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Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: If the Government side succeeds in having the motion before us passed, will the amended motion come before the House? Will a related motion come before the Dáil? Senator Aideen Hayden should note that the title is the joint committee on certain aspects of the banking crisis. While the Senator is technically correct, there is no doubt that this is the committee that will discuss the...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: The tent will be reopened in Leopardstown.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Will we hear more about ice cream?

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy Kehoe demanded that the meeting in question should take place and no one else.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: How many others were here last Wednesday?

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: That is why the Taoiseach stated he needed a majority.

Seanad: Public Service Management (Transparency of Boards) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister of State's speech is quite balanced except for the last paragraph where the Government and the Civil Service need to get with the programme. The Minister of State said, "While the Government will not be proceeding with this Bill". With all due respect to the Government, it is a matter for the Seanad and Senator Feargal Quinn as to whether the Bill is proceeded with. The...

Seanad: Suspension of Standing Orders: Motion (11 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Senators van Turnhout and Mac Conghail control the balance in this division as well.

Seanad: Suspension of Standing Orders: Motion (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I move: "That Standing Orders for today's sitting be suspended." I want to move a suspension of Standing Orders under Standing Order 159. A short time ago in the Dáil, the Taoiseach stated that in order for terms of reference to be adopted and a mandate to be given to the banking inquiry, the Government needed to have a majority on it and that the matter was now being considered by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I am sure the Leader will not delay it unnecessarily.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: The Companies Bill 2012 is the longest piece of legislation ever to be proposed by a Government. It is important legislation and my party welcomes that Second Stage will take place today. On Committee Stage, I will look for an assurance that there will not be a guillotine or delay, and perhaps the Leader would look at some way to regulate the debate on Committee Stage. My party does not...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: The only person who breached those Standing Orders this morning was the Leader of the House. The Cathaoirleach should ask him as a matter of course to withdraw the allegations that he made.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Will the Leader withdraw the allegation?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I have a serious point of order. The Cathaoirleach has never allowed the character of Members to be traduced or defamed in this House. In such circumstances, he must ask the Leader to withdraw-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: The Leader made a very serious allegation against Senator MacSharry and the Cathaoirleach has never allowed that to happen before.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Will the Cathaoirleach ask the Leader to withdrawn the allegation?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: The Leader made a serious allegation.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: He said that Senator MacSharry was biased in the context of the banking inquiry.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Even if he had €1 million outside the House-----