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- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Minister is far from being a radical reformer. He has managed to get an Oireachtas inquiry referendum defeated.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: He launched a botched personal insolvency regime that gives powers to the banks and allows a bank a continuous veto.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: He has poisoned relations with key stakeholders in Departments.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Minister has not even invited gardaí-----
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: If that is the record of a radical-----
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: -----reforming Minister in the Department of Justice and Equality, it is a sorry state of affairs.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: Deputy Byrne should speak up.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: Deputy Byrne should speak up if he wants to say something.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: Are they red handkerchiefs?
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: The red flag is now a red handkerchief.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: I join my colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, and others in supporting tonight's motion. It is a motion, by its nature and type, that is not tabled lightly. It should never be personal, it should never be vindictive but, then again, we do not always get it right.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Ministry of Justice and Equality is being run as something of an economy at arm's length, from afar and dictatorial, in a manner that was never seen before. Members-----
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: Deputy Bannon might refrain from his usual outbursts.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: Members of An Garda Síochána, no more than anyone else in the workforce or the Civil Service, have been finding it difficult and there was a fine opportunity in recent weeks and months for the Minister to take a leaf out of the option in the Croke Park agreement where there was independent representation for An Garda Síochána during the reviews of that agreement. It would...
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: I will only take up the point that he is a reforming Minister. Deputy Shatter reformed Templemore by closing it.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: He reformed 140 stations-----
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: -----throughout the country by closing them. He reformed Garda vans, took the cages out and put slap-up tables and chairs in the back of them to use as offices for the force.
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: He reformed the Courts Service, and continues to do so by closing District Courts throughout the country, taking gardaí from the communities they are supposed to serve for half a day. He sought to reform the mindset and the manner in which they carry out their duties by insulting them and stating that he wanted a better, smarter police force. That is the greatest insult of the lot....
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to cut the rate of maintenance grants this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25484/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 May 2013)
Barry Cowen: 349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for carer's allowance. [25074/13]