Results 2,981-3,000 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: We will have to have a school of play on English.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: As someone with no legal training, I will have to stick with the plain English school of thought. I was fascinated by the arguments made by Senators who have expertise in this area. The problem remains, however, that people are not satisfied the courts are acting properly. I would have liked solutions from the Minister but he seems to prefer doing nothing until the Kenny judgment is tested...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: The legislation was guillotined.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: I wish to share time with Senator Regan. Will the Acting Chairman stop me after two minutes?

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: I grew up on a pig farm and, during my student days, I worked in the Henry Denny and Sons bacon factory in Tralee. At the time, standards were so good that one could eat dinner off the factory floor. In this light, it is surprising that someone was so sloppy in the manufacture of foodstuffs as to have left us in this crisis. When the dust settles, we must determine why the system went...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: On a point of order, in the last quorum Senator Callely wondered why no member of the Opposition was present. I should like to remind him that as in the Lower House, members of the Opposition do not look after Government quorums.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: Stay in the House.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: I second the amendment.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: No, he would never do that.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: Fianna Fáil's coalition partners do not seem to agree with them in this regard.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: Yes, there is. The Minister of State should talk to his coalition partners.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is making it up as he goes along. He is talking utter nonsense.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: What is the Minister of State's own view?

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: Are we right or wrong?

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is confusing us.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: That is not true. The figure is 2,500.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: Absolutely. The Minister of State should provide the correct facts.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: The Tallaght strategy was the genesis of the economic revival.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is good at rewriting history.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Liam Twomey: We were a long time waiting for those improvements.