Results 1,421-1,440 of 9,823 for speaker:Thomas Byrne
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Go away out of that, Senator Landy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is Fine Gael policy that you are implementing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Use the â¬5 billion that Deputies Brendan Howlin and Pat Rabbitte-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Bare faced lies is what I would say.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: We are on the record the whole time about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I cannot wait to get the chance to respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I cannot wait to get the chance to respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: There was no original commitment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: There was none.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, we have lies, damned lies-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I can quote the paragraph.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: He is telling the truth.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is not in it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I second Senator Darragh O'Brien's amendment to the Order of Business so that the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, can come to the House to explain her comments on the conflict with the Germans over the fiscal compact. In the context of that and of the allegations made about privatisation and the memorandum of understanding, it is important we have a debate on the truth in this Chamber....
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Yes, I apologise. Her German counterpart yesterday said ,"we are trying to design everything that is on the table in a way which would be okay in the eyes of the Attorney General and the Irish Constitution so that no referendum is needed". The Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, denied that in this House, on television and in other places. The Labour Party, but also Senator Clune, now...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The â¬5 billion figure came from Ministers, Deputies Rabbitte and Howlin. Senator Clune earlier claimed there was an agreement to pay down debt through privatisation. There is no such agreement in the memorandum of understanding. A study into the matter was called for in the troika agreement originally with the previous Fianna Fáil Government. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The Fianna Fáil Party stood over several privatisations, many successful and some not so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Yes, like Eircom which I accept.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: We must have a debate on the truth because there are too many lies coming out in the course of politics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is adding to public cynicism about politics.