Results 7,941-7,960 of 7,975 for speaker:Joe Higgins
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: We need an explanation from the Government about the shocking fact of homelessness and people in emergency accommodation and, in particular, why the Labour Party, which undertook to fight for those who are in this situation, has failed so dismally. If statues in this Chamber could weep, that of James Connolly, which is behind my shoulder, would shed tears of anger and indignation that any...
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: What about the 5,000 on the streets?
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: No. I would like clarification from the Tánaiste before this is agreed.
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: Why is the Dáil not being brought back at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 12 January? The provision proposed today conveniently allows the Taoiseach escape not just Leaders’ Questions on the Tuesday but also questions to the Taoiseach, perhaps one, two or three weeks before the demise of this the 31st Dáil.
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: The leader of the Dáil and the country should be facilitating the representatives of the people-----
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: -----to answer very serious questions after the Christmas break and before a general election.
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: I propose an amendment to the Government’s proposal-----
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: -----that the Dáil shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 12 January 2016.
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
Joe Higgins: I might be in the dungeons still trying to sort out the Government’s banking problems.
- Topical Issue Debate: Office of Public Works Properties (13 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: There have been the most serious irregularities in the assembly of the site for significant public offices which are now occupied by the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners in Anne Street, Wexford. That assembly took place over a 20-year period from 1983. I was made aware of the issue as far back as 2008 and I have investigated it at different times in the years...
- Topical Issue Debate: Office of Public Works Properties (13 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: I am grateful to the Minister for outlining the responsibilities of Wexford Borough Council in the assembly of this site. Unfortunately, however, she did not answer the specific request I made in this Topical Issue, which is that a commission of investigation is required to unravel serious irregularities in the assembly of the site. Even if what the Minister of State says about the Minister...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he had meetings with the Chancellor of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2801/16]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: 13. To ask the Taoiseach to report on meetings regarding the refugee crisis and Ireland's commitment to aid during the European Union Council in December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2802/16]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: 14. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the recent European Union Council meetings he attended. [2803/16]
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: No, it is not.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: I ask the Tánaiste not to distort the position-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: -----that was put by Deputy Coppinger.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: As the Tánaiste knows well, Deputy Coppinger is a champion for working-class women-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: -----including the most oppressed who are forced into prostitution.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)
Joe Higgins: There are elements of the Bill that we strongly support, but equally there are elements of it that represent a step backwards. The legislation proposes to criminalise people in the most vulnerable situations.