Results 2,301-2,320 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, I must say——

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I know what the Ceann Comhairle is doing, with respect.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is not the first time the Ceann Comhairle has used his position——

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a question to ask and I want the opportunity to ask it.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Any other political leader whose party was being slighted in the way that the Ceann Comhairle has tolerated here would have the right to put the record straight and the Ceann Comhairle would not interrupt.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a question for the Taoiseach and I ask for the opportunity to proceed. Will the Chair allow me to proceed?

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am not allowed——

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, I have the right to assert the integrity of my party in this House against any slur levelled against it. The record will prove that time and again

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will defend that right, not only on my own part, but on the part of any other representative of any other party or none in this Chamber. That is surely something which each of us is entitled to do.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have not. I have probably spent two minutes trying to win my right to speak from the Ceann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no point or purpose in arguing with the Ceann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He has demonstrated his antipathy to this party and this representative time and again.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is another example of it. It is a completely unfair and irrational ruling and I protest in the strongest possible terms.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am proud to represent in this Chamber——

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have the right to reject the remark.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle has allowed that in this Chamber time and again, as have his predecessors.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle brings no credit to the office he holds.

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will avail of the right to speak. In the instances and approaches cited by the Taoiseach, will a serious effort be employed with regard to young people in second level education to ensure that school leavers who reach the age of 18 and are entitled to be included on the register will be automatically registered?

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When the Ceann Comhairle's colleague is finished——

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I assure the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, that a 62 year old voter is as welcome to vote for Sinn Féin as any other. I offer seriously the proposition, with little opportunity to develop these arguments. Surely we should engage with all our second level institutions and other schools and colleges throughout the country. That is a way of ensuring registration of young voters — we are...