Results 3,961-3,980 of 6,604 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Earlier the Acting Chairman mentioned filibustering, but I do not think it is humanly or mathematically possible to do so if there is only one amendment to be dealt with on the floor of the Dáil.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Far from it, some of us have other responsibilities to which we would like to attend and while it may be fun to watch the lads shouting slogans across the floor at each other, this is a serious political issue, as Members know because it was the one that dominated the discussions on Government formation in the weeks they took place. It is obviously a key issue for the Anti-Austerity...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: How can he be the next speaker?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: That is grand but let us speak.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: It is a cacophony of interruptions every time we speak.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy asked how long he could speak for.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Stop interrupting.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Acting Chairman, may I raise something-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: We tabled the amendments.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The Acting Chairman talks about monopolising the debate. Anyone else was perfectly free to table amendments-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I would like to speak on my amendment and so would the others who bothered putting them-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: It was a bizarre statement to make.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Any Deputy could table an amendment.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Okay.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Let us have a debate.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Why not?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: This is on the amendment.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: It is unbelievable the way there is constant interruption from the so-called Opposition.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The amendment is on the commission.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Can you not tell the Dáil?