Results 3,641-3,660 of 4,608 for speaker:Joe O'Toole
- Seanad: Information and Communications Technologies: Motion (17 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: I felt I should come to the House and explain a few things to the Minister of Sate, such as cloud computing, which he discussed in an off-hand manner. I use cloud computing wherever I can get broadband. My problem is I live 16 miles from here and cannot get broadband. That is one difficulty we need to talk about. While the issues of mathematics, teaching and teachers' qualifications have...
- Seanad: Information and Communications Technologies: Motion (17 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: I assure the Minister of State I have been down to Wavebob more than once and spoken to the people there. They have been fighting for support. They have been passed out by Pelamis in Scotland in wave energy, which is already connected to the grid there and is powering thousands of homes in north-west Scotland while we are sitting on the greatest wave energy resource in western Europe and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: A half debate took place recently on the ownership of Catholic schools. Many people are of the view that he who is not with us must be against us and believe that those who support State ownership of schools are in some way anti-Catholic, but that is not the case. We need a full debate on this matter so that people's views are put on the record. A classic example in support of such a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: Let people express their views. It is not anti anybody to seek equality and tolerance. These schools were built with State money on land donated to the churches by local farmers or community organisations. This is the people's money. State ownership of schools does not affect Catholic control. Of course there should be parental choice and if parents want Catholic education they should...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: No, I have no hang up. I just gave the views of the people of Ireland, including Roscommon.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: Senator Leyden missed taking the pill again this morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: I am sensitive when it comes to this issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: At â¬60,000 a year.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: In recent weeks, I commented in this House about a member of the hierarchy, as I am wont to do. Over the weekend he has taken me to task and has had the audacity to tell me I am wrong in the public newspapers. I have known Bishop John Kirby for the past 30 years and over that time, I always have found him to be an honourable, decent and dependable man. If his record is put up against my...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: My apology also is tainted by the fact that I sense a single transferable vote of long standing moving slowly across towards Senator Mullen in this regard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: In this regard, I acknowledge I was wrong. There has been much discussion over the weekend on the question of the judges and one should go back to the starting point regarding this issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: This issue was simple and the entire weekend has been a distraction from what really went on. The Government of the day conned the world by not increasing tax through the expedient of calling it a levy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: I objected at the time and spoke in this House on the subject many times. This measure should have been called what it actually was, that is, if it looked like a tax, sounded like a tax and felt like a tax, it was a tax that was payable by everyone. Its description as a levy and the subsequent creation of a difficulty for the Judiciary has caused a problem all round. Someone leaked the...
- Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: I thank Senator Walsh sincerely for the two minutes and promise Senator Hannigan that I will not eat into his time. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and have a number of queries I wish to raise. While I have raised them with the Minister's office, which is working on them, I wish to put them on the record because I will deal with them on Committee Stage. I welcome the Bill,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: The point made by Senator Fitzgerald has been echoed on a number of occasions. Senator MacSharry and I have asked for a discussion on these issues to enable us to focus on them and obtain information. The Leader promised a monthly debate on the economy, then a weekly debate and on one famous day a bi-weekly debate. We have not had any debate on the economy but we must have one. I do not...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Dairy Industry: Motion (24 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: I wish to share time with Senators McFadden, Burke and Healy Eames.
- Seanad: Dairy Industry: Motion (24 Jun 2009)
Joe O'Toole: I disagree with Senator Ellis that the dairy industry is asleep. The industry and its farmers are being squeezed by the retail multiples and others. I found it hard to take IBEC's call this week that an ombudsman is needed to protect supermarkets and the multiple outlets when they are squeezing farmers. I want to bring to the Minister of State's attention that Cadbury's Ireland announced it...