Results 2,421-2,440 of 4,608 for speaker:Joe O'Toole
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: That is exactly right.
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I move: "That Seanad Ãireann: congratulates those progressive local authorities, such as Fingal County Council, who are now predicating planning permissions with energy and insulation standards which are twice as efficient as those of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; recognises that following...
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: We use it in cowhouses in Galway and Kerry.
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: It was 2006.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: We have had debates on road safety on many occasions in recent years, but there are still outstanding issues. The most difficult manoeuvre on the road is overtaking, but there is no overtaking manoeuvre in the driver test â quod erat demonstrandum. This is the kind of nonsense we maintain continually. The Taoiseach was interviewed recently on "News at One" and he made the point that he...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I refer to No. 8 on the Order Paper, the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2005, in my name and that of Senator Coghlan. Since we last met, the town of Dingle has voted on the name of its town. The result of the vote was that 1,005 were opposed to the decision that has been made as against 70 in favour. I look forward to debating this in the House. However, there are two reasons I do not...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I was the essence of restraint.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I was informative.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: The supposed level of inspection of nursing homes has been raised on a number of occasions in the past two weeks. The Department or the Health Service Executive, HSE, has appointed people to do a check but they are the wrong people. In many cases, a check might be carried out by an environmental safety officer when someone with more professional qualifications would be required. We must...
- Seanad: Pre-Nuptial Agreements: Motion (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: Let us have some optimism and romance here.
- Seanad: Pre-Nuptial Agreements: Motion (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: With the permission of the House, I would like to give my last two minutes to Senator Norris.
- Seanad: Pre-Nuptial Agreements: Motion (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I thank and congratulate Senator Browne for putting down this important motion. The Minister's points are well made. In approaching this issue I was instinctively and clearly in favour of the concept of pre-nuptial agreements. That was until I examined the issue and read and thought about it. The more I did that, the more confused and uncertain I became. I accept the points the Minister...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I am uneasy about taking No. 1 without debate. Almost all Members had an input to make during the passage of the Act and representations were made from all sides. While I do not wish to go against the procedure for dealing with such matters, it is a significant issue pertaining to how disabilities will be addressed under the different headings of health, enterprise, transport, etc. Issues...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I am not prejudging the trial, that is not my business. It is encouraging that the Garda has moved this forward. Dare I mention voting machines? I notice the Taoiseach has been talking about them again and has referred to the current voting system as "that old system that we need to get rid of". I happen to agree with the Taoiseach on this issue, though I have been afraid to say it for a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: ââwith the exception of some neanderthals and luddites. If we could get the voting right in Trinity Collegeââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: ââI can see how the machines might be a help there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: This issue is being addressed in the United States prior to the November elections and there is already a great deal of anxiety relating to the types of voting machines that will be used. We can all recall the row about hanging chads in the 2000 presidential election. I suggest we have a debate where we no longer mention the â¬67 million that has been wasted on this so far and how much...
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I commend Senator White on producing this report, which has fostered an important debate. I wish to discuss the losses to the economy caused by ageist policies and structures. The Shinto religion in Japan, which is the basis of much of that country's development, is centred on the experience of previous generations. For a similar debate on this issue ten years ago, I asked some experts from...
- Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This does not reflect on the current Minister of State or the Government but when one hears Government speeches about the number of houses it has been responsible for building, one has an image of members of Cabinet opening up foundations, pouring in concrete and laying a few blocks. Given that Government is blamed when houses are not built...