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Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: Perhaps I can be allowed to continue without interruption from Tipperary.

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: We do not hear much from that quarter. The history of Whips is that they were engaged as loyalist supporters of the Prime Minister to go into alehouses and houses of pleasure around the Parliament in Britain to beat the Members of Parliament out of them and to come in to vote. The Whips in England are still given a ceremonial whip when appointed. We should change that in this republic and...

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: I wish I had much longer. The point made by the last speaker is correct. The limitation of five minutes speaking time means we cannot have a debate.

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: One of the major issues we need to address is that we have transferred power out of this Chamber to over 1,000 quangos. This point is not covered in the proposals in this motion. We need to recover that power. The power was given to us by people who sent us here. We transferred that power, unconstitutionally, to quangos outside this Chamber and we must recover it. We must bring it back...

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: He is going to vote for you.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: Who imposed those charges?

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: A Cheann Comhairle, the Deputy is not asking about promised legislation.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: Deputy Higgins is fairly stuck in a groove himself. Mao is dead, even the Chinese know it.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: We have had 70 years of Fianna Fáil.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: That is wrong.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: It is not the first time.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: The Deputy should withdraw his scurrilous remark.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: On a point of order, I understand I am listed as the next speaker.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: I am listed as the next Labour Party speaker. This is my slot. Deputy Mitchell O'Connor is next after me.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: I thank the Acting Chairman. I want to refer briefly to remarks made by Deputy Donnelly during the debate on Dáil reform last night. He, a fresher Deputy only a wet day in the House, made derogatory personal remarks about me, which has never happened to me in the 24 years I have served here. It is probably one of the many flashes in the pan I have seen in my time here. As a fresher or...

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: It is like a lunatic asylum but there is no power in that system available to the Members who are elected. I would like to see a major change in that regard. Such major change is provided for in the programme for Government. The management system at local government has been a failure and the power will be transferred from the manager to the people we elect. The people we elect are the...

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: I have faith in democracy and in people's choice. That is where we should put our faith.

Leaders' Questions (7 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: It is a very small world.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: To undo the previous Government's dirty deal.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Emmet Stagg: It was a dirty deal.