Results 4,061-4,080 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Deputy Burton asked a number of questions, but the Minister did not make any attempt to answer any of them. He skulked out the door, under the Ceann Comhairle's cover.
- Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: That is exactly what happened.
- Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I will not withdraw them.
- Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I am waiting for the Minister to come back and reply to the questions Deputy Burton asked.
- Suspension of Member (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: A Cheann Comhairle, this is a charade.
- Suspension of Member (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: We were promised that we would be allowed to ask questions and get answers.
- Suspension of Member (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Deputy Burton came in and asked legitimate questions, but the Minister completely ignored her.
- Suspension of Member (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: We have a right to answers to our questions.
- Suspension of Member (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: I will leave the House now in protest against the failure by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, to answer legitimate questions posed by my colleague, Deputy Joan Burton.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a series of staggered payments over 2009 to 2010 will be introduced for the 17,000 farmers who are awaiting payment under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4908/09]
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of transfers of active farm holdings registered with his Department for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 for persons retiring from farming; the breakdown of the number of those transfers which were between family members and to non-family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4907/09]
- Written Answers — Local Employment Service: Local Employment Service (11 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the catchment area assigned to each of the local employment services in Dublin. [5248/09]
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: There are umpteen aspects of the proposed pension levy that are worthy of discussion tonight: the way the levy was presented to the social partners at the 11th hour; the way the public service has been singled out by Government and some of the media; the anomalies within the proposed system; the way that those who are actually to blame for the economic mess will be unaffected by this...
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: It is also about competence.
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: The Government has done more damage to confidence than anybody else.
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: Who is the delinquent?
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: That is not so.
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: From a reply to a parliamentary question three months ago from the Minister.
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: See no evil, hear no evil.
- Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
Róisín Shortall: You are the Minister for Finance.