Results 20,221-20,240 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: It did not specify they would be taken at the end.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The Chair should read the Order Paper.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: It did not state that questions were to be at the end.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The Acting Chairman has not even read it.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: That is not an apology.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: A vote of sympathy is not an apology. This is not semantics. It is more twisting.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The Minister left some of that out this morning when he misquoted and twisted it. That will be in the Official Report.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: And again today.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: Hear, hear.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The right man.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The Minister is being selective.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: What the Minister is doing is disgraceful. He is abusing the debate.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: It is a political whitewash. It is disgraceful.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: He is vindictive.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: He went further than that.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: The Minister has spent much of the past ten minutes mud-slinging.
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: It is a pity this debate has been structured in this manner. I telephoned the Office of the Government Chief Whip this morning to inquire whether the main spokespersons might have more latitude. The debate is scheduled to continue throughout the day and there do not seem to be queues of Deputies wishing to speak. It is regrettable that the main spokespersons are confined to 15 minutes...
- Morris Tribunal: Statements (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: I regret my time has expired. I hope I will have an opportunity to revisit this issue. Previous reports have been ignored. I refer in this regard to the O'Briain report which, if acted upon by successive Ministers for Justice more than 30 years ago, may have prevented the necessity for the establishment of the Morris tribunal. I hope the Minister will ensure that recommendations yet to be...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: With regard to legislation due to be published this session, I understand No. 13, the Criminal Justice (Forensic Sampling and Evidence) Bill, is to be published shortly. In that context, is the Tánaiste aware of a public statement this morning from the Director of Public Prosecutions who has given a chilling warning to the effect that he will not be able to run his office in an effective...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Charles Flanagan: In the context of promised legislation, I put it to the Tánaiste that legislation promised, processed and enacted is futile if the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is not sufficiently resourced to deal with the matter.