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- Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (24 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: My Department and the Chief State Solicitor's Office have not yet concluded their work on this file. This is one of a number of applications under this scheme that relate to the raised bog Special Areas of Conservation on which the derogation allowing continued turf-cutting has now ended. Applications relating to these sites, including the application in question, are being prioritised for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Expenses of â¬3,082.72 have been claimed by the Secretary General of my Department since January 2007. These are broken down as follows: 2007 Foreign travel â¬1,466.71 Domestic travel â¬750.01 2008 â no expenses claimed. 2009 Foreign travel â¬644.45 2010 (to 21 June) Domestic travel â¬221.55 The expenses relate to flight costs, accommodation, foreign and domestic travel and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Expenses of â¬146,206.98 have been claimed by the Assistant Secretaries in my Department since 2007. The expenses, which relate to flight costs, accommodation, foreign and domestic travel and subsistence claims, and the use of public transport, are broken down as follows: Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services 2007 Domestic travel â¬1,579.15 Entertainment â¬537.85 2008 Domestic...
- Estimates for Public Services 2010. (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I move the following Revised Estimates:
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I thank the Deputies for their contribution. I will try to be as brief as possible because we want to get onto the various amendments, but I want to start by saying that the position of the Labour Party is completely hypocritical. It is a fact, as we have the signatures and we know-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The Deputy does not know.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I am afraid the party in the corner on this one is the Labour Party. The Labour Party has come out unequivocally against blood sports.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The Labour Party leader put down a question to me in this House in 2007 and asked me specifically to ban the Ward Union Hunt. The party has an entirely different position tonight. That is what I call a U-turn.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Can I have some protection here?
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Labour Party councillors in Dún Laoighire Rathdown-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The Labour Party Members do not allow freedom of speech either. They just want to shout me down on each and every issue.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Labour Party councillors in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council passed a motion calling on me to ban the Ward Union Hunt. That is a fact.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I have looked at the commitments given by individual members of the Labour Party, including Deputies McManus, Costello, Quinn and others who have stated clearly that they want the Ward Union Hunt banned.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I will tell you what it has to do with the Bill. This Bill is doing exactly that.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: With all due respect, I would like the protection of the Chair.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: What we have had here is non-stop interruptions from colleagues across the floor.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I find what is going on here unacceptable in the extreme. We have people shouting me down at every opportunity.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Thank you, a Chaithoirligh. The misrepresentation that has taken place this evening has come again from the Deputies opposite. We have heard the phrase "the thin end of the wedge" used time and time again.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Everybody who uses that phrase has misrepresented things. Chairperson, you will have to do something here because it is impossible to speak in this Chamber. I ask you for protection, if you do not mind.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The idea that this Bill will somehow lead to the erosion of rural pursuits such as angling and shooting is entirely false.