Results 1,501-1,520 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)
John Gilroy: Rightly so, thanks be to God.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: At lunchtime today, the staff at St. Stephen's hospital in Glanmire, which is part of north Cork mental health services, will be staging a one hour protest at the inability or unwillingness of the HSE to fill 15 vacant posts. These posts are over and above the recent announcement of new posts, at a time when services nationally are struggling due to the lack of resources and staff, and are...
- Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: I will welcome one Minister of State and bid the other farewell in the same breath. I have some sympathy for the motion, although I am not convinced that fluoride-free water is a fundamental right. The motion overstates the case. Senator Colm Burke referred to the Supreme Court ruling of Mr. Justice John Kenny that it is not a fundamental right. While people generally should be free to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: How do you know?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: Section 836 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for a Minister to be exempt from certain charges relating to the necessity of maintaining a second home in the course of his or her duties. I commend the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, on indicating that he will move quickly to close this obscure loophole. Yesterday in the other House Deputy Pearse Doherty of Sinn Féin...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute to this important debate. We will have plenty of opportunity in the next couple of days and weeks to flesh out the meaning of this budget. With that in mind, I want to speak in general terms about what we are trying to achieve here. We have had seven budgets in six years which could be described as austerity budgets. This is the first one that...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: What is it in Northern Ireland? It is £67.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: Do it in the North first.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: The Senator's concern is touching.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: Senator Norris charged the Minister in the Chamber yesterday of committing the grave error of splitting an infinitive and suggested that he required literacy lessons. I think some history lessons are need here because Senator Norris said all parties acquiesced in the destruction of this economy. History will show that along with Senator Norris, the Labour Party was the only party to oppose...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: Senator Daly lamented the fact that we are engaging in auction politics, and yet in his contribution and in his heckling he has pointed to the fact we are not spending enough money. Senator Daly needs to-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: In my humble opinion, Senator Daly needs to do one of two things.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is quite right and I thank him for his advice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: I suppose Senator Daly has made my point for me. He takes his literary references from-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: Senator Daly takes his literary references from-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is quite right and I thank him for his advice on that matter. Senator Daly's contribution-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: When the Senator from Kerry-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: If I am over time, it can hardly be blamed on me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: Senator Daly has used two minutes of my time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2014)
John Gilroy: May I finish with one last comment?