Results 861-880 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Minister can only give an answer if he has one. That is all he can do. He cannot do any more.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: He has given the Deputy the answer.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Is legislation promised in this area?
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I call Deputy Bruton on the Order of Business.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The issue is whether such a debate is promised. Is such a debate promised?
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: That has not been excluded. It is a matter for discussion between the Whips.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The debate has not been promised at this time and, therefore, I cannot allow this discussion within Standing Orders.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Minister said it is a matter for debate between the Whips, which it is. I can allow specific questions on a promise made, but when a promise is not made the debt does not remain unpaid.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I am sure Deputy Stagg is more than capable of making his point at the Whips' meeting. The matter can be raised again.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The situation is straightforward. The matter can be discussed between the Whips and it has not been excluded.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy should understand I cannot proceed in this fashion. I am being very reasonable.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: I know that.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The difficulty is that the Minister has promised that the Whips will discuss the matter.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The matter has not been determined and it has not been promised and therefore it is not in order to ask about it on the Order of Business. That is the difficulty.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Neither do I.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy has made his point.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: A debate has not been promised. The Minister for Finance has stated that the Whips will discuss it. Of course it is also open to the parties in the House-----
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: It is open to the parties to utilise their own remedy which is to raise the matter in Private Members' time.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: Deputy Gilmore has made Deputy Burton's point.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
John O'Donoghue: All those points have been made.