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Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: May I interrupt for a second?

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: No you are not over time. You have three minutes left. The Minister of State with responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy McGinley, is coming in for the Adjournment debate and it seems that all Ministers received a text message asking them to be in the Dáil Chamber to hear a statement by the Taoiseach. Can you please finish in three minutes?

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: The Minister of State will return to take Committee Stage of the Bill.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Private Security Licensing Fee (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Dinny McGinley.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Rubbish.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: That is ridiculous.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Who was in government for the preceding 14 years during which time the problem was caused?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I wish to be associated with remarks on the McAleese report which, of all things, will be an indictment of the history of this nation. When people read the McAleese report in 100 years time, they will say there were problems in regard to the Church and the State. I hope this report gives some comfort to the survivors. Whether it involved one person or 6 million people, this will go down in...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Will the Leader ask the Sinn Féin Members if they will clarify their positions in regard to this matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Professor Reilly was to deal with my question on DNA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I would like to compliment the Minister, Professor Reilly and both bodies. I do not think this thing could have been rushed. We had to make sure we had all the facts before we brought them into the public domain. My sympathies are with the people involved in Ballybay and Castleblayney. The livelihoods of the workers are being threatened. Farm families will suffer if this situation has an...

Seanad: The Gathering Ireland 2013: Statements (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I thank the Minister for his attendance and I call on the Acting Leader to propose the suspension of the House.

Seanad: The Gathering Ireland 2013: Statements (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: The Gathering Ireland 2013: Statements (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Did the Minister invite Senator Brennan?

Seanad: The Gathering Ireland 2013: Statements (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: There are two Senators, Senators Quinn and Conway, left to speak and only eight minutes for them. I propose that they take four minutes each. Is that agreed?

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: On a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: It is in relation to a matter raised yesterday. During the Order of Business yesterday, Senator Mark MacSharry, who is not present-----

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: In relation to a matter raised during the Order of Business-----

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I ask that comments made in the House yesterday be withdrawn from the record. During a contribution on the accident and emergency units in St. Luke's Hospital Kilkenny and Wexford General Hospital, Senator Mark MacSharry stated that the flippancy of the Taoiseach is not welcome in dealing in what, on the surface, amounts to blatant corruption in most people's eyes. I asked the Senator at...