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Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Go raibh maith agat. As that was my last amendment I thank the Minister of State for the way he has dealt with the amendments, especially the ones I tabled. I am disappointed with his response to the final amendment and I urge him to reconsider as the amendment does not deal with the specific issues TG4 faces currently but it proposes to deal with problems it may encounter in future. A...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 85a: In page 86, subsection (1), between lines 35 and 35, to insert the following: "(m) sport," Some of these amendments relate to the recognition that must be included in the Bill in respect of domestic sports coverage. I wish to ensure that domestic sport is afforded its rightful place in television and radio broadcasts. A domestic sporting event such as track racing,...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: The Senator is confusing amendment No. 90a with No. a90a.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I have listened to the Minister of State's response to the amendments I tabled and will not press them at a later stage. I thank him for his contribution on all of them, particularly amendment No. 85a, as he suggested he would consider including sport as one of the criteria for members of the board. We will return to this on Report Stage to see what has been done in this regard and I...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 86a: In page 89, between lines 42 and 43 to insert the following: "(f) is a shareholder, director or is otherwise commercially involved in another broadcasting company.".

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I note what the Minister of State said. The matter may be already dealt with, as the Minister of State said, but it would do no harm to express it more clearly in the Bill.

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the important issue of the national drugs strategy. I do not support the motion but I will support the amendment tabled by the Fine Gael Party because it best reflects the current crisis we are in. Chronic underfunding has been a feature of this area. It is one thing to have a strategy but one needs to look at the reality to date with the...

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: That is not true. The Senator is misrepresenting my party's position.

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: It is a misrepresentation.

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Senator Walsh is trotting out lies and he knows it. The debate is over.

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——