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Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, does the Cathaoirleach not have to give a separate ruling on a separate amendment?

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: This amendment was not submitted beforehand.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Cathaoirleach did not listen to the amendment.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is a point of order.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am not surprised the Senator is confused given the number of Bills introduced in the House this week.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I welcome the Minister to the House for this important debate, which has occupied much of the psyche of the Irish nation in the recent months. Today is not the day to focus on the past campaign, but I have no doubt that theses and many studies will be done on the dynamics of that campaign and what exactly happened. There is quite a story to be told about it, about the dynamics and funding...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I condemn the riots in Northern Ireland that we saw on televisions screens last night. It is so disappointing to see this sporadic and unwanted violence. The people who behave like this have no mandate. We stand four square behind the Government and the police forces, north and south, in tackling this violence and ensuring the hard-won peace continues to reign and communities continue to...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is caused by Government mismanagement.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: What the Leader is saying is not accurate.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Government action would be better.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, I assume the Acting Chairman is calling the Minister because of what was ordered this morning rather than because there are no more speakers.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: We have more speakers.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Fine. I wanted to make the point that there are a number of other speakers who would like to contribute on this Bill, so it is effectively being guillotined.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Well then the Minister should have introduced it much sooner.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Minister has excluded us from-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Which is not like him.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Which happens to be true.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I join with Members from all sides in welcoming the Taoiseach to the Seanad to discuss Northern Ireland. I endorse his comments, particularly in reference to the late Senators Billy Fox and Gordon Wilson, and those about the spirit of the agreement and putting it into practice for the benefit of people in communities. It is ironic, after a period of relative calm in the North, that on the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Your days are over. You are not the spokespeople for the people of Ireland. You are their enemies. I urge the Taoiseach and the Government to do everything possible to track down these subversive elements and remove the threat they pose to our hard-earned peace and stability. Today, Northern Ireland faces many new economic and social challenges. If the past 40 years have shown anything,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: A guillotine operated on Second Stage.