Results 901-920 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: I am often exasperated listening to my colleagues on the other side of the House. Fianna Fáil has always managed to put the party's interests ahead of the country's.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: Three times in the history of the State, we have seen how Fianna Fáil almost bankrupted the country and finally on its fourth attempt it managed to do just that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: I have indeed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: It is remarkable then when one sees the amnesia affecting the Opposition with regard to its own incompetency and misgovernment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: The Opposition makes general and supportive noises towards the most populist arguments. We must remember it was a Fianna Fáil Government that reduced public servants' pay by 14%. We did not hear much of a complaint out of the Members opposite then.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: Did Fianna Fáil reduce public servants' pay by 14%?
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: In addition to giving vent to my frustration with the hypocrisy on the other side of the House, I want to welcome-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: -----the good news, which has not been commented upon in the House, that of the ¤1.2 billion sale of Permanent TSB.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: It demonstrates the good management of the public finances by the Government. It is a vote of confidence in the country that international investors would see fit to pay full market value for what we borrowed and paid two years ago for the company. All told, it represents a ¤8 billion commitment which we will receive from international investors in transactions managed by the State or...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: He was four years too late.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: I am often exasperated listening to my colleagues on the other side of the House. Fianna Fáil has always managed to put the party's interests ahead of the country's.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: Three times in the history of the State, we have seen how Fianna Fáil almost bankrupted the country and finally on its fourth attempt it managed to do just that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: I have indeed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: It is remarkable then when one sees the amnesia affecting the Opposition with regard to its own incompetency and misgovernment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: The Opposition makes general and supportive noises towards the most populist arguments. We must remember it was a Fianna Fáil Government that reduced public servants' pay by 14%. We did not hear much of a complaint out of the Members opposite then.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: Did Fianna Fáil reduce public servants' pay by 14%?
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: In addition to giving vent to my frustration with the hypocrisy on the other side of the House, I want to welcome-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: -----the good news, which has not been commented upon in the House, that of the ¤1.2 billion sale of Permanent TSB.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: It demonstrates the good management of the public finances by the Government. It is a vote of confidence in the country that international investors would see fit to pay full market value for what we borrowed and paid two years ago for the company. All told, it represents a ¤8 billion commitment which we will receive from international investors in transactions managed by the State or...
- Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Feb 2013)
John Gilroy: There was nothing going on in the Department of Health and Children under Fianna Fáil.