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Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: There is no harm in providing for the Senator the information he seeks.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: What we are proposing is that the wider role of Members of the Oireachtas be taken into account-----

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: -----when we are making provisions along these lines.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: It is keeping them here that is the problem. They cannot even find their way to the Chamber when they are present in the Houses.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Is the Minister of State the exception in this regard?

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: That is the reality.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Is the Minister of State referring to his own constituency colleague?

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Absolutely.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: I wish to make the point to the Minister of State that Fine Gael supports this legislation and does not intend to obstruct its workings. The Fine Gael Party fully understands the position and is aware of the probable need to make significant reductions to many aspects of Members' pay and conditions. The Fine Gael Party does not have a different view in this regard. I sought acknowledgement...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Yes, I have often done it. My constituents expect me to meet them in Gorey and I find my way back to Dublin at night. If media reports of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meetings are anything to go by, there is more than diversity of opinion in the party.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: I call for a full debate, separate to any debate about the economy, on the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. It really is 450 pages on eye-watering waste by the Government over the years and it warrants a separate debate on how this could have happened. I also ask the Leader for a debate on the Lisbon treaty so that we can update this House on the campaign. On some of the comments...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: Issues like that may be raised in the debate, both serious and light-hearted, on the campaign.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. In his reply, perhaps he can indicate where Government policy is going. The overall economy is seriously distressed but the Government portion of the economy is completely in tatters. As regards the overall economy, there is an 8% reduction in GNP. In discussing the economy we should use GNP rather than GDP, much of which is just repatriated...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: There are no such guarantees.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is providing no new information. The details to which he refers are already in the public domain.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The lack of information is incredible given the vast sums involved.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is telling me stuff I can read about in The Irish Times.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: He is insulting us.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is telling me nothing.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: I can go to the local pub for waffle. I expect proper answers in the House.