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Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Thank God the majority of the people have some people in this House to represent them on that issue.

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, if that is possible.

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: A Government Senator asked to which side Sinn Féin is now aligned. I am glad to say that Sinn Féin is aligned to the majority of people who came out on Thursday to cast their votes and to the people of France and Holland. The overwhelming majority of people across the European Union, as shown in opinion polls, would have voted in the same way. The people have spoken. The Lisbon treaty...

Seanad: Lisbon Reform Treaty Report: Statements (5 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Ar dtús báire ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Seanadóir White as ucht a chuid ama a roinnt liom. I thank Senator White for providing me with time to speak on this issue. I wish to refer to workers' rights, even though I addressed it last night. The Charter of Fundamental Rights contains no new rights that are not already contained in the Constitution or in international...

Seanad: Charter of Fundamental Rights: Statements (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Ní bheidh orm mo chuid ama uilig a ghlacadh. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Rialtas, a chur na ráitis seo ar an gclár inniu. Is deas an rud é deis a bheith agam mo chuid tuaraimí a nochtú sa Seanad ar an gcairt seo, atá mar pháirt de chonradh Liospóin. I am glad to address the Charter of Fundamental Rights that is attached to the Lisbon treaty. I have been listening...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liom cur leis an méid atá ráite ag an Seanadóir Mullen. Molaim na leasuithe atá cláraithe aige. Tá sé ag iarraidh déanamh cinnte de go gcuirfí níos mó cláracha teilifíse agus raidió ar fáil don phobal níos sine. Más féidir linn reachtaíocht a thabhairt isteach ag rá go gcaithfidh 20% de chláracha déileáil le nuacht, srl., tig linn an rud céanna a...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liomsa tacaíocht a thabhairt do na leasuithe atá molta anseo, Uimh. 13, 14 agus 15. Ar an drochuair, níl an tAire ag glacadh le leasú Uimh. 13. Ba mhaith liom go háirithe labhairt faoi mholadh atá déanta ag an Seanadóir Ó Raghallaigh i leasú Uimh. 14 ar section 25. Sílim go bhfuil tábhacht faoi leith ag baint leis seo agus mar a dúradh roimhe anseo, caithfimid...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I ask that the Leader organise for the Minister for Education and Science to come to the House. I agree with previous speakers on this issue. There is a crisis in education and people need to realise this. It is not just in the area of school buildings but also in class sizes and in the broken promises made by the Government prior to the election. Our children are being left to suffer....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Gabh mo leithscéal. Will the Leader seek clarification that the commitment given by the Taoiseach is one he can fulfil? The veto will not exist if the Lisbon treaty is ratified, and the Taoiseach knows that. That is why this hand-wringing exercise has been going on for months. We had a debate on the World Trade Organisation and supposedly tried to clarify this issue, but when the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I am asking the Leader to facilitate this. In fairness, a Chathaoirligh, you have allowed people on the "Yes" side to contribute. I am asking the Leader——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Leader clarify this situation? He should ask the Minister of State, who took questions in the House, to respond to my written question as to where in the text of the Lisbon treaty it states that the veto on international trade can be used after the treaty is passed. Comments have been made about the "No" side in this campaign. I am proud of every single person, including Fine Gael...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: We need to stop these lies from the Fine Gael side.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: It is true. Just a couple of days later, Fine Gael Senators agreed that their MEPs had voted for the Bersani report.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Did they vote for the Bersani report?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I know what is in it.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion (28 May 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir Norris as ucht a chuid ama a roinnt liom. Táim ag tacú leis an rún atá molta ag Páirtí an Lucht Oibre. Glacaim leis go bhfuil fadhbanna leis na seirbhísí sláinte agus nach bhfuil siad ag obair mar is ceart. Caithimid díriú ar na fáthanna nach bhfuil siad ag obair mar is ceart. It is not enough to say that the HSE is overly bureaucratic,...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion (28 May 2008)

Pearse Doherty: That man is frail with lung and other health problems. I ask every Government Senator who is thinking of voting on this motion to consider if this was his or her father or mother. This is not a direct result of the work of the Minister, Deputy Mary Harney, or Professor Brendan Drumm, but the system failed that man.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion (28 May 2008)

Pearse Doherty: It is, because unfortunately——

Seanad: Health Services: Motion (28 May 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Unfortunately, we all know of such cases and it is not right to put one case above another. We all know of the injustices and indignities that people face at the hands of the two-tier health system. This needs to be addressed and we need the political will to do so, which is not present on the Government side of the House.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Is í an cheist is tábhachtaí sa Bhille seo ná an chosaint a chaithimid a thabhairt do chaighdeán craolacháin sna meáin cumarsáide. Go ginearálta, caithimid aithint go bhfuil caighdeán iontach ard ag an teilifís agus an raidió sa tír seo. Nuair a amharcann muid ar cad atá ag tarlú i dtíortha eile, feiceann muid nach bhfuil an cás mar an gcéanna sna tíortha sin. Caithfimid...