Results 801-820 of 3,476 for speaker:Charlie O'Connor
- Mortgage Arrears: Motion (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle might protect me. It is important we challenge IBEC's statement that social welfare payments should not be immune from cutbacks. There is a new poor which all Members are aware of in their constituencies. They are people who were in good jobs until recently and kept up with their mortgage repayments but who now find themselves under pressure. I am sympathetic to...
- Mortgage Arrears: Motion (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: The MABS offices across the country do a tremendous job. I want to put on the record my praise for the organisation in Tallaght, the third largest population centre in the country. The office does a great job from its premises on High Street, Tallaght. I ensured the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Mary Hanafin, visited the centre to see the work it was doing, the challenges...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on plans she announced in October 2009 for the development of the new Children's Hospital at the Mater Hospital site, Dublin; the costings and the schedule being followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38394/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of any Traveller health initiatives undertaken by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39023/09]
- Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times the criminal trespass 2002 legislation was used in dealing with members of the Traveller community for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39026/09]
- Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 974: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide full details of all Traveller specific units of accommodation completed during the years of 2005, 2006, 2007; the location and type of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/09]
- Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 975: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made in the matter of the provision of the Traveller transient halting sites in the greater Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/09]
- Mortgage Arrears: Motion (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: I welcome the opportunity to make a brief contribution to this debate. I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Martin Mansergh, for giving me these few minutes. I welcome Deputy Ciarán Lynch's initiative and congratulate him on it because, as Bill Clinton might remind us, "It's the economy, stupid". That came home to many of us who went across the road to...
- Mortgage Arrears: Motion (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Will the Leas-Cheann Comhairle please tell the Fine Gael three that if I was in good form, I would deal with their heckling?
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Deputy Cuffe.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Deputy Cuffe.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Excuse me, Deputy Bannon.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: I did not allow anyone to interrupt Deputy Cuffe and I hope he will give the other speakers the same courtesy.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Trying is not good enough. The Deputy will.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: I know Deputy Bannon has been provoked but he should try to stick to the Bill.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Deputy Bannon should try to stick to the Bill.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Deputy Cuffe.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Stop it.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Deputy Cuffe.
- Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: [Seanad] Second Stage (3 Nov 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Deputy Cuffe is here long enough to know he should not mention people who cannot defend themselves in the House.