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- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: This day will go down in Irish and economic history as being a dark day for the economy, citizens, the taxpayer and the Government. If we were to repeat for decades all of the mistakes made in the misspending and waste to date of public money that have been discussed in the House on many occasions, including on PPARS, the botched decentralisation plans and the e-voting machines fiasco, we...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: I make one plea that we have a real discussion in the House; that we have honesty on the figures; that we examine the implications for the taxpayer; that we look at the implications of the Croke Park agreement and the implications for the almost 500,000 who are unemployed, and that we look at where we are going with budgetary strategy. Can we have a real discussion in the House of what is...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: Will the Leader of the House explain why the House did not sit yesterday?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: Why is no legislation scheduled for the week?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: Will the Leader outline the work programme for House in the weeks to come? Why is there no legislation before the House? Why is the Government not giving this House legislation? Why is no legislation being initiated here? Has the Government run out of steam to the extent that no legislation is ready to be put before these Houses? At a time of unprecedented social and economic turmoil in...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Senator's party is in government.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: That is the result of Government policies.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: I said that there is a need for a new approach from Government in respect of that budget.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Green Party would never do that.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Senator's party is in Government.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Senator's party should start accepting Fine Gael proposals.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: What does "liaise" mean?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Government is very slow to accept any of our proposals.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: You were appointed by Bertie Ahern.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: You have always got that. I do not know what you are talking about.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: A 30% increase in emigration.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: Why did the Minister not know?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: Some 32% of GDP.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Frances Fitzgerald: The regulator said today that we should do that.