Results 3,901-3,920 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: It is not much use if the Deputy does not mean it.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputies will have five minutes each.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: I understand Deputy Mattie McGrath will speak next.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will vote for it tomorrow.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Byrne is clutching at straws.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: The clock does not stop every time the Deputy is interrupted.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan must allow Deputy Byrne to continue without interruption.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: Is this the same Mattie McGrath we hear on Newstalk Radio expressing completely different views?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: It is cutting the community employment schemes which run the centres.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: RTE need not worry because the Deputy has not been very successful in his lobbying to date.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: I have been listening to a number of Fianna Fáil backbenchers over the past hour or two and I think they have been taking lessons from my constituency colleague, the Minister for Defence, Deputy O'Dea. My former colleague, the late Deputy, Jim Kemmy, once described him as being Mighty Mouse in the constituency of Limerick and Mickey Mouse in Leinster House. I am afraid we have a whole set...
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: We have a whole Disneyland of them in this Chamber. They are all speaking with a mighty voice in their constituencies and on the airwaves, for example, no lesser a man than Deputy Mattie McGrath who has just left the Chamber, about how wonderful they are in fighting for this, that and the other, but they are all going to meekly walk through the lobbies tomorrow. I would be very surprised if...
- Teagasc Office Closures (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy's time is up.
- Teagasc Office Closures (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy might take that up with the Minister directly.
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigations that are under way into allegations that a small number of gardaà may have been providing information to criminal gangs thus potentially jeopardising investigation and putting other members of the force at risk in view of comments made by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (10 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners in jails at the latest date for which figures are available; if the prison population recently exceeded 4,000 for the first time eve r; the steps taken to deal with prison overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46175/09]
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: Ceann Comhairle, I am certain I had my hand up to speak.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: The Ceann Comhairle seems to have a blind spot about this bench. As the only Labour Party speaker with any time remaining which is three minutes, I would gladly give two minutes to Deputy Joe Behan. He is one of the very few really Independent voices in the House that cannot be bought by the price of a hospital which has already been announced by the Minister for Health and Children. The...
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: We have always had it. I think it is even in legislation since Proinsias de Rossa was Minister, so far as I know.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)
Jan O'Sullivan: How can we prepare for our contributions to the social welfare Bill if the budget document does not contain the information we need to protect the poor.