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Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Dick Roche: -----we should leave aside the partisan issues and work together on this issue.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Dick Roche: That is nonsense.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Dick Roche: It is not up to Deputy Flanagan to make that determination.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Dick Roche: There will be no interruption from this side of the House. We will listen with respect.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Dick Roche: The Ceann Comhairle has more sense.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Dick Roche: The Deputy is wasting time.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Dick Roche: The Deputy should send the transcripts of this debate to Mr. Barroso's office saying he made representations on his behalf.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Dick Roche: Fine Gael has the power to change that in every council in the country.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Dick Roche: Fine Gael has the power to do that on every council.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Jul 2009)

Dick Roche: This is the thing with new telephones.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Jul 2009)

Dick Roche: I am very pleased by the tone taken by Deputies Billy Timmins and Joe Costello. It is of critical importance to the nation that we operate as a united force on this. There is no doubt that this is an issue of such national importance that the political differences which may sometimes separate us in the House should not separate us on this. We must have a united effort and a single focus...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: Supporting Irish communities overseas, and in particular the most vulnerable members of these communities, is an important priority for the Government, as it has been for many Governments. Since the establishment of the Irish abroad unit in 2004, the Government has allocated more than €60 million under the emigrant support programme, ESP, to support Irish communities abroad. Funding to...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: One additional, very large item.

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: To take the last point first, as every Member of the House will be aware, we face very difficult economic circumstances and the budgetary situation could not really be worse. All programmes are under review. On the first point, I did not mean to mislead the Deputy. There was a specific allocation of $2 million for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston, thereby...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: Last year, the greatest allocation was for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. The Deputy has been given a full list of the allocations in tabular form. The second highest allocation, $500,000, was to San Francisco GAA. Some $250,000 was allocated to the American Irish Historical Society. Various grants were given, including grants as low as $25,000. The largest allocation...

Human Rights Issues. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: I share the Deputy's dismay over the decision of the Government of Sri Lanka to order the expulsion of Mr. James Elder, the UNICEF communications chief in Sri Lanka, on 21 September. Mr. Elder's expulsion follows the sentencing on 31 August of the journalist J. S. Tissainayagam to 20 years hard labour by the Colombo High Court on charges of violating anti-terrorism laws. Both cases give...

Human Rights Issues. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: I agree absolutely with the Deputy. His point is well made and a purely military victory is bound to be pyrrhic. I also agree with the Deputy because a range of views exist within the Tamil community and clearly not everyone sought some form of military action. The Deputy is also correct to state - this is the strong view of the Government - that only through respect for human rights and...

Human Rights Issues. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: The Deputy will be aware that unfortunately not all members of the UN Security Council are ad idem on this issue. It seems this is where a degree of cynicism has entered into the discussions. A member of Irish Aid rapid response has been deployed to Sri Lanka to assist in the emergency response and the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Peter Power, is providing...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: In light of the current challenges in the public finances, the Government is examining all areas of expenditure to identify where savings can be made, while minimising the impact on frontline services to the public. The Deputy is correct to state a great range of subjects have been mentioned in the McCarthy report or the report of the special group on public sector numbers and expenditure...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Dick Roche: It would be easy for me to be critical of Mr. McCarthy and his report.