Results 361-380 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: I wish to add my voice to the comments made by my colleagues on the deal made on the promissory notes which it seems will come our way this afternoon. This is a great day for Ireland. No matter which way one looks at it, and one can hold it upside down or inside out, the fact we will not pay â¬3.1 billion on Saturday week can only be seen as a good thing. We cannot overstate how important...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: I think it is very relevant in light of the publication of a very significant report after 15 years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: Yes and this is the context in which I seek the debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: I have read some of it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: I have.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: That is what I am calling for.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: Having read a summary of the Mahon tribunal report this morning I call for a debate on it to highlight what was wrong with the body politic in the past in Ireland. That is all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: Good news becomes bad news when Sinn Féin gets its hands on it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: If the country was cured, Sinn Féin would be out of business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: It is an excellent day for Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a fantastic day for Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: That is what Sinn Féin is saying.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: I hope Senator Reilly is making a genuine recommendation and not just attempting to criticise the budget. The Minister was clear that the information sought is already contained in the tables in the budget book and duplication of it is unnecessary. I hope Senator Reilly will use her time to make genuine and constructive recommendations rather than just criticising every section.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: If Sinn Féin is unhappy in the North why does it not leave government?
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: Delivering David Cameron's policies.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: Is this a Second Stage speech?
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: There will be no austerity if we reject the treaty. Sinn Féin economic policy will save us all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: It is true.
- Seanad: Small Business: Motion (28 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and acknowledge our guests in the Public Gallery. Before I commence my contribution I want to say that I had hoped that we could add to the goal of helping small and medium businesses in these constrained times. I had hoped that we could discuss some of the measures that we Labour Party Senators think might go some way towards finding solutions....
- Seanad: Small Business: Motion (28 Mar 2012)
John Gilroy: That is absurd.