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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: ——because he is the only person who was bailed out by the Government 20 years ago and who came back and made himself one of the richest men in this country. It is doing the same again today. It is a ridiculous proposal that must be debated seriously in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: The banks——

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: The Government has no sympathy for the people.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, is the Leader entitled to say whatever he likes in his response or is he supposed to respond to the questions asked without aggravating the other Members of the House by giving a history lesson on politics?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, what is the Leader entitled to say?

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: Senator McFadden should use the words that are on her mind.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: The fact of 700 people queuing for food yesterday in Dublin is a terrible legacy for a Government that has been in power for more than 12 years. The Leader should ask for the relevant Minister to be brought into this House immediately because 2009 is turning out to be an extremely black year for workers, with more than 1,000 people losing their jobs on every working day since the beginning...

Seanad: Economic and Recovery Authority: Motion (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: I want to say a couple of words on this document and the responses received in the House. I am amazed that this document has proved to be too right wing for Sinn Féin and too left wing for some of the Government and Independent representatives. In the spirit of a party going to the trouble in opposition of presenting a document, I would expect a little more from the Minister of State,...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: Can the Senator understand them?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: Did Senator Leyden read that policy?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: I second Senator Fitzgerald's amendment to the Order of Business which calls on the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House to discuss her plans for the cystic fibrosis unit at St. Vincent's Hospital. There is a serious need for discussion on this issue because it is Government policy to not invest in the long-term development of the Irish health care service but instead to...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: I have listened to them for the past four years.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: Senator White should vote against the Government on this proposal. That would be far more useful.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: Shame on it. The Government should be sacked.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liam Twomey: Bring in the Minister.

Seanad: Forthcoming Budget: Statements (26 Mar 2009)

Liam Twomey: I support the Minister's view.

Seanad: Fishing Fleet Decommissioning Scheme (26 Mar 2009)

Liam Twomey: This issue arose in the courts and I was informed the case was settled two weeks ago, but that does not seem to be so. The issue relates to the decommissioning of a fishing boat. No vessel can be decommissioned until the Department has given permission for that and permission is usually given on the basis that decommissioning is approved. In this case, because the decommissioning was...

Seanad: Fishing Fleet Decommissioning Scheme (26 Mar 2009)

Liam Twomey: The problem is the High Court has made a decision. However, there was nobody in court from the Department to accept that decision. That is the reason I am asking the Minister of State to clarify the situation as it is the Minister who is involved. A decision was made this morning with regard to costs, but nobody turned up to represent the Minister. There is, therefore, a difficulty. It...

Seanad: Fishing Fleet Decommissioning Scheme (26 Mar 2009)

Liam Twomey: I will have to accept what the Minister of State is saying but the judgment made should have been sought by or given to him in preparation for this reply. As he is well aware, this is a very serious issue and a huge financial burden is being placed on the individual involved. There is a sense of David and Goliath in that the individual does not have the financial resources of the State. If...

Seanad: Fishing Fleet Decommissioning Scheme (26 Mar 2009)

Liam Twomey: I appreciate that.