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Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I agree with Senator Daly and this is something about which the House should be keen. Will the Minister for State accept an amendment that the board should meet or be based outside Dublin? I was not joking about Kilrush but there are other towns and not specifically in that area. This agency could bring life to a place outside Dublin. As it stands, it will be part of the great congested...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I am building support.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Monsignor.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Throughout the previous session, I opposed the inclusion of provisions of this nature in every Bill that came before the House. Such provisions are appalling. On the Order of Business, a Member referred to the pressure politicians are under to complete so many declarations of interests and so on. On each occasion a provision that oppresses, deprecates and diminishes politicians and makes them...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: No. What does the Minister mean by "no taint of party or independent politics attached"? We know what it means; it means we will be answering the question. All those boards on which this has happened are mistakes.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I disagree with that.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: We should let democracy take its course.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I am glad the Senator is calling a vote on it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: The House should be reminded that the legislation to which Senator Brian Hayes referred was substantially amended by the Seanad. When we proposed to shorten the commencement date, this House was given undertakings that the Act would come into operation very quickly and that everything was in order for it to proceed. Unfortunately, that was not the case. I wish to raise an issue related to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: We have heard the question, the Senator should now give us the answer.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Including the River Shannon.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Or was it Minister Daly's Shannon River Council Bill?

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Will the debate be critical of Government policy?

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: The latter point made by Senator Brian Hayes could be dealt with if the report on the first couple of meetings of the sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges brings to the attention of the House proposals in relation to moving this matter forward. While I have no objection to a debate in the House, it would be a repeat of the previous debate on the subject. I would prefer...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: Neither of those would describe himself as an economist.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I wish to share time with two Fine Gael colleagues. Senator Quinn has kindly indicated that he will also share a minute or two of this allocated time with them. I suggest that we are each given three minutes.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I want to make a number of points. While I was doing some research during the course of the day, I discovered that, amazingly, there were 37 or 38 road traffic deaths for two months in 1946. In light of the fact that there were few cars on the road at the time, what we have achieved to date is extraordinary. My second point relates to driving tests, an issue at which I ask the Minister of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: As somebody who spends a great deal of his time involved in negotiations, I have always felt that timing is important. I would appreciate if the Leader could convey her personal congratulations to the leader of the Fine Gael Party in this House on his extraordinarily excellent timing in tabling the motion on Connacht rugby last week rather than this week. The choice of motion was courageous...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2003)

Joe O'Toole: I assure the House that nobody, including people in this House and the Lower House whose jobs were thoroughly analysed and scrutinised, will receive more than they deserve from benchmarking. I would like to place these matters on the record as it is helpful for the House to be aware of them.