Results 241-260 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: It is disappointing but I predicted I would be shouted at by Sinn Féin. I will not waste any more time of the House or invite any more abuse by the Sinn Féin side. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the budgetary process as a whole in the new year. The House needs ample time to discuss this issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: That is the fault of the Fianna Fáil Party.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: No proposal will be made next Friday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: There is no proposal.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Where is Senator Daly's proposal?
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: We should send Senator Daly over there to save us all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The Senator and his colleagues should be ashamed of themselves, on the 90th anniversary.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: They destroyed the country twice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The country has been destroyed by Senator Daly and his colleagues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Senator Daly is a great democrat.
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: We will not be found wanting.
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: No, we will not be found wanting. We will stand by the Government.
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: I wish I were welcoming the Minister to the House in different circumstances. This is a terrible day for our country, the 90th anniversary of the treaty overshadowed by the first recognition of the real consequences of the economic situation and consequences that will be felt in every household. If we are to take a similar amount of money out of the economy again next year, and the year...
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Did we make certain pledges before the election? We did. Did we make them in good faith? We did. Should we be criticised for making these pledges before the election? We should. We should be criticised strongly for doing so and we need to acknowledge this. This budget is fairly brutal. We cannot take â¬3.8 billion out of the economy, on top of â¬20 billion in expenditure and revenue...
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Will the Senator support us?
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Polls do not affect us. We will do the right thing for the country.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister. Most of what needs to be said about the Bill has been said but I want to stress that this is the result of the referendum. The people have spoken on this. It is our firm intention that everything we do in Government will be fair and seen to be fair and this is just one small element in that step. Our intent is clear on this, that voluntary reductions in pay are not...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: This does not deal with Ministers.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: They are younger staff.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: With regard to the figure of â¬3.3 million for ushers and criers, of which there are 44 and 41, respectively, the Minister of State is saying that that is a substantial cost to the courts system, but of course we must understand that this cannot be a saving, because even if we do abolish the posts of usher and crier, these pay costs will still accrue because the people involved will simply...