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Seanad: Banking: Statements. (27 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: It is interesting that when the Minister of State came off script he mentioned the issue of moral hazard. He clearly started to play the man rather than the ball. In his comments, the Minister of State was clearly referring to Senator Regan and Goldman Sachs. That is rather unfortunate considering that in the speech he has just delivered, the Minister of State made no reference to the...

Seanad: Banking: Statements. (27 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: There is a big difference between tax on a tractor and the €54 billion mess about which we are talking.

Seanad: Banking: Statements. (27 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Senator could have used a better example than that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: While we should all welcome the fact that Mr. Boucher has responded to public anger in regard to his pension by saying he will not now exercise the option of retiring at the age of 55 years, we should have in the House a serious debate on the issue, in respect of which the Government has fared very badly. It is clear that the Taoiseach said he could do nothing about the matter legally and...

Seanad: Death of President of Poland: Expressions of Sympathy. (22 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: It was a great tragedy for the Polish people to lose their President in such a sad manner. On behalf of Fine Gael, I extend our sympathy to the families and friends of the late President, Mr. Lech Kaczynski; his wife, Maria, and all of the officials, military leaders and dignitaries who were on board the flight on that fateful day. It is made more poignant by the fact that they were due to...

Seanad: Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2010: Second Stage (21 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: There is unanimity in this House that we need to bring forward legislation as quickly as possible to prohibit female genital mutilation. The only issue is that the Minister of State, in the course of her speech, did not seem to hit on the problems preventing this legislation from being passed urgently in the way we expected. She spoke of culturally sensitive issues that we must discuss...

Seanad: Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2010: Second Stage (21 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: The message must not go out that we are somehow approaching this as a culturally sensitive issue. This is mutilation of young women and it is nothing more than a barbaric practice that must not be accepted in this country. The message must go out from these Houses that it is unacceptable and if there is any reason for a delay in dealing with it, it is because there are some complications...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: Did it set off the volcano?

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: There is a need for a debate on banking because it is going to take the equivalent of the extra interest being paid by 500 householders this year to give Mr. Boucher his pension top-up. Small to medium-sized enterprises across the country are being destabilised because of bank lending policy. Elderly shareholders in the two major banks bought shares to protect their pension incomes in their...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Liam Twomey: We know the Senator is not God.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: Many of those who have contributed this morning seem to feel they were the first to highlight the current crisis. Unfortunately, that is not the case. When both I and Senator Boyle were Members of the Lower House, numerous debates were held during our five years there on the issue of where the country was going wrong. However, the Government chose to ignore the issue. Senator Boyle has...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: The people are mad about the situation, and mocking them does not help.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Senator should pick another country.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, will the Leader indicate who was responsible for abolishing the Seanad for the first time?

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: Who abolished it?

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: Who abolished it, the only time-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: Who abolished the Seanad the only time it was abolished in the history of Ireland?

Seanad: Banking: Statements (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: It is strange that, in the course of this debate, the Government has accepted no blame for putting our country in this position. The people know what happened to the economy, that poor regulation, free-wheeling bankers and a few Fianna Fáil Ministers brought us to this point. Given the Cabinet sub-committee on the economy, Ministers carrying on as if this situation has nothing to do with...

Seanad: Lost at Scheme: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: I second the motion. Statements were made in the House previously on the Ombudsman's report on the lost at sea scheme. In the contribution made by the former Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, he clearly pointed out that "eligible applicants were those who had lost a fishing vessel between 1980 and the establishment of the sea fishing boat register in 1990, but who had been unable to replace...

Seanad: Lost at Scheme: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Liam Twomey: In light of the report, no strong political attacks were made on anyone. Instead, it was a question of asking for an examination of the matter and for some straightforward answers. The more the Government tries to block discussion, the more suspicious I get about the report's background and what it is the Government is afraid of. Objecting to something this strongly means the Government is...