffy and Sherlock spoke about trust. The trust that the people invested in local representatives was broken because councillors put...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: They did not represent their people, they represented their paymasters. We need a little bit of regulation and that is what the Minister will do. Deputy Hogan could be Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I am sure with the new clean politics Fine Gael has developed he will be keeping an eye on bad and dodgy planning decisions when he becomes Minister. He needs...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: A conference centre for Jim Mansfield.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: They are being bullied.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Money from developers.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: If it is possible to insert the proposed provision in the Bill, I will support the amendment. I await the Minister of State's comments in that regard. For too long, the process of discussions between prospective applicants and unelected officials behind closed doors has cast an unwanted veil of suspicion. Despite the heated debates and discussions we have, I acknowledge that the vast...
- Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: I did not want to speak given the nature of the amendments being proposed, the thrust of which I agree with. However, given what Deputy Mattie McGrath just said, the Bill cannot come too quickly. People have waited far too long for it to be passed. We had very thorough Second Stage contributions and we have plenty of time to discuss the issues and they are being discussed in a good manner.
- Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: The Bill will be passed without a vote being called. However, I hope a vote is called so that all those in favour of the legislation can put it on the public record. Perhaps this is in the Minister's remit.
- Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: There should be a unanimous vote in favour of the Bill. The vote will not be recorded.
- Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Given the nature of this Bill and the prejudices that continue to exist in our society, there may be a higher risk of spurious claims about the mental health of the individuals concerned. Such claims could be aided and abetted by family doctors. I acknowledge this may be just a conspiracy theory. Even in the case of marriage, having only one doctor provide a certificate supporting an...
- Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Such cases have occurred.
- Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: How much money would be lost to the Exchequer on stamp duty between the passing of this legislation tonight and the passing of the finance legislation? Could an arrangement be made for that intervening period? I believe the amount of money would be small to the Exchequer but would mean quite a bit to the couples involved.
- Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Fifth Stage (1 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: While I respect diversity, even in this House, it would be remiss if the last contribution was allowed to burst the balloon of a happy day. The great consensus in this Chamber supports the speedy passage of this legislation through the Seanad and into law. In that respect, this is a happy day, a major landmark in terms of equality. It is not the final battle, as Deputy Howlin mentioned....
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Good point.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: It is constituency envy. That is all.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: You sold half of rural Ireland.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: You paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: We are talking about two weeks.
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2010)
Paul Gogarty: This is what I call serendipity.