Results 5,601-5,620 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I ask Deputy Flanagan to leave the House.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: The Chair is not responsible for that.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I must move on. The Deputy is completely out of order. I will suspend the sitting.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: The House is suspended for five minutes.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I call the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Barry Andrews, to address the motion.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: We must proceed with the debate.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I will be delighted to accommodate the Deputy.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I will clarify the situation for the Deputy.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I have agreed to meet with Deputy Charles Flanagan on the matter.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: No, it is not. I will clarify the situation.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I will clarify the situation. The Government is entitled to send into the House any Minister or Minister of State to deal with a motion of this kind. It is not necessary that the motion be taken by a Minister or Minister of State from the line Department. That is the position and they are the rules.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: Members will appreciate that the Chair has no responsibility in regard to who the Government sends into the House. It is important from the perspective of the decorum of the House that the Minister of State be allowed to deal with the motion. Members have made their points, and made them forcefully. It is important from the point of view of the decorum of the House and of parliamentary...
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I call Deputy Shatter on a point of order.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: That is not a point of order.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: Deputy, please.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: That is not relevant.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: That is not a point of order.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: If Deputy Shatter continues, I will have to suspend the House again, although I do not want to do so.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: I call Deputy Andrews. Deputy Shatter has made his point.
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy may not make such a proposal. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Andrews.