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Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order, does that mean the jury is still out on whether this is a legal issue?

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: To recap so we understand the situation, the jury is still out on whether this will be dealt with as redundancy. The Government is awaiting legal advice and it is still in the lap of the gods. A decision has not been made on whether it will be decided within the Department or referred to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. This will be watched closely from Government Buildings on Merrion Street...

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Go on.

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Yesterday, I raised the issue of the situation in France and I want to compare it to the situation here during the Irish Ferries dispute and the demonstrations three months ago. What happened in France yesterday was a sense of outrage among ordinary people that young workers would be treated in such a cavalier fashion. It is important to recognise that Irish management, unions and Government...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Senator Ross and I welcome the support of Senator Brian Hayes for an issue which we have been highlighting for the past four or five years. It is not a new practice and the last time I spoke on it I gave an example of an auctioneering firm, Pottertons in Trim, which walked away from a deal because it refused to do the same as the unscrupulous auctioneer mentioned by Senator Hayes. Pottertons...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: On a point of order, I ask the Acting Leader to propose to extend this debate until 6.15 p.m.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: Can the Acting Leader change the order?

Seanad: Shot at Dawn Campaign: Statements. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I thank Senator Norris for sharing his time. I compliment Senators Brian Hayes and Mooney and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, on the work they have done on this case. It is important for the sake of the memory of these soldiers that we recognise what they went through. We are learning much about our past. Many people who lost family members this way have been forgotten....

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: We were all patient but the Senator made it three years. We said that was too short.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: The Senator is the one who was impatient.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: That was what I said on the night but everyone disagreed with me.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: With the permission of the House I wish to share my time with Senator Ulick Burke.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister to the House and echo the words of Senator Maurice Hayes. I congratulate the Minister on the budget, a sentiment I expressed on budget night. I particularly welcome the move he made on an issue I raised with him last year, namely, the importance of taking the minimum wage out of the tax net — it was done — and on the issue of child care, which I also raised with...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: The Minister has indicated he will give me a minute of his time; I thank him for that. The biggest issues we are facing currently are eco-environmental issues. They were raised over the weekend by the Green Party but we are aware of them. They are issues of dependency on oil and the problem of waste and wasted energy. I end my contribution with this thought. I did some research on this area...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: As we go about our business in Ireland, it is worth looking at the rest of Europe. Over the last year we have seen strikes in Italy, Belgium, France and Germany. Today, France and the UK are shut down entirely, with rail travel, education, and health care affected. We may ask ourselves why that is not happening in Ireland. That there is not such disruption here and that we have recently had...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: No. 15 on the Order Paper, the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Bill 2006, is in my name and that of the Independent Senators. The Leader will recall that the Bill was to deal with the question of seeking warrants for the continued interrogation of suspects who walked free because they were in court while the issues of a case were being discussed. The object of the Bill is to ensure...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: There was a fortnight of events in the National Concert Hall, one night after the other.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: We were the first in Europe to organise such events.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: No, they have been organised. On a point of order, we have already had concerts in the National Concert Hall.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: I am privileged to second the motion tabled by my colleague, Senator Henry, as it is a crucial issue. I welcome the Minister of State to the House but cannot understand why it was necessary to table an amendment to the motion. I commented to Senator Henry that this motion would be easy on the Government, as it would not need to be amended. However, here we are. We have spent considerable time...