Results 1,341-1,360 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: Hypocrisy is enough to make anyone angry.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: Who is cranky now?
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: I might make a short contribution to be helpful towards Senator Cullinane with regard to linking this measure with ability to pay. One could consider other infrastructural items to ascertain whether any analogies could be drawn. One probably would be correct to state that water is a natural resource, in the same way as electricity, yet payment for the latter is not linked to ability to pay....
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber to debate legislation that has passed all Stages in the other House. I watched the debate with some interest but it took me a little while to assimilate the necessity for the Bill. It is technical and complex legislation. When I gave it a lot of thought, I realised it is a fundamental part of the transition to the universal health insurance system we...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: It is amendment No. 79.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: It does not make any more sense through repetition.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: It still does not make sense.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: The Senator-----
- Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister to the House. Nobody here can deny or argue with the fact that the Minister for Health has done more to restrict and temporarily restrict tobacco products than any of his predecessors. All of the combined efforts by his predecessors do not amount to the amount he has achieved in the area. The Bill attempts to address an issue that nobody here can have difficulty with,...
- Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: Fianna Fáil did it.
- Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: We put a bit of thought and work into ours.
- Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)
John Gilroy: Is the Senator suggesting the officials destroyed the country?
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
John Gilroy: What has that got to do with this issue? The Acting Chairman is giving great latitude in this regard.
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
John Gilroy: We will go a long way before we-----
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
John Gilroy: We are talking about the Bill before the House.
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Second Stage (29 Jan 2014)
John Gilroy: I am anxious to speak on the legislation before us. Listening to the Opposition, I fear it is taking advantage of the good and generous nature of the Acting Chairman by introducing extraneous material instead of discussing the Health Identifiers Bill 2013. We are talking about unique health identifiers. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and say that I am amazed these unique health...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)
John Gilroy: I thank the Senator for the vote of confidence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)
John Gilroy: Yesterday morning in Cork I spoke to a number of business people whose businesses have been ruined by the flooding that affected the city centre the previous night. I was in Limerick later that afternoon and I spoke about it to the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes. I was impressed with his response. However, he must now match the urgency of his words with the urgency of his actions....
- Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Feb 2014)
John Gilroy: I thank the Minister of State for bringing this Bill through the House. Senator Cullinane has summed up succinctly what I wanted to say. The expeditious progress of the Bill through the House shows the necessity for it, as evidenced by the all-party support it has had.
- Seanad: Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)
John Gilroy: Who or what has gone bad? Bertie or the floods?