Results 2,881-2,900 of 11,500 for speaker:Gerry Adams
- Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: "Yes" or "No" to what?
- Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: Or a Labour Deputy.
- Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I have a very short question.
- Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I will be very brief.
- Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach made a very pertinent point. He said that if the constitutional convention wishes to raise other issues, it could do so. What would happen if the constitutional convention wishes to raise the future of the Seanad?
- Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: One referendum does not make a summer.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the steps he has taken to bring forward legislation on Cabinet confidentiality. [30541/12]
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: Yes, it is.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: The programme for Government is very clear and the Taoiseach cited it all this session and the Government's will on these issues. It contains a commitment to bring forward legislation on the issue of Cabinet confidentiality. It also says that the Government has become too centralised and unaccountable. There is lots of evidence of that, particularly around the Economic Management Council...
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I cannot hear the Chair.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I do not represent Fianna Fáil.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I am speaking here for Sinn Féin. Let me put my question again. It is very straightforward. We looked at the programme for Government. The Taoiseach has a commitment to legislate on the issue of Cabinet confidentiality. I asked him a very straight question about what steps has he taken to bring forward legislation on Cabinet confidentiality and if he just tore up that commitment.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: Fair enough. The fact is that we hear more about the budgetary committee-----
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: -----of the German Parliament than we do from the economic committee of the Taoiseach's Cabinet.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: The PAC that the Taoiseach cited was assisting the Taoiseach to fulfil his programme for Government commitment.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I did hear it properly. The Taoiseach does not need to repeat himself.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I heard it properly.
- Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: Will the Taoiseach apologise for tearing up a commitment?
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: I agree entirely with the Taoiseach. I do not agree it is down to the music but it is a terrible tragedy for the families involved. My question is about promised legislation. When will the HSE governance Bill be brought before the House?
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Gerry Adams: Will it be published before the summer recess?