Results 9,681-9,700 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: But not in the long grass.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I call the Tánaiste on the finance Bill and legislation on universities.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: We will deal with the legislative provisions now.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Right. There will be a date. I call Deputy Gilmore.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy could do so if this was Question Time, but it is not. We have the same problem every week. We cannot have Leaders' Questions on Thursday mornings for the simple reason that there is no provision in Standing Orders for them. Questions must comply with Standing Orders. I have to implement them because the Members made them.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The question is creative but it is still not in order.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy knows I cannot deal with items that are not in order because then every other Deputy would do the same.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I cannot allow it.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: If a debate is promised, the Deputy is in order.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: If legislation was promised and the Deputy asked about that, he would be in order but as of now he is not.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: In any event, if the Tánaiste wishes to be helpful concerning the possibility of a debate on this matter perhaps she might do so, at her own discretion.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: She has, but not on the Order of Business.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy will have to find another way of raising the matter. I have given him latitude which I should not have given.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: This does not sound like a question on legislation to me.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Having a drink with the royal marines is not in order on the Order of Business, as the Deputy well knows. We must move on. The Deputy is out of order and must find another way of raising that matter, unfortunately.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Is legislation promised to amalgamate Deputy Ferris with the royal navy? No. I call Deputy Durkan.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: We cannot have a speech about it now. The Deputy has made his point.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: There must have been a good reason for that.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy has made his point.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Tánaiste said it will be published this year. I call on Deputy Crawford.