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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: The Senator believed it was the best in the world.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: The Minister of State should just write it a cheque.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order, I understand Senator White still has five minutes, because it was agreed speakers would have 15 minutes.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: I wish to share my time with Senators Bacik and Mullen.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and wish him well. The first call I received this morning was from someone in his constituency involved in the child care area who is rightly very upset with this legislation. It is not a question of what is in the Minister of State's proposal, but of what is missing from it. That is where the problem lies. There is an economic strategy to...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: Yes, absolutely. I said that one must start somewhere but it is incorrect and unfair to say we are talking about people on low incomes. There is a simple way to deal with those who do not reach the threshold to which the Minister of State referred. If the State recognised the cost they are paying for child care, the obvious thing is to grant them tax relief on that expenditure. That would...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: Yes, exactly.

Seanad: Energy Security and Climate Change: Motion (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: We need a fresh young Deputy to do that.

Seanad: Energy Security and Climate Change: Motion (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: I wish to share my time with Senator McFadden.

Seanad: Energy Security and Climate Change: Motion (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome this debate. While some aspects of this issue may be rocket science, others are not. One that is not concerns driving into the city on any of the main highways on the north side — the N1, N2 or N3. For anybody who comes to the city on these routes, there is no place for them to park and ride and use public transport. The car parks of pubs...

Seanad: Energy Security and Climate Change: Motion (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: Something has changed, however, and it is rocket science. It is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Fission involves a nuclear isotope running wildly in an enclosed space and is uncontrollable, as we saw in Chernobyl, which will still be causing trouble in 1,000 years' time.

Seanad: Energy Security and Climate Change: Motion (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: Nuclear fusion is different because it is when both are put together. It is much more controlled, less difficult and poses fewer dangers once used. I am not suggesting that we should go into that but we need a discussion on it, if only to rule it out. It could form part of the discussion that the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, suggested we might have. In the last month, BMW has put 200...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: Face up to it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: They gave a distinctly different impression, however.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Toole: It is only right, proper and sensitive that the House debate the health services. While I support the proposal, it does not need to be taken before No. 1. After 7 p.m. may be an appropriate time, as people could get organised. I am loath to get involved in a blame game, but we must examine the matter seriously. Benchmarks should be put in place in terms of what we expect from the health...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2007)

Joe O'Toole: In terms of clarification, was the Cathaoirleach aware of the intention of Aer Lingus to cut the routes between Shannon and Heathrow? It appears that everybody in the world knew what was going on except the people who should have been told about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2007)

Joe O'Toole: The Cathaoirleach will be aware I raise regularly in this House issues relating to the regions, especially the west. I do not understand what is going on in regard to Shannon Airport. This is the most political of all airports and the one that has taken more time than other airport, yet senior personnel in various Departments found it unnecessary to tell the political leadership, and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2007)

Joe O'Toole: Why west Limerick?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Joe O'Toole: I subscribe to the view that further debate is needed on this issue. As Senator Fitzgerald has noted, we have previously debated aspects of it but there is one aspect we have not addressed, which is that one of the killings occurred in the Border area. The business of laundering diesel and so on has become a major industry and turf wars take place there all the time. The Good Friday...