Results 1,381-1,400 of 1,467 for speaker:Geraldine Feeney
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: I will not play party politics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: On Monday I had breakfast with a senior member of the Fine Gael Party before any of this started to fall apart.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: That senior member of the Fine Gael said to me that a date should be set for the budget and that Fine Gael would abstain on it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: It is not. I would not come inââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: I would not say something in this House as clearly as that if it was not fact.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: Fine Gael should not think it is blinding people because it is doing no such thing. It should be honest with the people. This is far too serious an issue for people to play party politics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: I am not one bit embarrassed. It is the old rhetoric from Senator Buttimer that embarrasses people.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: They are tired listening to the likes of Senator Buttimer.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: Senator Bacik will eat her words.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: The Senator's party was not backward in that regard either.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: Including members of the Senator's party.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: I wish to share time with Senator Mary White.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Killeen, and thank him for his presentation. I am delighted to be associated with the amendment to Senator Ross's motion. I was delighted to hear Senator Buttimer speak about the senior Labour Party politician who used the word "banjaxed" to describe our country. I thought when it was said that I was hearing things. This remark was made by someone who...
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: I wondered where was Deputy Burton's sense of pride and duty in sending out that type of message to the international press. The Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen, has always put the country first. He has never lost faith in our ability to come through this crisis. The Taoiseach and this Government have never given up or given in to populism or anger, although they understand the anger....
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: Senator Ross's contribution was misleading. I will not take up my time going over the reason it was misleading but he was disingenuous when he said the average interest rate over five years is 5.8%. He knows as well as I that â¬17 billion of that funding is our own money and that we are getting â¬22 billion from the IMF. While the remainder is coming from Europe and is expensive, it may...
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: I was referring to Senator Bacik's comment that Fianna Fáil bought the election. That was the most insulting thing anybody could say to the electorate. Obviously, an election cannot be bought and we all know that. The Mullingar accord of 2007 did not strike the right accord between the two main Opposition parties. I will issue a word of caution. They should not be too smug thinking that...
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: That is rubbish.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: Stick to the motion.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: Wonderful people.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Geraldine Feeney: Yes, I do.