Results 1,421-1,440 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
John Gilroy: On a point of order, is the Senator allowed make up something off the top of his head or must he remain within the bounds of reason?
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
John Gilroy: It is.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
John Gilroy: He is making this up. If he remained in the Chamber during the debate, he might know a little more about what was said.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion (9 Apr 2014)
John Gilroy: Keep it honest.
- Seanad: End-of-Life Care and Bereavement: Motion (16 Apr 2014)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister to the House. I assure Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell that this morning when we saw the amendment proposed by the Government, we were equally concerned and, as Labour Party Senators, made our concerns known to the Minister, who agreed to withdraw the amendment. We were shocked that the amendment would have come before the House in the first place and we are happy to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)
John Gilroy: And fluoride.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2014)
John Gilroy: Electroconvulsive therapy, ECT, is a treatment used in mental health services which involves the passing of an electric current through a person's brain. In 2012, the last year for which we have figures available, 244 patients received ECT treatment, of whom, incredibly, 27 received it without their consent, of whom four were unwilling to give it. The Mental Health Act, section 59, is the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2014)
John Gilroy: It is the hardship being suffered by families that we are blaming Fianna Fáil for.
- Seanad: Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (14 May 2014)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. What seems to be the strangest thing about this legislation is that it is not already on the Statute Book. The Minister's figures about the incidence and increasing rates of skin cancer make it self-evident that this legislation is necessary and overdue. The link between the use of sunbeds and skin cancer is well established and I do not think anybody...
- Seanad: Central Bank Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 May 2014)
John Gilroy: I shall be brief as I have just a few questions for the Minister. Before I start, it is worth pointing out that we are happy, and the Greek people are happy, that Sinn Féin's proposal to veto the establishment of the ESM during the fiscal treaty debate did not go ahead. It was Sinn Féin's position. The party used the threat of a veto as a bargaining tool and thought it might...
- Seanad: Central Bank Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 May 2014)
John Gilroy: I accept that.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: That is terrible. It is shocking.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: We do because he could have read the Dáil transcript and had it all.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: Senator MacSharry is so wrong.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: Perhaps Senator MacSharry should stick to a single issue.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: Cod a young fellow as well.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: The report from the Senator's Government stated there would be 179 consultants by 2009.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: Fianna Fáil lost its seats-----
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: He cannot help electioneering.
- Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)
John Gilroy: He destroys his good points by making nonsense points.