Results 941-960 of 3,084 for speaker:Colm Brophy

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: What actions did Mary Lou McDonald take-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----to ensure Dowdall remained on as a councillor?

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I am. Deputy McDonald will be here in the House later. I am sure she will take the opportunity to answer questions-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----on what "total support", as reported by TheJournal.ie, did she provide to Dowdall to ensure he stayed in the party? Who are the party figures - this is particularly important - Dowdall had talks with to reach his decision to stay in Sinn Féin? Remember, all of this took when Sinn Féin's director of elections discussed the 2011 gun attack with Dowdall before he was elected to...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----with Mary Lou McDonald's local organisation.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: It stretches credibility to the limit to say he had no idea about-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, but I beg to differ with you with the greatest of respect.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: The most organised crime story we have had in recent days and weeks in our country is the crime story I am referring to. It is deeply regrettable that you would try to stop me raising these questions, because these questions are at the heart of where-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----not only organised crime-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----infiltrates our country, but how we should be willing to address it.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I think the questions-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: The questions I posed, and I will repeat it again, are at the heart of attitudes towards organised crime because organised crime is what we are talking about.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: We are talking about a gentleman who was involved in organised crime at the same time he was a public representative for a political party. We are talking about a leader of a political party who seeks high office in this country and who went out of her way to facilitate him remaining within her party. Indeed, she took no action, except to canvass for him in an election after, seemingly,...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to give me some latitude because she interrupted me. The public deserves-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to ensure that a pandemic special recognition payment which has been issued to a private company (details supplied) has been passed on to its staff members; if he is satisfied that all those due the payment have now been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18786/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (18 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn in the strongest terms Uganda’s recent actions against the LGBT+ community; if the Irish Ambassador to Uganda has expressed Ireland’s condemnation of this abuse of human rights to the Ugandan government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17676/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Georgia (29 Mar 2023)

Colm Brophy: I welcome the delegation from the Georgian Parliament. They are very welcome. I will begin by giving in advance what may be our apologies. As I said to members of the delegation before the meeting started, we have a potential vote and believe it might take place within the next hour. If a vote is called, we will have to adjourn this session very quickly to allow committee members to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Georgia (29 Mar 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Samkharadze very much. We appreciate his detailed presentation. Several members have indicated that they wish to follow up. First will be Deputy Howlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Georgia (29 Mar 2023)

Colm Brophy: I will take two Deputies together because their questions are probably linked. Deputy Ó Murchú is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Georgia (29 Mar 2023)

Colm Brophy: We do not have 14 hours, unfortunately. In terms of watching the clock, we are working toward 11.30 a.m. We have plenty of time. I call Mr. Samkharadze next, after which we will take more questions from members.