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- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: This is too major an issue for us to be standing over Standing Orders and what we have agreed in this House. This is a massive issue for the people of Ireland. We cannot get tied down in Standing Orders and the like â that is ridiculous.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: This is far too important a matter for that.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: This is a joke.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: We should have a more open debate on this issue and some form of question and answer session in the House. This issue has been discussed in both Houses as well as privately among ourselves. Many Members of this House are not experts on financial issues and even those who are experts are not quite sure where this is going. Even since this scheme was announced a couple of weeks ago, the...
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: I do not know if there is any other option.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: That is why we need a debate. I appreciate from where Senator Ross is coming. He has had some very good ideas in this regard and that is why there is a need for a two-way debate on this issue. To some degree, I believe we are being compelled to support this scheme to try to make it work for the Irish financial sector. However, I look forward to hearing other Senators' views, as should the...
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: Could the Minister of State explain what he means by worker directors?
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: Why should that be a problem?
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: Senator Leyden will not vote for it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: I think we missed something.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: I agree with many of the Senators that we should have a number of strong debates. Our first should be on democracy because the comments of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform yesterday in the Dáil were more akin to those that would be made by some jack-boot Minister in a Nazi country than those of a Minister responsible for justice in a democracy like ours. Many Members on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: It is arrogance. The people who arrived in Dublin yesterday were very annoyed over what happened in the budget a week ago, a budget in favour of which many Members on the other side of the House voted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: Senator Leyden is seeking a Tallaght strategy-type approach. There may be merit in it and we should consider it. We could start by sacking the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and replacing him with Deputy Richard Bruton because the latter has been well recognised nationally and internationally for having handled this crisis very well. The Leader of the House should consider...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: That is how we can adopt a bilateral approach to government to get out of this messââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: The Government got us into this mess over recent years and it should let the Opposition help it to get out of it in the next two to three years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: We would be more than willing to do it for the Government. I thank the Members for their support.
- Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: I am sorry Senator Norris was cut short because he was making a fine contribution to the debate. It is a pity a few more people are not here to listen to what is being said. Health promotion is linked to disease prevention. We have not exactly covered ourselves in glory with regard to implementing many of the health promotion initiatives referred to in this debate. The smoking ban has...
- Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: Recent events show how badly the Government negotiated on behalf of the people. Deputy O'Reilly's job at the time when the capitation fees were agreed was to negotiate on behalf ofââ
- Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: If Ministers are useless at their jobs, they are useless at their jobs. It is as simple as that.
- Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)
Liam Twomey: Senator Keaveney should not be so crass and stupid.