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Seanad: Water Fluoridation: Motion (30 Jan 2013)

John Gilroy: This is not me-----

Seanad: Water Fluoridation: Motion (30 Jan 2013)

John Gilroy: This is not me asking this.

Seanad: Water Fluoridation: Motion (30 Jan 2013)

John Gilroy: Senator Quinn mentioned that there are several countries which have banned the use of fluoride. There are not. They stopped the use of fluoride, which is a little different from banning the use of it. They recommend that they do not use it. It is important that we make that distinction because to state that certain countries have banned fluoride indicates that there is a public health...

Seanad: Water Fluoridation: Motion (30 Jan 2013)

John Gilroy: That is not-----

Seanad: Water Fluoridation: Motion (30 Jan 2013)

John Gilroy: Some 100 l of water is required.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: Does the Senator know anyone himself?

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister and welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. It was noted by some speakers that the making of legislation late at night often leads to poor legislation and poor outcomes. Of course, we forget it is not the hour on the clock that leads to the bad legislation; it is the decisions and the assumptions that underpin the necessity for such legislation in the first...

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: I am not unless you want me to, a Chathaoirligh. The liquidation of IBRC has been compared to the liquidation of a non-financial corporation and questions have been asked as to why it is necessary to bring the legislation to the Houses at this time. The liquidation of a non-financial corporate institution could take place at any time under normal circumstances, but when ¤12 billion of...

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: It is a conspiracy theory.

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: Senator Cullinane's time is up, he has wasted half of it.

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: How long does Senator Cullinane have left?

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: We will have it tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: A Sinn Féin Member stood up in the Seanad last night and complained for a full five minutes that he was only being allowed speak for two minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: I understand, but it betrays a pattern of behaviour from that party that seeks to undermine the stability of our society. We saw the hysteria promoted by Sinn Féin with regard to the debate on the closure of Garda stations. We also saw a proposal from Sinn Féin in the other House questioning the independence of the Judiciary, and now Sinn Féin is putting forward uneducated and...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: Senator Norris quoted Senator Barrett as having said the debt-to-GDP ratio was at 125%. It is bad enough at 113%, which is the accurate figure, without inflating it by another 12 percentage points to make it 125%. However, Senator Barrett will agree with me that there are other metrics by which debt sustainability can be measured. One method is the debt-to-GDP ratio, but another is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: I am calling for calm in this debate. A press conference is due to take place in Frankfurt-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: -----in the next hour at which Mario Draghi will talk about the intense negotiations that have been taking place yesterday, overnight and this morning. Before we jump on our bandwagons to promote our own little agendas, whatever they may be, we might take a moment to be calm and wait for some facts to emerge before we express other opinions.

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: Senator Byrne was a member of the previous Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: The Senator is making it up.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

John Gilroy: He was four years too late.