Results 6,461-6,480 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross

Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Shane Ross: That may be difficult for those on this side to take.

Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Shane Ross: I thank the Government for their tolerance. The issue here, as Deputies on this side of the House have raised, is something which we should welcome but which surprises us. We welcome the fact that, on all sides of this House, they are converts to political reform but where did this come from? We got a message from the electorate which was very strong and very definite. It was particularly...

Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Shane Ross: It is very important that we recognise something revolutionary that has happened. We welcome the result of this election. The result is not a problem; it is a solution. It is a message that the shape of politics in this country has changed forever. It is a message that Fine Gael and other major parties cannot simply unite to block radical reform in this country. We in the...

Business of Dáil (22 Mar 2016)

Shane Ross: On behalf of the Independent Alliance, I join previous speakers in expressing our condolences to the two families involved in the tragedy in Buncrana. The number of deaths is utterly devastating for the people of the area and the nation, although it should be noted that one or two heroes have emerged from the tragedy - the man who rescued the baby and the father whose last words were so...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: Who said that?

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: On a point of order-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: Can the time be extended with limits-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: I am proposing that it be amended-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: -----to allow remaining speakers to make their speeches.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: Members of other groups should be allowed to make their contributions.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: It seems to me that what is happening in the Dáil this evening is a microcosm of what has been happening in Irish politics for a very long time. We are debating the creation of a Government, which is possibly the most important thing we could be debating in the next five years. We have curtailed debate on that to 30 minutes. We curtailed the speeches to five minutes and other speeches...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: As the House will be aware, as in the case of other Independent Deputies, the Independent Alliance has been in discussions with both the Fine Gael Party and the Fianna Fáil Party for many weeks. Most of those discussions have been constructive and useful and, in some cases, progressive. Progress is being made. We are getting used to being love-bombed by both parties. The problem,...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: It is unacceptable and undemocratic for anybody to say that they want it from one side but not from the other.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: I think it is wrong that Independents have, to some extent, been the victims of - or the meat in the sandwich regarding - this joust which is taking place.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: One of the reasons we are abstaining is that we do not like receiving ultimatums from any party that we should vote one way today or it will get off the pitch. We do not respond to that. As a result of this, of the activities which are going on and of the refusal of one party to recognise the rights of the other, we will be abstaining from this vote and withdrawing from the talks between...

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: I apologise, it was my fault.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (20 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: 5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the payment of the children's allowance beyond a child's 18th birthday in circumstances where they are still in full-time second level education; if not, the alternative sources of financial support for such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7361/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Apr 2016)

Shane Ross: 278. To ask the Minister for Health if efforts have been made to move a person (details supplied) in County Dublin or alter the continued residential treatment for the person as per the person's and family's request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (5 May 2016)

Shane Ross: 67. To ask the Minister for Health if the Dublin Dental University Hospital has changed its policy on accepting patients without a referral letter; if the hospital now conducts its assessments with a view to determining the suitability of patients for teaching needs as opposed to the patient's needs; if so, the reason for this change in policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Shane Ross: First of all I say thank you to Deputies from the other side of the House who have wished us well as new Ministers in this Dáil. I take issue with Deputy Broughan and others-----