Results 4,521-4,540 of 4,608 for speaker:Joe O'Toole
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: I want to know exactly what will be discussed. The other side of the House is very defensive. I do not say this in a critical manner----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: If the Leader knew more last week than the Taoiseach or the other party leader that would be an important point for this House to be aware of.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: What we need to know is whether the Leader told the Taoiseach and the leader of the Green Party what we are all going to be doing for the next two months.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: It could be e-mailed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: There is no question but that the House should discuss this issue, although I accept the Cathaoirleach's point that the Government is answerable to the other House. However, the political situation is causing incredulity and bemusement among ordinary people who cannot understand what is occurring. To have some knowledge, it would be useful to provide time to discuss events which we should...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: It occurs regularly and there is nothing new about it. However, in our history, economic or otherwise, there has never been such uncertainty and instability as there is now. The idea of Ministers leaving the Cabinet a couple of weeks before a general election and being replaced by others who will hardly find their way into their new jobs before an election is not just incredulous, it...
- Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second and Subsequent Stages (20 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to deal with important legislation to reflect changing times and attitudes. It is one of a number of areas in which we are involved globally. No fair-minded person could argue against the objectives and what is proposed in this legislation. A fair-minded person might propose it should go further but the reality is that one must take steps...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: I wish to pick up on some of the points made by Senator Fitzgerald. Also, it is fair to make reference to the biased and cynical comments made about elected Independent Members in the news media this morning, comments which have been well supported by many parties. The reality is that the issues raised by the three Independent Members in the other House are of great concern to many ordinary...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: The issue raised by Angela Merkel in recent days is interesting. She is now indicating that she and the European Union are prepared to support a reduction in interest rates for countries such as Ireland, Greece and other borrowers as long as it is accompanied by reforms in the system and restraint in our spending habits. This is something for which I have argued here in recent years. I do...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: Three Departments are arguing about it.
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: Cuirfidh mé fáilte roimh BhrÃd agus roimh an chlann ar fad atá anseo linn inniu, agus roimh a chomhghleacaithe dáilcheantair, an Teachta Ruairà O'Hanlon, an tAire, an Teachta Brenda Smith agus an Teachta Margaret Conlon. Táimid anseo chun slán a fhágáil agus raiteas a chur ar an taifead maidir leis an méid atá déanta ar son na tÃre seo ag Séamus Dolan. He was a Gaeilgeoir...
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: I stand corrected.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: I agree with Senator Fitzgerald that the House has been well served by its officials and staff.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: The professional way in which they go about their work and their constant availability to deal with tricky issues, solve problems and manage the affairs of the House should certainly be recorded. It is important, as we head into the general election campaign, to recognise that, even though the economy is the fundamental basis on which people will make their voting decisions, the nation moves...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: Obviously they were both Easter babies.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: Easter bunnies - the two Paschals. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ãine Brady. I agree with Senator O'Malley's assessment. This is a difficult Bill for everyone. In different company I tried in the past weekend to get people to respond to the Opposition position in the Dáil on the Bill. This is nothing to do with party politics. Not one person could understand how parties...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: I do not say they were not corrupt, but it does not follow. Perhaps some people were involved in corrupt actions but it is important that we make those distinctions in order to get the honesty we require. The other point made by my colleague, Senator Harris, is about banking. I accept that the Government must take responsibility and pay the price but I do not believe that if Deputy Kenny...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)
Joe O'Toole: One of the great things from the boom has been the infrastructure in this country. Metro north would create 4,000 jobs plus a further 2,000 were it to be put in place. This is the gain which could result from moving the project forward immediately. Another issue of importance is water-metering. The company with which this State has had the longest relationship is Siemens, which built the...