Results 421-440 of 4,608 for speaker:Joe O'Toole

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: There is a PD too.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Go on.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: The Senator is still having a go at the Ombudsman.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: It shows that there is a split in the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: It is disgraceful.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: After 18 months. Order of Business agreed to.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Although one would only wish well any talks which take place to advance the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, it is hard not to be cynical when one thinks of the little chappies in the West Wing wondering how they might find a nice media shot and context in which to have their President photographed this week. That the invader and warmonger should be suddenly transmuted into some...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Nonetheless, I wish the Taoiseach well in his talks with President Bush and Prime Minister Blair. Everybody here wants them to do well but it is cynical and I cannot see it as anything else much and all as I hope it has a positive outcome. We passed legislation in recent years on the issue of national monuments and important buildings. There was a lot of discussion and full agreement on the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order, have we taken a motion before the Order of Business? Is that what we just did?

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: What did we do with No. 27?

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: My apologies. I thought it was being taken without debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I urge the Leader to consider the Senator's point. As I have said to every Government for the past 16 years, it is important to realise that not all wisdom is on the Government side of the House at any one time. The Opposition can also raise issues which should be argued on their merits. What is happening is that civil servants are saying, "How dare anybody other than those on the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I want the formal official position on it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I have raised before the question of a debate, inquiry or discussion on the auctioneering process in recent times. That matter has also been raised by my colleague, Senator Ross, on a number of occasions. I raise the matter again because a new war has broken out over the past three weeks. Stockbrokers and those involved in the equity market are telling us house prices will soon go through the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: The remarks were pretty snide and nasty. Our distinguished Leader, at the very least, deserves the support of the opposite side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: The problem about sitting in the front row is that one's back is exposed to all the others.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I keep educating the Senator and bringing him along the road to righteousness.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: At least we knew that he was your own.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Yesterday I raised the question of young people buying houses and the fact that they are either being misled or given incorrect impressions from those providing different views and advice. I am concerned because, in view of the fact that the same information is available to the State, people are giving totally opposing advice to young people. Those who give this kind of advice should at least...

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (16 Apr 2003)

Joe O'Toole: It ill behoves any politician to refuse words of credit and praise, whether or not they are entitled to them. While I put much effort into chairing the audit review group and co-ordinating its activities, credit is due to those who have produced the goods. The report was published some time ago and the work of converting it into legislation has been done effectively by the interim Irish...