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- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Deputy Troy should have asked Deputy Mathews to brief him on the Bill so that he would have been able to speak on the substantive part of the Bill-----
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: -----instead of having a general rant about everything, but that is the way it is.
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: I thank all the Deputies who made contributions to this debate. It is interesting that in many of the Deputies' contributions it was clear that there was a very broad understanding of what should and should not be a matter of conscience. As I stated earlier, for some of the Deputies who spoke, social issues are matters of conscience, while for others, economic issues are matters of...
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Yet, to include that phrase in the Constitution would force our courts and our judges to decide upon a definition of a wording which is something they clearly cannot do.
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Some Deputies were of the view that the Oireachtas should not define what is an issue of conscience when passing legislation. However, they stated that they supported a constitutional amendment that would require the courts to define what is an issue of conscience for Members of the Oireachtas.
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: The Deputy will have an opportunity to speak for ten minutes on the motion.
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: The Deputy just wants to hear what he wants to hear.
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Deputy Catherine Murphy said that less than 3% of the public are members of political parties but she ignored the fact that even in the local elections in May - a very good election for non-party candidates - more than three in every four voters supported candidates from political parties.
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Deputy Wallace confirmed that between 1981 and 2010, a total of 54 Deputies have voted against their party. He failed to acknowledge that some of those Deputies went on to hold ministerial office. As we have seen from this morning's debate, any Deputy can vote against the Whip, and the speakers today have done so. The Whip system in the Dáil is a matter of choice. This country, unlike...
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Despite the fact that our State was only established in 1922, just 93 years ago, it has a history of stability and democracy that stands in sharp contrast to many of our European neighbours. Our State in its history has faced many challenges, including civil war, near economic collapse and a long struggle with paramilitary groups. Despite this, the Irish people have never allowed the light...
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: On a point of order, the Deputy should be asked to withdraw that remark.
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: This is outrageous.
- Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: The Deputy should light a candle.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (27 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 25 September 2014, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence:Minister for Finance Tánaiste and...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (27 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Relevant annual information is available from the CSO’s Business Demography release up to 2012. Data for 2013 is not yet available as it is dependent on the receipt of administrative data which are filed in 2014 but are not fully available to the CSO until March 2015. The primary purpose of Business Demography is to provide estimates of numbers of enterprises and numbers of persons...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (27 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q3 2014. Estimates of unemployment are produced by NUTS3 Regions. NUTS 3 Dublin region includes Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. Due to...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Income Data (27 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: The latest available estimates of disposable income per person at county level relate to 2011. Disposable incomes per person in Longford for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 were €18,792, €17,787 and €17,158. Disposable incomes per person in Westmeath in the same years were €19,263, €18,386 and €17,856, while disposable incomes per person in Dublin...
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: It is like an Oireachtas e-mail address.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)
Paul Kehoe: Perhaps Deputy Cowen should walk out with Mary Lou.