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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: ——whether that is British Army personnel, an innocent civilian on the streets of Derry or somebody who was involved in armed activity from any of the other armed groups. There can be no hierarchy of victims. Each father, each mother, each son and each daughter all grieve the same. To take this process on instead of only reflecting on the findings of the Saville report, which needs to...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I will finish on this point.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: The point is that some are trying to play politics with this about issues in which republicans were involved. For those who were the victims of the republican activities——

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: ——republicans have been to the courts, republicans have served 100,000 years in prison.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: What emerged yesterday was that the British state——

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: ——killed innocent civilians in Derry and that is something that should be remembered and debated in this House.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I also oppose the proposal. I propose that the House sit at 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday, 8 June, as normal.

Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Like my colleagues, I express and offer my sympathy to the families of all those who were killed on the Gaza freedom flotilla, the nine individuals who lost their lives in the early hours of Monday morning at the hands of the Israeli commandos, and the all those injured. I completely disagree with the comments of my colleague, Senator Feargal Quinn. They were...

Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: There is a time when we must all stand up and, sometimes, words are not enough. That time is now. I refer to the actions of the Israeli authorities not only in this instance but when they forged Irish passports to conduct activities of murder. In this case, commandos came down from a helicopter in the dark of night, with Irish citizens on board a ship, equipped with iron bars and kitchen...

Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, it might have been unintentional but I ask the Senator to withdraw the similarities he drew between Sinn Féin and Hamas in this regard.

Seanad: Interception of Gaza-bound Humanitarian Flotilla: Statements (2 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I know, but that should be made clear for the record.

Seanad: Job Creation (1 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: The issues of job creation and unemployment are close to everyone's hearts with the country suffering huge job losses over the past two years. County Donegal has always had a massive unemployment level, often double the national average and in some areas even three and four times it. It is an issue that never went away in Donegal, now made worse by the economic downturn and the Government's...

Seanad: Job Creation (1 Jun 2010)

Pearse Doherty: My questions referred to towns in south Donegal, including Donegal town, Bundoran and Ballyshannon. It would be more honest if the Minister of State were to inform us that the Government and IDA Ireland had given up on attracting foreign direct investment to these towns, especially Bundoran and Ballyshannon. We are all aware of plans to sell lands which IDA Ireland holds in these areas....

Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 May 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to be associated with the words used on the sad and tragic passing of the late Senator Kieran Phelan. It was with great shock that I heard of his passing this morning. I am sure it was small compared to the shock the wider community, in particular his family, would have experienced when the news reached them. I extend my sympathy to his wife, Mary, children, mother and extended...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, I ask the Acting Leader to request an extension of time for this debate. I understand I am the only Member who intends to criticise the Croke Park agreement. I am my party's spokesperson on this matter, but I have not had an opportunity to contribute. I do not know if I will be able to avail of such an opportunity. If we are seeking to have a rounded debate, the views...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Pearse Doherty: That is fine.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to share three minutes of my ten-minute allocation with Senator Alex White.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Pearse Doherty: The overwhelming rejection by the CPSU, of which much has been heard today in the Chamber, of the Croke Park deal again emphasises the far from favourable response to it in the public sector, despite Government expectations. Other unions already have come out against the agreement and it is notable that it is the unions that represent the lowest paid workers in groups such as nurses who have...

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Tax (12 May 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to raise the issue of the way vehicle registration tax is being applied by the Irish State and the fairness of that tax. We are well aware of the European Commission's dislike of this tax and that it has issued a directive that member states would phase out its application and move towards a road usage tax in the future. I appreciate the Irish State's sovereignty on this matter but...

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Tax (12 May 2010)

Pearse Doherty: I am thankful to the Minister for his reply although disappointed. A grassroots campaign has been established in Donegal in the past couple of weeks in response to an operation by customs officials in areas such as Inishowen. Complaints have been made in regard to the manner in which people were stopped and questioned, which is perhaps a separate issue. I ask the Minister to acknowledge...