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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Government side realises it has forgotten it.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Was the Leader doing wheelies on his bicycle outside Mullingar?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Senator Leyden has his own problems to worry about.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Fat chance.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: I second Senator Coghlan's proposal for a debate on REPS. Germany and France take different approaches to their agriculture sectors, but each supports REPS-type schemes to protect its rural environment. Ireland abolishing the scheme would be a backwards step, not only from an agricultural point of view, but from the point of view of environmental protection. Will the Leader remove the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Senator Leyden will be the first.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: That is right.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: That is typical bigotry.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: We know where might mouse is and where Mickey Mouse is.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: When we come back in the new term, I hope the work of the House will be more structured and ordered and we will not be rushing legislation as we have done in recent days. I hope the Minister for Finance manages to come in today and stays for the full duration of the debate we will be having after the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Hopefully he will stay for the full debate we will be having this afternoon.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: When the Minister for Health and Children comes into the House next week she should give clear answers on what is happening with community pharmacists. Some people have already mentioned in this House that the Minister has said that €1 billion worth of drugs costs €650 million to dispense to patients. Those figures seem ridiculous and the Minister needs to break them down and outline...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, how is closing an accident and emergency department a smokescreen?

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: With the permission of the House, I wish to share time with Senator Eugene Regan. I do not know whether the Government has learned anything as regards what is actually happening in this crisis. There was an unbelievable episode around 15 months ago, in March 2008 I believe, where the Government announced it wanted to give itself pay increases of between 12% and 14%. At the time while it...

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Where did I say that? The Senator is making it up as he goes along, which is stupidity.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Not really. I am not bothered either.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: What happened to the economy?

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Senator is the candy man.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Neither is the Senator's own answer. He does not know what the Government is going to do either.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Yes, he is right.