Results 281-300 of 1,827 for speaker:Jillian van Turnhout
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: The debate is due to conclude in four minutes but I am sure Senators will be willing to allow the Minister to speak.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister without interruption.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister without interruption. Please let the Minister respond.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: We are taking the debate on Committee Stage tomorrow. I invite the Minister to speak without interruption.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: Senator Mullen had his opportunity to speak.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I ask Senator Mullen to allow the Minister to speak without interruption.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I ask the Senator not to interrupt.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: Senator, we are not on Committee Stage.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: Senator Mullen had an opportunity to speak without interruption and I am now asking the Minister to respond without interruption.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister should be allowed to speak.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I have not spoken yet but I have listened carefully to everything that has been said this morning. I can understand the Minister's explanations on several amendments but I will support amendment No. 1. This House must send a signal. I do not expect the amendment to be accepted but we should send a signal that we are opening wider for those reasons. Through my previous role with the...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I was supportive of the amendments. As the Minister stated, we started the journey on 2 February. It was my first Bill to take through all Stages. Senator Mac Conghail and myself put forward and robustly argued several amendments dealing with accountability and transparency and we also sought to strengthen gender quotas for candidate selection. The Bill takes a good step in reforming...
- Seanad: Charities Act 2009: Motion (19 Sep 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome the motion and I am supportive of the initiative taken by my colleagues. I agree with the sentiment but would go further and say there is an urgent need to implement the Charities Act to provide for regulation and supervision. I have a concern about the words "resources permit" in the motion because I believe the Charities Act must be implemented...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Sep 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: As someone who stands over the report of the Irish Refugee Council, I find the statement issued by the Minister objectionable. I invite him to accompany Members on a visit to some of the direct provision centres to see the appalling treatment in them.
- Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. It is very difficult to encapsulate in a single definition the scourge that is homophobic bullying, and the devastating impact it has on LGBT people, particularly young LGBT people. Senator Moran cited the words of Ban Ki Moon which come close to describing it. Mary Robinson has said that homophobic bullying continues to be a society...
- Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: Do not draw attention to it.
- Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. It is very difficult to encapsulate in a single definition the scourge that is homophobic bullying, and the devastating impact it has on LGBT people, particularly young LGBT people. Senator Moran cited the words of Ban Ki Moon which come close to describing it. Mary Robinson has said that homophobic bullying continues to be a society...
- Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: Do not draw attention to it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)
Jillian van Turnhout: I take the opportunity to remind Senators that this evening, our Independent group has a Private Members' motion down to support the 1,400 children with life-limiting conditions and their families to ensure they can get provision of home care. In our motion, we have clearly shown the savings to the State. We worded our motion very carefully, being aware of the environment we are in and of...