Results 9,081-9,100 of 19,411 for speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Am I jumping on the bandwagon? The Deputy has absolutely no idea about my record on the issue.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Deputy is deluded, God love her.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Would they not increase it now?
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are asking questions.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Acting Chairman.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, line 15, after "Clerk" to insert "and Clerk-Assistant". A new procedure is being provided for and I have not heard anybody complain about it to much. It is a welcome move to clarify how the Clerk of the Dáil would be appointed. We should use this provision to appoint the Clerk Assistant of the Dáil in a similar manner, given the additional...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My intention was not, and I do not think it is in the amendments, to have the Clerk or Clerk Assistant of the Seanad appointed in that way. There is a difference between them and the Clerk of the Dáil. Even though the Clerk does not have the Secretary General position, he or she has the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary General of a Department and the roles and...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will withdraw the amendment, but I may introduce it again on Report Stage. I want to look at the role of the Clerk of the Seanad and whether another mechanism is required to appoint the Clerk of the Seanad, the Deputy Clerk and the Clerk Assistant, so there is some certainty that the person in the position has continuity with the endorsed powers that come with those important positions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank Amnesty International for its presentation and report and commend it on the hugely valuable and influential work it undertakes here and in other countries. Its commitment to addressing and highlighting human rights abuses has been second to none. There are three key points I wish to raise, one of which relates to the case of Ibrahim Halawa. Amnesty International's designation of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I second the call to invite the ambassador in again but the issue is how the Chairman frames it. If she is asked to speak about Ibrahim, she will say, "No, there is a court case", but there is nothing to prevent us asking her to come in to talk to us about the state of play in Egypt and the problems within prisons without being specific. Ibrahim is not the only person suffering in an...
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Why did the Tánaiste cut it, if it was so important?
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Nobody is scoffing.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: She challenged me across the floor.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If it was so important, why did the Tánaiste cut it?
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Tánaiste cut it and has never replaced it.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That just shows how the Tánaiste is losing because she cannot even answer a simple question.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Tánaiste has lost it again.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Only if it is properly paid work.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is utterly predictable.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: She is encouraging us.