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- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Okay, that is fine. I apologise a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I will just remind the Opposition of this case. The person in question, whom I will not name, was appointed by Deputy Micheál Martin-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----without interview and without conversation-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----but she did happen to be his boss's partner. That, presumably, gives him every right to criticise other people for appointments here.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: In the appointments made by Fianna Fáil to the Judiciary the party stuffed it with their own people for years and years.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: I will introduce a judicial appointments Bill, or rather the new Minister for Justice and Equality will do so next week-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----to sort out this problem once and for all.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: The old system is rotten and should not be tolerated.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: The Independent Alliance is delighted that the Taoiseach has decided-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----that we should be kept in the same roles as we held previously. We share his vision for equality of opportunity. We are also delighted that we have the opportunity to reinforce the programme for Government which we agreed with the Minister, as he was then, Deputy Varadkar, and the Government of the day this time last year. We are grateful and pleased that we managed to agree that many...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: That also includes two Bills introduced by the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Boxer Moran, and a programme by the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: All of those are agreed to be accelerated and, we have been assured, they will be accompanied in many cases by more free votes in the coming years of this Government.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: This is welcome. I wish to address some of the issues raised by Fianna Fáil and by Deputy Troy with his interruptions - not his contribution because his interruptions are always far better than his contributions.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: In particular, I would like-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: I wish to address the issue on which he has been interrupting all evening, which is the issue of Stepaside Garda station. I thank Deputy Troy for the opening. Let me address that for him to satisfy him a bit. Deputy Troy is right that I campaigned for the opening of Stepaside Garda station.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: He is right that it was part of my platform at the last election. He is right that I have campaigned for it since I came into government.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me say one thing. When I was negotiating on the programme for Government on this particular issue, does Deputy Troy know who the biggest pushover on the issue of Stepaside Garda station was? It was Deputy Micheál Martin.
- Resignation of Taoiseach (13 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and I thank the House for such a warm welcome. The Taoiseach is doing something unique today. He is not only departing with dignity, he is departing at a high point in his career. I can assure the House that longevity itself is not a great achievement but to have achieved longevity while having achieved so much in his latter years is something the Independent...
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Tolls (1 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: I will conclude by thanking the Deputy. I should mention that provided he would have local councillors at the meeting-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Tolls (1 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----including Councillor Kevin Callan-----
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Tolls (1 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----who has also made representations, I would be happy to do so. When we have issues such as this which arise and which have been addressed, and which have not been sorted, it is certainly worth looking at them again.