Results 5,881-5,900 of 26,293 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Let the Minister speak, please.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we let the Minister conclude?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we please let the Minister conclude? We will then see where we go with this.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we desist from heckling the Minister while he is attempting to deal with the questions Deputies have asked? They might not like the answers he is giving but will they at least let him give the answers?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Let us be clear. We cannot have a situation in the House, during a debate on any particular subject, that a Member decides he or she will continue to make his or her own personal assertions about what a situation might or might not be. That is not debate. Deputies Shortall and Connolly have raised a question that I ask the Minister to bring clarity to in order that we can wind this up this...
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I assume the Government will make a decision in principle.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Government, which can make a decision, can decide to reverse that decision, if it wishes to, at another stage. That is the prerogative of the Government.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That represents a very clear-----
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is as clear a response as we can expect this Minister or any Minister to give.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He has.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He has answered the question.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will wrap up in a minute.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There is not much point in bringing it to the Oireachtas committee first-----
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----if there is not some sort of indication from the Cabinet on whether it is prepared to accept it or not.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We will not get unanimous agreement on this.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: People's positions are quite clear. The time for the debate has elapsed at this stage. The debate is ended. I thank everyone who has participated. Statements on the national maternity hospital are completed.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am sorry, but it is not in order to have clapping in the Public Gallery. That is a long-standing tradition.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Well, let us not prejudge. I would welcome a response from the Minister.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please allow the Minister, without interruption.