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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: We fully support the Government in respect of sorting out things.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: Perhaps we need another debate on cancer services to inform fully any Member of this House who seems to be misled by the spin he or she is getting from the Departments about what we are promoting and supporting.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: Perhaps we need another debate on this issue because what this side of the House supports is obviously not getting through to people. We need to revisit the issue of road safety after the terrible tragedies that recently took place. It was only four years ago that I came upon an accident where two young children died at the scene. It is the most stressful situation for medical workers to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: My party has always worked with the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: The information is more than two years old.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: We were backing the Government cancer strategy. There was no need to list it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: Try working with us.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: What ideas are they?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: The Senator does not even know what they stand for.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: And the Government, probably.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: Who is responsible?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: Who is responsible?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: Who is responsible?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: The Senator should make up his mind who is responsible. He does not know and cannot say.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: The Senator should not mind operational matters. Someone is responsible.

Seanad: Realising Equality and the Traveller Community: Statements (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: We should always be realistic with regard to what we say in this Chamber. As a politician and a doctor, I have had a great deal of contact with the Traveller community. If there is one thing I admire about members of this community, it is that they say things as they are and are not disposed to the patronising "we know what is best for you" attitude displayed towards them. There was a...

Seanad: Realising Equality and the Traveller Community: Statements (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: They like to be told it straight and do not like the nonsense of people talking down to them. There is a major problem with regard to health issues in the Traveller community.

Seanad: Realising Equality and the Traveller Community: Statements (28 Nov 2007)

Liam Twomey: If the Minister of State wants me to be constructive, I will oblige him. I notice he has got into the habit of checking his text messages during the contributions of Opposition Members. I will try to prevent him from doing so by speaking up somewhat. It is estimated that the level of diabetes among Travellers is double that which obtains in the settled community. There are also major...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (5 Dec 2007)

Liam Twomey: The budget shows how misguided or misleading the Government was at the previous election, because our expectations are not being fulfilled. We were told the good times, which date back a decade, would continue as long as Fianna Fáil was back into power. Fianna Fáil was voted back into Government, but we have gone from a surplus of €3 billion in the previous budget to an expected deficit...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (5 Dec 2007)

Liam Twomey: Another factor is that, as Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen has increased current public spending from 25% to 31% of GNP. The Minister is taking us back to the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the late 1980s it was decided by the leadership of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael that such spending was unsustainable yet the Government is letting public spending run riot. There is no...