Results 281-300 of 2,722 for speaker:Paul Gogarty

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: Like Sinn Féin's relationship with the DUP in the North, we have to compromise.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: There was no capitulation in education.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: The PRSI cap was abolished.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: On a point of order, there is a precedent for the Minister to elaborate on the wider context. The first amendment that was proposed to open up this debate involved opposing the entire Bill.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: That is the point. A precedent has been set.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: The Deputies opposite are talking about deleting everything, rather than making amendments.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: All of the sections are being opposed.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: Rather than a list of amendments, we have a list of sections that are being opposed.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: Before the Acting Chairman, Deputy Charlie O'Connor, took the Chair, I raised a point of order about whether a Second Stage debate was warranted because a perusal of the proposals regarding the various sections, including section 3, which is under discussion at present shows that by and large, sections are being opposed but very few amendments of substance have been tabled. Deputy Ring was...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: We were told then by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, that the worst was over. Hindsight is great but as we know now we are facing a €6 billion deficit. In that context it was always going to be difficult to prevent certain cuts in the education sector but I welcome that key initiatives we pushed for and which we promised we would remain in Government for have been...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: They may be, but they are members of a religious order which is well respected and which has educated many of the children of this country quite well. To have a relatively unprecedented approach by the religious in this country to urge people to vote for a budget-----

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: They recognise the imperative-----

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: How much time do I have remaining?

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: That might give me time to speak about the context. One of the reasons the Green Party announced we were leaving Government was partially to do with the issue of the bailout and the lack of clarity and communication and the timing-----

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: -----and also the huge public anger.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: We told people who were angry that they would get their chance to have an election.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: Given the fact that we were bullied by our European partners into a bailout - that is a hard and fast fact at this stage - and negotiated a 5.8% deal which the Opposition claims it might have been able to reduce by a few notches, the reality is that one way or another if we did not get this bailout we would have been crucified on the bond markets. What the Presentation sisters are saying in...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: -----and why it is important to pass this budget. Otherwise, as a country, those who are the most vulnerable will have absolutely nothing. While overall I do not like some elements of the budget and I hope the Minister takes what I said on board, I believe we must pass all of the pieces of vital legislation relating to the budget this year to ensure we are able to continue to borrow money...

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: No.

Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)

Paul Gogarty: The leader has that autonomy.