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Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: There was not balance. As parliamentarians we need to be aware that people are entitled to protest.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: If the publicans say they will not apply the law, they must listen and deal with the effects of their actions afterwards. The same applies to the bin protesters. It is hugely important to reach a balance in dealing with the issue. We must allow people the right to protest, but people cannot be stopped from doing their work. It is not acceptable to stop ordinary people doing their work. There...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Is the Chamber big enough for both speakers?

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I think the Senator is mixing him up with the Leader.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: We keep saying it.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I would like to share the last few minutes of my time with Senator Norris, with the permission of the House.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Is Senator Morrissey going to support the motion? It will be very interesting to see how the Government side votes on this matter tonight because there seem to be different views on it.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: There is always a double-think on the question of traffic. As a starting point there should be one person in charge of transport. There are too many bodies. If I had a choice in the morning I would nominate the one person who has achieved everything he has set out to do, the much reviled Mr. Keegan. He has always delivered exactly what he said he would, he has taken on those who criticised...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I strongly support Senator Hayes. The issue I intended to raise ties in with his comments. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform should concentrate on crime rather than telling us about half a dozen hardworking gardaí and prison officers who are earning excessive overtime. He may be right, but it involves six people and it is distracting attention from the real issues. Let us not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: We have room for the Senator on this side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Subversives?

Seanad: Order of Business. - OECD Education Report: Statements. (16 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Are those in the sector entitled to their benchmarking?

Seanad: Order of Business. - OECD Education Report: Statements. (16 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister of State to the House, the openness of his contribution and the fact that he referred to the issues we have not tackled. It is refreshing to see that.

Seanad: Order of Business. - OECD Education Report: Statements. (16 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: They deserve proper career structures, proper reward and a proper response from the Government in terms of what they seek. I wish the media would listen to this story. One will not read the good news story in the newspapers about how well the Irish education system is doing despite all the difficulties it encounters. It really is good news and we can be proud of what we have managed to...

Seanad: Order of Business. - OECD Education Report: Statements. (16 Oct 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Can anybody explain to me what has happened to our export figures for this year? It cannot be done, so we should forget comparisons between GDP and GNP. It is a nice point – the Department of Finance trots it out all the time and tells the Minister of State's Department to use it. It should tell the Department of Finance to get stuffed. It is not part of what we can do at all. The reality...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2003)

Joe O'Toole: The perjury Bill has not yet been published, despite it being promised on a number of occasions by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Everyone is outraged by what happened in the Central Criminal Court yesterday. The protections in the system for innocent people from unfair convictions may have been abused in this case. How we move on this matter is important, but we need to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Nov 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I congratulate the Leader on her new television career.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Nov 2003)

Joe O'Toole: It would be churlish of us to ignore it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Nov 2003)

Joe O'Toole: There is an article in yesterday and today's newspapers about the proposal to build a golf course on Bartragh Island off Ballina. I do not play golf and I wonder about people who spend a lot of time at it. On the other hand, it is a hugely important tourism attraction and one of the most eco-friendly pursuits. I am aware it is very important to protect the Kerry slug, the natterjack toad and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Nov 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I would like to bring to the attention of the House the fact that the freedom of information regulations that will be before it after the Order of Business will extend the application of the Freedom of Information Acts to the various bodies that are charged with the implementation of the commitments given in the benchmarking agreement.