Results 401-420 of 587 for speaker:Noel Coonan in 'Dáil debates'

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Noel Coonan: Mattie and Fianna Fáil are all the one.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Noel Coonan: There was a time when Mattie was proud to be in with them.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Noel Coonan: I will not tell Tom.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: The Deputy is unsettled and does not know where he stands or sits.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: It was a rude interruption.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: I had the experience of chairing Committee Stage of this Bill. We had a vigorous and a mostly positive discussion for approximately eight hours. I compliment the people who contributed to it and acknowledge the positive contributions made by Deputy Collins, Deputy Ó Cuív and Deputy Stanley. I particularly acknowledge their contribution because they succeeded with amendments that were...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: I accept that, but this allegation was made on Report Stage before you took the Chair, and I want to respond to it. First, Deputy McGrath had no amendments down that day. However, he was associated with two amendments that were ruled out of order in the name of Deputy Catherine Murphy; not over 30, not several, just two. Second, Deputy McGrath went on public radio to say that I steamrolled...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: Deputy McGrath makes accusations against me and the manner in which I chaired that meeting. These are the facts of that meeting and I will leave it up to committee members to decide. The amendments are here and I am leaving an official copy of what we dealt with on that day. We succeeded in eight hours in making substantial changes and corrections to the Bill. There are many positive...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: I compliment the Minister on bringing forward this amendment. I sincerely compliment the colleagues opposite who were positive and who acted in a proper manner in debating and teasing out this Bill. If we had more of that and less of the antics of Deputy McGrath, we would have a much better Bill at the end of the day.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: On a point of information-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: Two amendments were ruled out of order. Amendment No. 65 and-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Noel Coonan: Deputy Healy-Rae wrote that.

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2012)

Noel Coonan: Sinn Féin MPs claim expenses in Westminster without attending.

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2012)

Noel Coonan: It is a one-page document.

Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Noel Coonan: The new form of republicanism: pay the Crown but not the Republic.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Noel Coonan: The printer is working well.

Order of Business (17 Jul 2012)

Noel Coonan: I attended the public meetings whereas Deputy McGrath did not show up for them. He has no support.

Order of Business (17 Jul 2012)

Noel Coonan: The Deputy did not show up at any of the meetings.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Noel Coonan: Deputy Dooley is losing it now.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Noel Coonan: Deputy Dooley is losing it.