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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: We should consider that as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: We do not really have any say as to what happens in the Lower House. We must bear in mind that there is huge anger and hurt and a perception that people in politics do not understand what the ordinary man and woman on the street is feeling right now. Regardless of whether it is true, people have a sense of anger about every politician representing the public. Such anger is expressed when...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: It annoys the ordinary man and woman on the street when the Minister for Health and Children basically washes her hands of her responsibility for how taxpayers' money is spent. I ask that she comes into this House and clearly states what her responsibilities are to citizens in regard to health services, as perhaps she is basically saying her Department is no longer relevant and, therefore,...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: He was only there for the picture.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: I do not know if the work of the House can be done in a proper manner if the current crisis regarding politicians' expenses is not dealt with quickly. In eight weeks we will be presented with a budget which will probably be the worst in the history of the State. Eight weeks is very little time to discuss issues such as the McCarthy report, the report of the Commission on Taxation and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: Perhaps those who have been Members for longer can tell me, but I have no recollection of a Member of either House resigning over the excessive spending of taxpayers' money. It is an historic first. We must recognise the considerable and palpable anger of the general public. It is like an open sore. This is not just a question of a senior Member on the Government side resigning over...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: Yes. It is like an open sore for the public. We will all get it in the neck, even though many of us have legitimate expenses. The body politic is being destroyed because people are sticking their heads in the sand and not prepared to face up to how the public is thinking. Through the commission or a separate and new Oireachtas committee along the lines of the Office of the Comptroller and...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Liam Twomey: He is finally recognised.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: There is a public meeting in Wexford town on Sunday night regarding the services at Wexford General Hospital. At a meeting with the HSE last Monday morning, it said there would be no major reduction in services at Wexford General Hospital, yet shortly afterwards the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, announced cutbacks of €1.5 billion for the health services next year. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: I call for a full debate, separate to any debate about the economy, on the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. It really is 450 pages on eye-watering waste by the Government over the years and it warrants a separate debate on how this could have happened. I also ask the Leader for a debate on the Lisbon treaty so that we can update this House on the campaign. On some of the comments...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: Issues like that may be raised in the debate, both serious and light-hearted, on the campaign.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. In his reply, perhaps he can indicate where Government policy is going. The overall economy is seriously distressed but the Government portion of the economy is completely in tatters. As regards the overall economy, there is an 8% reduction in GNP. In discussing the economy we should use GNP rather than GDP, much of which is just repatriated...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: There are no such guarantees.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is providing no new information. The details to which he refers are already in the public domain.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The lack of information is incredible given the vast sums involved.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is telling me stuff I can read about in The Irish Times.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: He is insulting us.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is telling me nothing.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: I can go to the local pub for waffle. I expect proper answers in the House.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Liam Twomey: I am merely asking for straight talking instead of the usual old rubbish.