Results 881-900 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: There has. Other speakers must make their contributions before the Minister of State. Would he mind if we were to allow them?

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is in the interests of furthering the debate.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am delighted they have so much to say.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I remind the Deputy to exercise discretion regarding the possible naming of individuals outside the House.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: That is appreciated. It makes my job considerably easier.

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to share time with Deputy O'Brien. Unlike the previous legislation we discussed, I argued for this legislation while in Opposition and I am pleased to support it in Government. It is a modicum of progress in the right direction. I wish to dwell on protection for those who are trafficked, on which Deputy Coveney touched. It is crucial that while we deal with the criminal justice...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Under Standing Orders I must call on Deputy Howlin or a Deputy nominated by him to conclude the debate.

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: It can be difficult to enter into an unconventional relationship. When the Green Party was approached by Fianna Fáil six months ago, many believed the relationship would not last. People told us to be cautious of Fianna Fáil because it was only after our votes and that it would drop us when necessary. They told us that they had been around for a long time and knew more about these...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: We support the principle of equality through giving legal recognition to same sex unions. We supported it while in opposition and it was included at our insistence in the programme for Government agreed on 13 June. Since the resumption of Government business in the past two months, the Green Party has been in consultation with our Government partners, in particular the Minister for Justice,...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I thank the Minister and his colleagues for their support, but this is just the first step and we wish to see related equality issues addressed. This step is a clear pledge to prepare the heads of a Bill by next March. We intend to ensure that legislation makes its way on to the Statute Book as quickly as possible thereafter. I salute the Labour Party's efforts to keep this issue on the...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: The reality is that the Green Party has secured delivery on this issue.

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: There is a difference between proposing while in opposition and enacting while in government. We must enact legislation that stands up to scrutiny, respects international best practice and can stand up in the courts. We must ensure that the vulnerable people in relationships are protected and that the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed. We must ensure that taxation, social welfare...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is crucial that the legislation be progressed quickly and that we ensure equality is delivered to everyone on this island.

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is crucial we recognise the changing Ireland, that the nuclear family is less common than heretofore and that many do not have their lives recognised in the law, whether cohabiting or same-sex couples or any of the myriad family and relationship types that exist. It is crucial that all these issues be covered. I am not convinced the Labour Party's Bill deals with all these areas in...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: We want equality now, but I remind Deputy Howlin that within a year of Dr. Martin Luther King giving his speech on the Mall in Washington in August 1963, the 1964 Civil Rights Act passed into law. Work is being done on this proposal. We will deliver. It is written into the programme for Government for delivery in the first phase of this Government. I am confident the Green Party and...

Pre-Budget Outlook: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Will the Deputy adjourn the debate?

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Deputy Connaughton has had his say and should allow the speaker to proceed. I must keep order in the House.