Results 35,821-35,840 of 36,002 for speaker:Pearse Doherty
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: They back up the copious arguments about the international trade agreements.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: I said international trade agreements, not agricultural negotiations.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: Does Ireland have a veto on international trade agreements at present?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: And for the Senator. Hopefully, the Senators will withdraw some of the untruths that have been voiced.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, when the Leader is seeking that clarification can he also ascertain whether or not the "Yes" side's posters, erected before the writ for the referendum was moved, are also illegal? I want that clarified.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: I welcome the welcome given to Mr. Des Bishop by other Members. I have found him to be an inspiration, particularly to young people. The programmes he made in the Gaeltacht have been tremendous. Picking up on Senator Cannon's comments, as education spokesperson for Sinn Féin I attended the INTO conference. The call from the conference was that Des Bishop has done more for the Irish...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: This is an issue that must be debated. Moreover, the debate should have happened already. I have called for such a debate, as have other Members, and it has not taken place. While Members can say nice things when a celebrity appears on their doorstep, were they sincere about the renewal of the Irish language in the education system and throughout general society, they must stop paying lip...
- Seanad: Oncology Services.. (13 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Barry Andrews. Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh go maith leis sa phost úr atá aige. Nà bheidh mé i bhfad, siocair go bhfuil agóid á reachtáil ag cumann Gaelach Shinn Féin anocht mar gheall ar cheist an tumoideachais taobh amuigh de na GaeltachtaÃ. Tá sé ag tosnú i gceann cúpla nóiméad. Is é an fáth go bhfuil mé ag tabhairt an...
- Seanad: Oncology Services.. (13 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister of State for that clarification and I welcome the developments that have taken place regarding a North-South approach to radiation oncology in the north west. The timeframe of 2015 is not acceptable and we must accelerate it if possible. The Minister of State said there is agreement "in principle, with the existing international recommendation that a population of...
- Seanad: School Staffing (8 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Mary Hanafin and congratulate here on her appointment. I am pleased the Minister is present as she has overseen the Department of Education and Science for the past three and a half years. I raise the issue of school secretaries and caretakers across the State who are receiving disparate rates of pay and these workers, if they are...
- Seanad: School Staffing (8 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for her reply and I wish the Department of Education and Science well with the discussions. However, since the money paid to these school secretaries and caretakers comes from the Department of Education and Science, will the Minister stand over a situation where employees working in the education system are being paid under the minimum wage and denied normal rights...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: Listening to the debate, some of those on the "Yes" side of the Lisbon treaty are starting the blame game already although we are 50 days away from the referendum. Some are blaming the Government for not doing enough, others are blaming the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dick Roche, and want him sacked from leading the campaign, while others say we should use...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: The reality is that people on the "Yes" side are beginning to understand that the misinformation being issued will not wash. We heard misinformation from the previous speaker that it is all about climate change. The Lisbon treaty is not all about climate change. Six words that have been inserted by the Irish Government into a massive document deal with climate change. The Lisbon treaty is...
- Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: I do not agree with the Minister of State or Senator Alex White. Inserting into the Constitution the phrase, "the State shall, in particular, maintain a policy of non-membership of military alliances", would clear up the doubt that exists among the public. We must remember the Government voted down an amendment to the Constitution which would have enshrined neutrality as part of the...
- Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: Vótáil.
- Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: Tairgim leasú a 3: I gCuid 1, leathanach 7, lÃne 31, "ó dhá Theach an Oireachtais." a scriosadh agus an méid seo a leanas a chur ina ionad "i reifreann i measc mhuintir an Stáit.", agus I gCuid 2, leathanach 9, lÃnte 40 agus 41, "of both Houses of the Oireachtas." a scriosadh agus an méid seo a leanas a chur ina ionad "by referendum of the people of the State." I move amendment No. 3:...
- Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: Vótáil.
- Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: As I noted previously, my comments on amendment No. 3 regarding the need to refer back to the Irish people are also pertinent to amendment No. 5.
- Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 May 2008)
Pearse Doherty: Tairgim leasú a 5: I gCuid 1, leathanach 9, lÃnte 6 agus 7, "ó dhá Theach an Oireachtais" a scriosadh agus an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach "i reifreann i measc mhuintir an Stáit", agus I gCuid 2, leathanach 11, lÃne 17, "both Houses of the Oireachtas" a scriosadh agus an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach "a referendum of the people of the State". I move amendment No. 5: In Part 1,...