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- Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: It is called democracy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: Absolutely. These institutions would need to cop themselves on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.
- Seanad: Swine Flu Outbreak: Statements (6 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to share time with Senator Liam Twomey. I thank the Minister for coming to the House to brief Senators on the situation regarding influenza A(H1 N1). I pay tribute to the medical experts in the Department of Health and Children, particularly the chief medical officer, Dr. Tony Holohan, and his team, for their excellent leadership on this issue, the crisis management provisions...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: I take the business of the Seanad, namely, our discussions, debates and the work we do, very seriously. I am outraged at the idea that this House did not meet yesterday to facilitate a game of golf. That is simply not acceptable. The public is so disillusioned that we had pensioners throwing eggs at the AIB board at its EGM in Dublin today. People are unemployed. It is simply not...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to put that on record. The first I heard of this is when a journalist called me last night to ask if we had agreed to the House not meeting to facilitate a game of golf. Of course, that is not true. Last week in this House I called for debates on the protection of children. I called for debates on the amendment to the Constitution on children. My colleagues called for debates on a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to make it absolutely clear there was no discussion with the Opposition on the sitting date.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: As far as I am aware, there have been no discussions with me or anyone else on this side of House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: I want to make clear that there were no discussions-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----about the changes to the Tuesday sittings.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: There were no discussions about the changes to Tuesday sittings. The Leader stated to the media that the Seanad will not sit on Tuesdays in the month of May. Is there no legislation coming from the Government? Is there no business coming from the Government? Are there no debates on the list, in spite of the many debates that we have called for here, including debates on the economy, that...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: Small business representatives stated today that 48% of them could not get credit last year, and that this has risen to 58% this year. Jobs are being lost all around us and we need to be debating these important issues, highlighting solutions and talking about the Fine Gael jobs plan in this House on a daily basis while we are sitting. There is no need to cut the sittings of this House to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, the Leader had ample opportunity to talk to us last week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: I met him before the Order of Business last week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, it is poor form on the part of the Leader to create a smokescreen about the decision-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: He has not given an explanation as to why he took the decision yesterday and he created a smokescreen-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----about a meeting that I attended but which he had left, as Senator Twomey will confirm.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: Will the Minister of State clarify the current status of the bilateral agreement with Vietnam? What is the situation on the post-placement reports that are apparently being requested by Russia and that have led to problems? Every Member of both Houses is receiving heart-breaking e-mails from families who feel that they are in limbo. They are waiting to see if the Government can conclude an...
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)
Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.