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

Liam Twomey: It is the Government's responsibility to come up with the answers but it has not been able to do that.

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

Liam Twomey: My apologies.

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

Liam Twomey: How does the Senator know? This guy is a genius.

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

Liam Twomey: Can the Senator expand on that point?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Our economy will continue to change over the summer and the effects of the difficulties will become more apparent, for example in the health and education sectors. By the time we come back in September, Monaghan General Hospital will have closed, in effect, as an acute hospital. The effects of increased class sizes in schools throughout this country will start to be evident. The headlines...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: A conflict of interest is a conflict of interest.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: I hope it is better than the quality we got for the last decade.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Are any amendments due to be tabled in the Dáil?

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister of State for that clarification.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: The failure of the Government to challenge the High Court judgment amounts to an acceptance of Ms Justice Laffoy's ruling in the McCann case. If a similar case arises following the enactment of the legislation, it could go before the High Court and the McCann judgment will serve as the precedent. The Minister of State referred to the possibility that a stake could be placed on goods. Goods...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: It is a little bit like Government.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: It is important to recognise that this is an interim measure and that there will be proper protocols in the area when the Mental Health Act is reviewed. Psychiatric nurses from institutions can participate in bringing in patients at present, not all of the work must be done by this team. The problem has often been that gardaí are not anxious to get involved with this type of work because no...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: Keep going. The Acting Chairman is doing great.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: There will be a bualadh bos at the end.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: With regard to the pharmacy Bill, I ask the Leader to reply to a specific question on the problem which has been brewing over the last number of weeks. Small pharmacists are not entitled to major discounts when they buy drugs from wholesalers. Larger chains get bigger discounts; in other words, when they buy one packet of the drugs they dispense they may get one or more packets free from...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: He is showing his petticoat.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: No cuts.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: There are no green shoots over there.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: We are left with the wilting flowers.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, could the Leader, in his reply, give an idea of the intervals between each Stage of each piece of legislation going through the House today rather than just throwing comments across the floor?