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Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: There are too many hills in Cork.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: At a meeting held on Tuesday evening, attended by Oireachtas Members from County Wexford, the Minister for Health and Children and members of the HSE, Dr. Colm Quigley, who is responsible for the transformation of health services in the south east, stated he would not be able to keep open accident and emergency departments or maternity units unless he breaks the European working time...

Seanad: Code of Conduct for Civil Servants: Motion (12 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: No one can object to this harmless motion, although the Green Party may take some self-satisfaction and a warm glow from its decision to address the issue of ethics in public office. One does not need to refer to Gazprom or former European commissioners to discover what is wrong with corporate governance in this country. One needs only look at the boards of CIE and some of the banks to see...

Seanad: Code of Conduct for Civil Servants: Motion (12 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Senator is fairly certain of those happening.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services (11 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: I have been made aware from my contacts that there is a crisis in terms of the budget and the lack of availability of junior doctors, but that was not addressed in the Minister's reply. She should have been informed of that before she delivered her reply. Clearly, that crisis has been covered up in that it has not been admitted nor addressed. It was not dealt with in the Minister's reply....

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services (11 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport for coming into the House to take this matter. It has been reported that the HSE has made a decision to close accident and emergency departments in hospitals throughout the country. I specifically refer to the services provided at Wexford General Hospital in this regard. A transformation programme has been discussed with public...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: Bring back the Irish Press.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: Nobody should be surprised by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's statement last night. In this House I previously pointed out that the majority of child abuse occurs within the home by perpetrators known to the victim. When that happens, as I have seen myself, families can be split, with some supporting the victim and others supporting the perpetrator of the crime. We should not be surprised...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: Against the odds, the people are doing their best to get themselves out of the recession. The first public sector unions to vote have voted in favour of the Croke Park deal. I hope today IMPACT will stop its industrial action in the HSE. I ask the Leader for a debate soon on the Croke Park deal in order that we can express our views on the issue. I also ask that we continue to hold...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: I second Senator Frances Fitzgerald's call for a debate on Greece and the euro. The Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. Zapatero, said that talk about Spain needing a bailout is utter madness, yet the money markets in New York claim both Spain and Portugal are endangered species. The fundamental problems with the euro and how it works across the eurozone have also been pointed out. Some strong...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: We are not quite getting there yet. There is an urgent need for the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance to lay out Ireland's policy on the euro and the crisis in Greece. This is an evolving problem about which I have a sense the Government is not sure where it is going. We at least need to know its thinking on the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: It sounds like NAMA.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Senator could put in his ministerial pension.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, when Senator Fitzgerald spoke about the same issue, the Cathaoirleach interrupted her on three occasions. However, Senator Hanafin was allowed to speak without being interrupted.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: The second contribution was coming from the Government side. It was a clear case of bias. I am sorry, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: Four points were made on it.

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Government to introduce legislation to cause, with immediate effect, the cessation of the payment of Ministerial pensions to members of both Houses of the Oireachtas. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, for his presence in the House to debate the motion, which is a simple and straightforward one that relates to the payment of ministerial...

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Senator need not worry about opinion polls. We have sorted out that matter.

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: What about Mr. Albert Reynolds?

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Senator should use his own party's Private Members' time to debate such a motion. He regularly fails to do so.