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Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: That is fine as long as we can agree on the method of auditing to be used, an issue we have not dealt with yet.

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: Is there an argument about the quantification of these amounts?

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: Let us get to the top.

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: They have not been prepared to agree conventional systems that will work across the board.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: As with Senator Fitzgerald, I will not raise the obvious issue either except to note it was a very expensive way to lose 15 stone from the weight of the parliamentary party for "Operation Transformation". We must look at one issue very carefully. I hesitate to disagree with Senator Fitzgerald, but it is not true to say the Government came in here and said credit would flow after NAMA. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: Indeed.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: There is, according to The Irish Times today.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: The House should acknowledge the progress made by the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, on pharmaceutical products. It was a very important step. For many years both sides of the House raised the need to address the issue. However long it took her, despite the fact that it was a difficult group to deal with, the Minister achieved a result, although we are quick to...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: The issue was then raised by Senator Ciaran Cannon who produced a document in the House on developing the green economy which had been signed by two Ministers, namely, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan, and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Eamon Ryan. A recommendation that there be a national water...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: What about the Government's policy?

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: Some weeks ago I raised the issue of human rights in Colombia and the fact that negotiations were going on in that regard between the European Union and Colombia. We agreed to pass a motion supporting the stance on this taken by all the Irish MEPs. However, we neglected to pass that motion, No.18, through the House and therefore I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, namely, that...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: It demeans what we are doing politically. There will be another report on this matter very shortly. People are asking why we have not implemented this. They do not understand that when a Bill is passed by the Oireachtas without a commencement date, which happens time and again, nothing will happen until the Minister commences it. This Bill has not been commenced and children are...

Seanad: Free Trade Agreement with Colombia: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: I move: That Seanad Éireann concurs with the view of all 12 Republic of Ireland MEP's in seeking that the EU suspend the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia until their Government respect Human and Trade Union Rights.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: I wish to share time with Senator Paddy Burke.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: There has been a very healthy debate all afternoon. It touched on many issues and it was good to hear a consensus emerging on how we approach the problem. We have examined this matter for years. It was good to hear Ms Grainne Kenny recognised today. I dread to think of how many years it was since we sat down together at a committee meeting; it must be 25. She has stuck with it all those...

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: I wish to share time with Senator Jerry Buttimer

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: On these benches we tend to have problems with motions which begin by condemning the Government, and we equally have problems with amendments that begin by commending the Government. We must travel a steady line between the two positions. With regard to the motion before us, I do not feel strongly about condemning the Government but every other element of the motion is positive and must be...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Joe O'Toole: The points raised by Senator Fitzgerald are crucial. Whereas I do not completely agree with her point about the amendment to the NAMA legislation, it did provide, as I stated at the time, the opportunity for the Government to put something in at that point. I do not think the Fine Gael amendment did precisely that, but it did open the door for it to be done and that party did ask for...