Results 7,121-7,140 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: That is the methodology which is no longer relevant——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I can appreciate that people——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I can appreciate——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The methodology.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: It will be no longer available.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I did clarify it.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I can appreciate——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——that as politicians people can have political banter and they can say whatever they have to say——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: However, those of us on this side of the House should at least be afforded the opportunity to give clarification and equally that we rise——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——above the muddying of the waters that is currently taking place in this House and which is unfair to many people who are probably watching us on TG4 this morning.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: It is important to deal with the facts. The leader of the Labour Party indicated he had an issue——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——on fairness and equity. I put it to him that on the basis of fairness and equity, on what basis does he see fairness and equity in the case where someone is getting a medical card and whose GP is getting €161 for the service and others——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——who are outside the scheme are getting €640. Where is the fairness and equity in that?

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Leader of the Opposition would equally be of the view that he needs to see fairness and equity in the way in which scarce resources are allocated. Can he justify a change by his members' on the basis that a Government decision to offer medical cards to well-off pensioners, to senior civil servants, High Court judges, property tycoons, Ministers of State and hospital consultants has been...

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I did not add to the confusion.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: No EU citizen may have an entitlement which is not afforded to an Irish citizen.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I was the one who negotiated the new regulation 1408 during our Presidency.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Deputy Rabbitte will never be one so get on with it.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I sincerely hope——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——that the people of this country and those outside of this nation do not see the antics which have taken place this morning——