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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: I ask the Leader not to adjourn the House and to continue to have these debates over the next eight weeks.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: Just not for the next eight weeks.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Taoiseach. Cuirim fáilte roimh na ráiteasaí. Is trua nach bhfhuil níos mó ama againn chun an cheist seo, ceist an Tuaiscirt agus ceist aontú na hÉireann a phlé sa Seanad níos minicí. Déanann sé beag den cheist nuair nach bhfuil againn ach uair a chloig ar an lá seo. There is no doubt that the most pressing issue in terms of the implementation of the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: I will finish with my next point. Unfortunately, we do not have enough time to debate these issues in full, but we have seen terrible incidents on our television screens. I deplore last night's activity throughout many parts of the Six Counties. In particular, I deplore the individuals and micro-groups responsible for it. Let us be clear that they exploited a situation in which the Orange...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: I urge the Taoiseach to support Martin McGuinness's call and to ask the Orange Order's leadership to engage in dialogue with the leaders of nationalism in the Six Counties and to respect the views of people on the ground.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir O'Toole as ucht a chuid ama a roinnt liom. Bheinn i bhfad níos sásta mura mbeadh an díospóireacht seo ar siúl sa Seanad anocht. Níor éist an Rialtas, áfach, agus tá muid ar ais anois ag an phointe chéanna ag a raibh muid anuraidh, ag déileáil le reachtaíocht leis an reifreann chun an conradh céanna a chur os comhair an phobail agus ag...

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: Would the Minister give away the veto on taxation?

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is arguing it is important to give away vetoes so would he give way that veto?

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: The threat of the veto is enough.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is not being up-front and honest. The referendum right would be withdrawn if we changed the Constitution by agreeing to the Lisbon treaty.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: The Joint Committee on European Affairs has obtained a legal opinion clarifying that.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: And lose the right to have a referendum.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister should just acknowledge it. We want to have an honest debate. He should acknowledge it and defend the position that he is giving away the right to a referendum.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is the one clouding the issue.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: I challenge the Minister that he was deliberately misleading the Seanad earlier today in his statement that the Commissioner was secured indefinitely, because he cannot back it up. Either he deliberately misled the Seanad or he is trying to spin this issue out of control.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: It is the wrong point.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to have my dissent recorded to that decision.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: Vótáil.

Seanad: Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to have my dissent recorded from the decision to pass the Bill.

Seanad: Statement for Information of Voters: Motion (9 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: Vótáil.