Results 1,641-1,660 of 4,608 for speaker:Joe O'Toole
- Seanad: Brand Name of Dingle. (15 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: Tá an moladh seo chomh scannalach le rud ar bith atá déanta againn ó thaobh airgead a chur amú, airgead a thig linn a infheistiú ar son mhuintir na Gaeltachta nó ar son na Gaeilge. Conas mar a tharla nach bhfuil a gcearta daonlathacha ar fáil do mhuintir Chorca Dhuibhne agus muintir Dhaingean Uà Chúis sa nGaeilge? An gcuimhin leis an Aire 40 bliain ó shin nuair a rinne an Bhreatain...
- Seanad: Brand Name of Dingle. (15 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: Bhà 3,000 ceist eile le cur os comhair an Aire.
- Seanad: Brand Name of Dingle. (15 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: Tá an tAire ag dul i gciorcal; nÃl sé ag baint leis an argóint ar chor ar bith. An loighic atá ráite aige, má tá sé le rá ag muintir Dhún Chaoin gur sin ainm na háite, sin mar is fearr leo é. An deacracht anseo ná má tá muid sásta dul sa dtreo sin, cén fáth nach mbeidh an rogha ag muintir na háite i ngach áit, the 3,515 of them, an logainm céanna a bheith acu agus ansin...
- Seanad: Brand Name of Dingle. (15 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: And we argued about it for weeks.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: It would be worthwhile for the House to give some consideration to discussing the early section of the Constitution, which determines the name of this country. I was reared in a house where it was thought to be demeaning for people of other countries, particularly our next door neighbours, to refer to us in English as Ãire. Ãamon de Valera when Taoiseach introduced a Constitution that...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: It is a long established precedent that the Cathaoirleach gets a copy of the Minister's speech and any other speech at all times. The rules of procedure are clear. If a person even raises an issue or item, it must be presented to the Cathaoirleach. That the same Senator would refer last night to the comings and goings of Members who were attending committee meetings or were in their offices...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: It is also unacceptable that the long-established rota of speakers agreed to within and between groups should be perverted. People who have been Senators for the past three years should know the rules of the House by now. Perhaps people need to be reminded again but most of us know how the rules operate. If we do not, we ask some of our colleagues who have been here longer. I found last...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: I have it before me.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: I fully understand the point made by the Leader regarding the change to the schedule and I do not have an objection to it. However, we should stick to a starting time, whatever it be, unless a matter of urgency arises. The reason I make that point is that I cannot remember another time in my 18 years in this House when 15 Seanad Bills were waiting to be dealt with in the other House. I find...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: They should be kept working at it.
- Seanad: Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: I also welcome the legislation although I appreciate reservations have been expressed by colleagues in different places. I have always felt that the cumbersome method of dealing with dismissals of civil servants might have been acceptable in an emerging state in the 1920s and 1930s but it has no place in modern work practices. It is a tidying up exercise that will eventually allow the system...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: There is no doubt that cases such as that raised by Senator Brian Hayes are widespread. An inconsistent approach is taken to those who enter and leave the State. I recently received representations from a person running a business in Munster concerning an employee from a non-EU country who was here officially and legally. When the employee in question experienced a problem with his visa, he...
- Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: Before I begin I would like to digress somewhat. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, on his spirited and very well placed defence of the OPW in the past 24 hours, which some people appreciate. While I would not have associated his party with a spirited defence of aspects of the public service, it is good to see. I say this from the heart. It is important that balance is...
- Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: That is a classic.
- Seanad: School Accommodation. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: I also welcome the Minister and thank Senator McCarthy for providing me with the opportunity to say a few words on this issue. I know this school well and have visited it many times. In an earlier age, it gave Sam Maguire to the world. More recently, Senator McCarthy and I today received a note from the school's principal, Miss Burke, asking how she could explain to the parents and teachers...
- Seanad: School Accommodation. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: This is how people read the situation. That is the request which we received today without any discussion.
- Seanad: School Accommodation. (22 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: I will convey the Minister's full reply.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: Last week, we had a discussion on whether consideration of the Garda SÃochána Bill should be deferred for a period. I was of the view that it would be better to deal with it, but that was before the State added more than 100 amendments to the Bill in the Lower House. I am certain that as the legislation is being rushed through the Houses we will get it wrong. I heard the Minister last night...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: On a point of order, the audit committee of the commission, believe it or not, addressed the possibility of a power cut last week. I will bring the idea of a text message and other matters to the attention of the committee next week.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)
Joe O'Toole: I support Senator Brian Hayes's comments about Derry. When I was in Belfast yesterday afternoon, however, the divisions in that city were clear. When one drives through Belfast at this time of the year, one sees a great deal of regalia in one part of it, followed by a vacuum in the next district, followed by the regalia once more. One can hear drums, etc. As a society, we should strive for a...