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Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Gan ómós a thabhairt don Teach.

Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: That is a disgraceful statement.

Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Why does the Deputy not do so?

Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Is cúis áthais dom an deis seo a bheith agam páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht seo faoi aontú na tíre agus na daoine uilig atá ina gcónaí i dTuaisceart ár dtíre. Fáiltím roimh ár gcuairteoirí— na hionadaithe atá anseo —ó Thuaisceart an oileáin seo. Tá mé ag cuidiú ar son an Rialtais leis an leasú oifigiúil ar an rún atá os ár gcomhair. The Government amendment...

Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: The last year has seen momentous change in the political landscape of Northern Ireland. Some time is needed for those changes to be absorbed. I reassure those who are uncertain at this time of change that these developments can work to the very real benefit of their communities.

Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: The Government will not seek to sideline any people who raise their voice constructively and peacefully on behalf of their community. No one needs a gun in his or her hand to have his or her concerns and those of his or her community listened to. Any leaders who stay on the path of confrontation and violence should note it is the surest way to hold back the development of the community they...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (15 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Ireland has no enemies.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Many things.

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: The Deputy should not throw in the towel so early.

European Union: Statements (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Hear, hear.

European Union: Statements (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Deputy Gormley did not say that.

European Union: Statements (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Vive l'Europe.

European Union: Statements (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Is cúis áthais dom go bhfuil an deis seo agam freagra a chur faoi bhráid na Dála ar an ábhar an-tábhachtach seo, an tAontas Eorpach. Just over a month ago I had the privilege of participating in a Seanad debate following the publication of the White Paper on the European Constitution, which is part of Ireland's engagement in an EU-wide period of reflection and national debate. That day...

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: The Deputy should read on. He has taken Mr. McCreevy's words out of context. He has not read the full quote. Mr. McCreevy's quotation was much longer.

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: I wish to share time with my colleague, Deputy Michael Moynihan. I am pleased to contribute to this important debate on the Government's spending blueprint for the forthcoming year. For eight successive years the Government, led by Fianna Fáil, has steered the country through the brightest years the nation has enjoyed since independence. By pursuing prudent management of our economy, built...

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: I would never argue we have delivered a utopian society or that all inequalities have been eliminated. As a Member of this House for 23 years I admit more progress must be made in a range of areas. Our country is a fairer, better, more prosperous place for more of our people than ever before. These Estimates, with the fiscal provisions of the forthcoming budget, will ensure we do not deviate...

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: When last elected to government, in the early 1980s, they took a wrecking ball to our economy, almost putting the country under.

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: The memory of massive dole queues, rampant inflation and a criminal level of emigration still sends a shiver down the spine. This is a painful legacy of the parties opposite and it took Fianna Fáil's return to Government in 1987, and the initiation of the social partnership model, which Fine Gael opposed, under the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, to set us on the course we are following for...

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: These Estimates show the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government is delivering good government. Since 1997 we have taken the people forward as promised. Our public finances are outstanding due to the leadership over the past eight years. These Estimates allow us to continue and build on this work over the coming years. I commend them to the House for its approval.

Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Noel Treacy: Handed over what?