Results 3,481-3,500 of 7,777 for speaker:Joe Costello
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: It was a little rich to listen to Deputy Kennedy exhort the trade union movement that it now is time to come into the Government's parlour to sort out these matters or that everyone was agreed that there was â¬4 billion to be sorted out and that people could sit down to do so. I am afraid it is too late for that. The die is cast, the trade unions were shafted and the rug was pulled from...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: This is the reason Members are debating this legislation today. The Government will ram it through tomorrow by using the guillotine and that will be that.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: I believe these constitute savage cuts on the entire public sector. They will decimate and demoralise the public sector and it will be difficult to expect the public sector to come back, take it on the chin and provide the service the Government expects of it, having been given such a sucker punch again on foot of having been already hit recently. What is worse is that all public sector...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The money was washed away.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The Government had its chance but it blew it.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Ask Deputy Gogarty.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Hear, hear.
- European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The Minister for Defence has already issued a leaflet.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The Deputy should take a stand.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Exactly.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: And for the people of this country-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Oh no, we did not.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: The reduction will be 50%.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: What about the commercial semi-State bodies?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Why attack the poorest?
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: There were other choices.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: This is a Second Stage speech.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Certainly, they will.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: A hard one.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)
Joe Costello: Welfare was slashed.