Results 4,561-4,580 of 4,608 for speaker:Joe O'Toole
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: Let us hope Fianna Fáil has backbone and supports the vote.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: On a point or order, the Bill was proposed by Senator Brendan Daly and former Deputy Michael O'Kennedy and we look forward to the Government's support on the issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: I understood that I would be heard.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: I have not been forgotten.
- Seanad: Request to Move Adjournment of the Seanad under Standing Order 29. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: I am disheartened by the Cathaoirleach's saying, "Before we move on to No. 1," as my proposal is to deal with the following matter now. I request that the Seanad adjourn under Standing Order 29 to debate what is the greatest no-brainer in transport policy since the closure of the Harcourt Street line. We will look back on this day with the same incredulity in years to come. I propose that we...
- Seanad: Request to Move Adjournment of the Seanad under Standing Order 29. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: There is no case to support this.
- Seanad: Request to Move Adjournment of the Seanad under Standing Order 29. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: I hope the Cathaoirleach recognises that I am seeking to express the views of this House, both sides of which wish to address this issue. Not all the wisdom resides on this side. I want to hear the views of my colleagues on the other side also.
- Seanad: Request to Move Adjournment of the Seanad under Standing Order 29. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: We cannot allow this matter to pass unnoticed. We are still awaiting the report of the review group established by the then Minister for Public Enterprise, now here as a Senator. I know that she supports a debate on the matter.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Food: Statements. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: Tá mé buÃoch dÃot go bhfuil seans agam cúpla focal a rá ar chursaà talmhaÃochta. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Aylward, to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. I have not seen him in the House since his appointment. With the permission of the House, ba mhaith liom dhá nóiméad de mo chuid ama a roinnt le Senator Henry.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Food: Statements. (6 Nov 2002)
Joe O'Toole: Despite the fact that I am seen as a trade unionist I fully support investment in rural Ireland and the development of agriculture. It is a key industry and a crucial part of Irish life. The farming community and particularly the IFA should be asked to look at certain issues. I listened carefully to Senator Dardis's speech. To give an example of the sort of double-think which I hear about...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: If the Cathaoirleach wishes me to say anything on that matter I will be happy to facilitate him. Support for all sporting organisations is of major importance. In past debates on crime and alcohol, Members have always noted that the nub of the issue revolves around how people use their time. Whatever our views on the principal issue of funding the GAA, it should be recognised that this...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: When the issue of clerical child abuse was raised yesterday, we asked the Leader to consider engaging with the Government or the appropriate Minister in order to arrange a debate. Our requests for a such a debate were not rhetorical because this matter must be discussed. As stated yesterday, we are not shooting from the hip on this, we are merely raising the issues as they arise. I would like...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: Shameful, shameful.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: Personal courage is a majority all on its own.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: On behalf of the Independent group, I express appreciation to the Leader for the efficient manner in which the question of committee membership was dealt with in the past week. It has helped enormously. It is important this House should take the lead on this matter. I have discussed it with many people in the other House, all of whom agreed with me on this, demonstrating that we must examine...
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: With the permission of the House, I wish to share my time with Senator Norris.
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: A time will come when people will be forced to recognise that engagement, argument and persuasion among the parties, at the bilateral and multilateral level, is the only option. This is not happening. It is no longer simply a matter of justifying positions. This island has been troubled for too many centuries and generations by people justifying their positions. Let us forget about the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: I take a different view from that of the Cathaoirleach regarding the Order of the Business, but that is not to challenge his ruling which I accept. No Standing Orders exist to restrict the Order of Business to questions on the day's business. I have had to take the trouble over the years to go back over the history of the House to its foundation and I assure Members that I can find instances...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: It is my belief that, if someone says something often enough, it can almost become accepted as law. While I agree with the Cathaoirleach on the need for us to be efficient on the Order of Business, it is the basis on which Members discuss what business should be taken and whereby they can ask for it to be today even if they mean it to be tomorrow. That has always been the way. In fairness to...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Oct 2002)
Joe O'Toole: Does the Senator support it?