Results 261-280 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: And rightly so.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Hear, hear. I agree.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Senator Cullinane is attempting to insert this amendment into the Bill which I find a little peculiar. It is an obvious and blatant attempt at political point scoring and to be seen to be raising issues which are totally irrelevant to the Bill, which is dealing with a referendum. Any of these issues can be dealt with in another manner.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: I understand that.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: I am not in any way questioning the legitimacy of the amendment, rather I am questioning its relevance. There is a difference. Restating the entire argument proposed by the Senator for the budget, another piece of legislation, almost word for word hints at the real motivation. It is not appropriate. Everyone shares the sentiment that we should reduce costs wherever we can. I agree with...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The Senator's amendment was not appropriate.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The Minister of State is worth it.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The Minister of State pre-empted me. I was going to draw attention to one or two of the smaller internal anomalies but the Minister of State did it in a much more extensive manner than I was able. My party is a comfort to me. The record of the House will show that Sinn Féin attempted to oppose the entire Bill and is opposed to the reduction of judges' pay.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The point is that Senator Cullinane is not very sure what he is talking about.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The motivation is clear.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: The Senator cannot resist it.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Fianna Fáil Deputies left the party.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is great to see her. This is a technical Bill to extend for another year the regime that has been in place for the past three years. Health insurance is based on four principles: community rating; open enrolment; lifetime cover; and minimum benefit. The aim is to ensure private health insurance costs no more than it should for those who need...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Senator Cullinane can have 19 minutes.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: We will have to cancel the debate so.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: No, it is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Senator John Crown's idea that the Taoiseach should come to the House is an excellent one which I would support. It would not be reasonable or practicable to have him here today because of time constraints, but we could ask the Leader to arrange to have him come to the House for a debate on the issue on the earliest possible date. I am concerned about his comments on the future of the House...
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. Senator Barrett's Bill is a good one and it is timely also to open up a debate on wider economic strategy. Nobody could be against transparency of action on the part of Government in respect of budgetary decisions. If Senator Barrett achieves anything today, he should be commended on bringing the Bill to the House in the first place. That is...
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: In light of the emerging developments in Europe, we might be a little precipitous in incorporating the Bill into law at this time. Anything we do in this fragile and uncertain economic landscape should have regard for what is happening in the wider arena. Nevertheless, a full discussion of the Bill is a good thing and when the situation becomes clearer, it is vital that we adopt a fiscal...
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
John Gilroy: Hear, hear.