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Seanad: Official Languages Act 2003: Statements (1 Nov 2006)

Joe O'Toole: B'fhearr liom go rachfaí i gcomhair le coiste mhuintir Dhaingin Uí Chúis chun é sin a phlé leo. Tá sé an-tábhachtach. Is é ceann de na rudaí a thit amach ná é seo — an ainm Gaoluinne nó Béarla é Dingle? Tá sé chomh Gaelach le "hata" nó "corp" nó 24 other words that I could give the Minister in Irish that are absolutely English in origin. I have never doubted the...

Seanad: Official Languages Act 2003: Statements (1 Nov 2006)

Joe O'Toole: That would make perfect legal sense. Ultimately, we must determine our objective and arrive at a solution that will give equal status to the Irish name and make it official for the first time.

Seanad: Official Languages Act 2003: Statements (1 Nov 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Joe O'Toole: We had a long debate last week on the question of our commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. I do not believe any Member on this side of the House is more committed to the environment than any Member on the other side but I firmly believe that Ministers and Members of Government parties are being set up with false information on the issue. Last Wednesday night, the Minister stated everything was...

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Second Stage (26 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I thank Senator Quinn for sharing his time. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is another complex issue, with which he will deal quietly and move on. Anything do to with patent laws usually gets the industrial sector into a twist. During the 1990s when there were problems and proposals regarding the extension of the period of patient, there was chaos in sectors of industry....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I support the points made by Senator Brian Hayes, which are totally in line with two reasons we need legislation in this area. Under the Good Friday Agreement there was a commitment to shadow legislation in both jurisdictions to ensure a similar approach to these issues. As Senators will recall, in the past couple of weeks we dealt with the Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006, which is being...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Do they involve the Senator's constituents?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: With my name on the bottom of it.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Killeen, to the House and thank those who have contributed on this issue. This is an issue I and Senator Brian Hayes have been pushing for many years. In opening the debate I said that because the issue crossed two Departments, Ministers did not always get the proper flow of information to help them...

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: How many and which states are they?

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Will it be adopted?

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: We read the UCD report if that is what the Minister of State is going to say.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I have the UCD report in front of me.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I mentioned £800 per year in my contribution and I explained how it would work.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: The research was done on that.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I quoted from it twice in my contribution.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: It could but it is not. The Minister of State should be honest.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: The Government was required to speak to the EU about it but it did not do so. It did not get the exemption. The Minister of State is misleading the House.

Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)

Joe O'Toole: There is no argument there.