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Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: The question is——

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: No, Senator, we have debated this section for over an hour. More than enough time has been spent on it.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: The Senator must speak specifically on the figures in question.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: Everyone knew that.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: Rubbish.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: Rotation is an excellent suggestion.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: Given that we are debating job creation between 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m., is it proposed that part of the debate will be given over to the Green Party's attempts to get a few jobs in Government, as was exposed in the national media? Is that party's policy on rotation to be adopted as Government policy for future job creation? Perhaps the Leader would enlighten me on that when he responds to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: To what quangos does the Senator refer?

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: I join Senator Ó Brolcháin in the call for a debate on information technology. It is a good idea but it is easy knowing he lives in Galway city because if he lived in south Kilkenny or south Carlow he would not be able to communicate instantly with people in Gaza or even in Dublin because of the high cost low speed connections——

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: ——in our part of the world. It is his party's Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, who is responsible for the delivery of broadband and he has been singularly abysmal in his delivery for many rural areas.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: I agree with Senator Norris in his call for a debate on facilities for deaf people. In the last Seanad we had a debate on the provision of facilities for deaf citizens and I would welcome such a debate if it could be arranged in the next few weeks. Senator O'Reilly took the words out of my mouth because the issue I wanted to raise was pensions for spouses of the self-employed. Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: We asked for it last week. The announcement today about AIB's losses is unprecedented. It means the Government will either have to put in a huge extra cash injection to recapitalise our banks, including AIB, or consider nationalisation. It is clear the Government's position on banking in the past 12 months is now in tatters and we should have that debate as soon as possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

John Paul Phelan: Throw him out.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

John Paul Phelan: This is the thin end of the wedge.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

John Paul Phelan: The Chair is being somewhat overzealous.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs, Deputy Roche, who was Deputy Gormley's predecessor as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, wrote such a letter.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

John Paul Phelan: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

John Paul Phelan: There could be 60 new Senators next month.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

John Paul Phelan: Why not? What has Senator Feeney got to hide?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

John Paul Phelan: The Cathaoirleach is wrong.