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- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: That is a very good comparison.
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: The Lords do not have to get re-elected.
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: It is the gulag of the willing.
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: That is a good proposal.
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: It would also facilitate linking the Members back and forth.
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy has just undermined his own argument.
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Because the good guys lost.
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: The Joint Committee on European Affairs took the trouble to invite the public to ask questions. This really is in the way of scrutiny. I would like to put the following question to the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, whose presence is most welcome. It relates to the decision making process which is at the core of the democratic legitimacy of the entire European Union and Ireland's role in...
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: I welcome the intervention. Because the constitutional treaty has been stopped by virtue of the decisions in a couple of member states, is it not now opportune for the actual process of decision making â this is but one example but the question applies to any Council decision being made â for the European electorate to hear how individual member states voted on any particular measure, as...
- Third Annual Report of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: I have knowledge of this area because when I was Minister for Finance and Proinsias De Rossa was Minister for Social Welfare, we attempted to extend the free travel scheme to cover pensioners in the North. When efforts were made in recent times to extend the same facility to Irish-born people living in England â the DION constituency â we ran into a problem because a state cannot...
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: That is a good question.
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: The question deserves a response.
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Nobody is talking about theology.
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: This is a filibuster.
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: The Minister of State has already answered it.
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: The Minister of State has already said that.
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: I welcome the Minister of State. Today is Europe Day and European aid should be emphasised instead of the good story of Irish aid. The biggest donor of international aid, up to 80%, is the EU.
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: This story is not told. Americans parade themselves as great benefactors but contribute tied aid and armaments. Young people may not be interested in domestic issues but every Member knows they have not lost the sense of passion about politics. Bob Geldof and the Make Poverty History campaign have mobilised young people on the question of global equity and justice. The major hero in this...
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: How did we vote?
- Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: That is for them to decide.