Results 7,021-7,040 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Deputy O'Donnell is more intelligent than that. He knows full well, as I do, that if we are to introduce the root and branch reform that we need,-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: -----we must take a long hard look, particularly at the Ministers and Secretaries Acts, where successive Members on both sides of this House-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: The problem is that we all perpetuate the myth, particularly when we get into Opposition.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: What there must be to achieve real public service reform, and to change, in particular, the concept of ministerial responsibility, and to free the talent that is in the public administration,-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: -----would be a cross-party agreement in this House to curtail that.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: It has never been there. Deputy Varadkar, who may not be familiar with this, should go back to the difficulties experienced by the then Minister, John Boland, when he tried to introduce these changes.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Unfortunately, a great opportunity was lost.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Perhaps at some stage, if those who are interested in listening as opposed to coming in and showing how silly they can be,-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: -----if we were ever interested in having a real debate on public service reform, we could put aside time as a group of politicians to face the reality that Victorian legislation does not serve us.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: We all can make that decision.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: To correct the Deputy, the budget is not the place to achieve public service reform.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Deputy Connaughton is probably the most.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Not at all.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Deputy Connaughton is a past master at ráiméis.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Deputy Connaughton could give master classes in rudely interrupting.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Absolutely, and a past master across the room from me.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Deputy Connaughton has lost his tongue.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: So am I.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: Lama may in fact have something to do with the Local Authority Members Association.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Dick Roche: I had not intended speaking on this Bill. I listened with great interest to the contribution made by Deputy Richard Bruton on this Bill as I listened on several previous occasions to his contributions on the connection between the manner in which we do our business and govern and the job of the Executive, the public administration of the State, and both Houses of the Oireachtas. I also...