Results 22,041-22,060 of 35,894 for speaker:Pearse Doherty
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: What Sinn Féin is putting forward very clearly is that we are amending the Order Paper for the sitting of Tuesday, 22 March to allow for this House to agree to scrap water charges.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: The Ceann Comhairle can have an interpretation that, under normal procedures, this would be part of Private Members' business but to my knowledge, there is nothing in Standing Orders that prevents the House from agreeing to accept a motion on Tuesday, 22 March to abolish water charges. If I am incorrect on something that would prevent this House from agreeing that, you may point it out to...
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: Under what Standing Order is the House prevented from agreeing a motion?
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: A Cheann Comhairle, I believe - you may correct me if I am wrong - that you may not have the authority to say that is not allowed. You mentioned earlier that it is the prerogative of the Taoiseach to set the Order of Business. My understanding is that you have a responsibility to ask the Taoiseach if he would accept that amendment.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: If the Taoiseach is open to having statements on amending-----
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: If the Taoiseach is open to an amendment under the Standing Orders, as we have already done with the 10.30 a.m. sitting, then it can be permitted.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: Ask him.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: We have had a lot of discussion, as I mentioned earlier, on political reform. A theme going through that discussion was that we need to empower the Parliament and take more power away from the Executive, that is, that we are the Parliament and we make decisions. A motion has been put forward to the Ceann Comhairle's office that has been accepted. It is quite simple. It will end water...
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: We can do this. It is up to us. It is within our gift to decide on it now and we will push this to a vote. Sinn Féin wants this motion on the agenda on 22 March at 10.30 a.m. We will discuss it. We can look at amendments from different parties and then vote on it. That is the gift we are seeking and that is the gift we are giving to the Fianna Fáil Party which claims this is...
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: I propose we adjourn for ten minutes, so the motion is circulated to all Members.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, a Cheann Comhairle, I appreciate this is the first day for many of us and your first day over this Dáil. You have the first amendment that was being put before the House. I have asked you for a vote. It is very clear. There is a motion-----
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: We proposed to put a motion before this House to be debated on to abolish water charges at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 22 March.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: The motion is there and the effect of it will be to abolish water charges and I call for a vote.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: Okay-----
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: For clarity, a Cheann Comhairle, is it not up to the House to agree? No one is trying to force anything on anyone.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: It is up to the House to agree it. If the House does not agree to accept the motion, we will accept that.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: What we are doing-----
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: I am not finished my comment but-----
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: And on water charges.
- Standing Order 112 Select Committee: Motion (10 Mar 2016)
Pearse Doherty: They are getting paid.