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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I believe the House has been disgraced by that remark. In all fairness we can have strong debate over and back but we have a long term rule that we do not have a go at people outside. The separation of powers is crucially important as well. There are constitutional and conventional reasons and a strong history of this House which should surely make it clear to Senator Walsh that he should...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order, as someone who has taken a middle of the road position in respect of this debate, has not been critical of the Taoiseach and has been fair and balanced, I cannot accept the situation we are in. If that remark, which referred to the chair of the tribunal as being the shop steward for the legal profession, etc., is not withdrawn, the House is in disrepute. If Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: The Senator should be named.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I discussed this matter with Senator Fitzgerald and I am happy to second that motion. I am also happy to accept the Cathaoirleach's ruling on the basis that the House knows the motion will be debated. I am sure others will wish to add their signatures before tomorrow. I accept the ruling that the motion cannot be taken today but the House should know that some of us are very disturbed by...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I wish to raise an issue. Last night Members of the House may have seen reports of comments made by Senator Hillary Clinton regarding Iran. This is an issue that Senator Mark Daly and I have raised on a number of occasions in the House. Our point is that the situation in Iran is like that of Iraq five or six years ago. We are being offered two alternatives: to go along with the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: ——who, unlike my privately educated colleague, is not from an old Celtic caste system or the nether regions of same, but is in sixth class in primary school and was well able to read and understand them.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Responsibility lies with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I move: That Seanad Éireann, noting: the inordinate amount of parliamentary time consumed by a continuous stream of adjournment debates on school building projects and the consequent repetitive, uninformative and unhelpful responses of Ministers; concerned at: the lack of transparency of the school building project processes; the lack of efficiency of the school building project management,...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: While I do not tend to get involved in schools building projects, generally speaking, I have taken up a few cases in recent times. I have learned that public representatives are unable to access information. If I cannot give people a proper explanation of what is going on, there is surely a problem. I will give an example of the difficulties I have encountered, without mentioning any names....

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: The bands are not the problem. The problem relates to the stages of building.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear. Will the Senator explain that to the Minister? She seems to have missed that point completely. Congratulations to the Deputy on that point.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Joe O'Toole: If the phone was answered, that could be achieved.