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Seanad: Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo, atá curtha chun tosaigh ag Páirtí an Lucht Oibre. I welcome the Bill proposed by the Labour Party which comes some weeks after Sinn Féin and the Labour Party tabled a Private Members' motion on agency workers in the Dáil. While I welcome the Bill, it is a pity it has been left to the Opposition to introduce legislation that is worthy and necessary....

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis labhairt ar an mBille Airgeadais 2008. Níl dabht ar bith ann nach bhfuil eacnamaíocht na tíre seo chomh láidir is a bhí sé sna blianta atá thart. Dá bhrí sin, is am oiriúnach é seo chun an díospóireacht seo a bheith againn. I welcome the opportunity to speak about the Finance Bill. There is no doubt that we have entered a time of economic...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I point out to Senator Walsh that many fine republicans who were scholars of Trinity contributed to the creation of this State.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Next Monday millions of people will celebrate their Irishness not only in Ireland but throughout the world. There has been a debate about Ministers attending various countries. While it is right they should attend, we should not have a carte blanche approach to sending Ministers, Deputies and Senators to every corner of the world. We should weigh up any decision to ensure State money is...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Some people have been deported in recent years and others are at risk of being deported as we speak. Those emigrants have the courage to come out and attend meetings of the ILIR lobby group. They have had the courage to come out and march in Washington in the knowledge that they could be deported in the next minute. This House should have the same courage and pass a motion in support of...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I called for a joint party motion on the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: We should be doing everything in our power to help them.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liom cur leis an méid a dúirt an Seanadóir Ó Murchú mar gheall ar úsáid na Gaeilge sa Seanad. Tá dian-imní ar dhaoine nach gheobhaidh siad an bolscaireacht sna meáin-cumarsáide atá tuillte acu má labhraíonn siad an Ghaeilge. D'iarr mé ar Cheannaire an tSeanaid díospóireacht a eagrú le linn seachtain na Gaeilge, nó coicís na Gaeilge mar atá againn anois. Tá a...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: ——to renege on the commitment that Deputies and Senators gave in the lead-up to the general election to hundreds of concerned parents and teachers who attended the INTO meetings, and to renege on the commitment in the programme for Government to reduce class sizes by one unit every year until 2010. I seek a amendment to the Order of Business so that we can have a debate on the issue of...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach chun na ceiste seo a phlé. Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom moladh a thabhairt dos na Seanadóirí ón Chomhaontas Glas a chur síos an rún seo inniu. Sílim go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo de dhíth orainn. Fáiltím roimh an rún agus glacaim leis. Beidh mé ag tabhairt tacaíochta dó níos déanaí tráthnóna má tá vóta...

Seanad: Passports Bill 2007: Second Stage (5 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Second Stage debate of the Passports Bill 2007, which contains a number of positive elements. The right to travel outside the State and the right to hold a passport are enumerated rights under Article 43 of the Constitution. The prospect of having primary legislation clearly articulate these rights and the system governing their realisation is welcome. The Bill introduces in...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I too call for a debate on the Lisbon treaty. It is important that we have a proper and timely debate on this issue. Many people are concerned with the implications of the treaty, whether it is further movement towards common defence, the fact that more taxpayers' money will be committed to the European Defence Agency and to increasing our military capabilities, or the undermining of...

Seanad: Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Minister, who has at long last come before the House to discuss this issue. A Senator from the Government benches wondered whether we are rushing under pressure or have been lobbied intensively to speak on this issue. I was the first person to speak on this issue in the Seanad and since the resumption of the Seanad and Dáil last year Sinn Féin has called on the Minister to...

Seanad: Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister stated that no pharmacy will be asked to dispense medication at a loss. Does she take into account that pharmacies must pay overheads such as ESB bills, wages and all the rest, and that in effect they will lose out and go into the red due to the new pricing? On a specific matter, will the Minister accept from myself or any other Senator audited accounts from pharmacists? Will...

Seanad: Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: We are talking about 300.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: I concur with Senators in their request for a debate on the Middle East and the ongoing conflict there. It has been a long tradition that we have a debate on the Six Counties and I am aware that one will be facilitated this year. Does the Deputy Leader know when that debate will take place, especially given that a number of events are being organised internationally and at home to mark the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: That is what I am saying.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Pearse Doherty: There is ongoing debate in the media as to whether Ian Paisley will be First Minister next year. It would be apt that this would happen given it is ten years since the Agreement. I agree with the call to have the Minister for Education and Science come to the House to debate the issue of funding for primary level education. This State is at crisis point with regard to primary education....

Seanad: Civil Marriage: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Pearse Doherty: Sinn Féin fully supports the right of same-sex couples to marry and found a family, including by adoption. We also support the right of unmarried and same-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships, to which the motion refers. Sinn Féin was the first party to try to enshrine this right in legislation, when former Deputy Seán Crowe tabled an amendment to the Civil Registration Bill 2003...