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- Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: Anthony Coughlan was laughed at that day but today what he has said has crystallised and come true. Government Deputies, by voting for this, are going to start the process of putting a debt on our backs and our children's backs that, most importantly, they did not get a mandate for. We were told that the European Union was set up to save democracy and to stop future wars. What has it done?
- Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: It has denied the people of Greece a referendum. It has installed a technocrat as the leader of Italy.
- Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: It has told us, whether we like it or not, in the middle of the night, to drive through legislation that will destroy this country. It is a long road. It is a long road without a turn.
- Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: This Bill is nothing but a cover to move the promissory notes from this supposed bank to the ECB. If the Members opposite vote for this Bill, it will crystallise this as national debt. It will facilitate a situation whereby the Minister will be able to turn something that is not our debt into a long-term mortgage. We were told by the Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, and the Minister of...
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: Proposed by Labour.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: At what point will the Acting Chairman throw out the Minister of State?
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: The Minister of State can do whatever he wants. Keep talking.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: This is farcical.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: Let the Minister of State put the icing on the farce.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: Or as long as he wants, apparently.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: I have always wondered how Jack's mother felt when he returned with beans, having sold the cow. I now know exactly how she felt. Sadly, however, this story will not end as well as the story of Jack and the beanstalk because when we plant our beans, they will not produce a beanstalk with riches at the top. Instead, the Government will guarantee emigration for my children and my neighbour's...
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: For justice and for policing to work, people must be fully assured that everyone is treated equally. These revelations in respect of penalty points clearly show that in Ireland, some people are more important than others and this brings the Garda Síochána into disrepute. This is not because the vast majority of gardaí are corrupt; on the contrary, the vast majority are as...
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: It is shocking to think that people are scared to tell the truth about justice and the law in this country. I will conclude by citing a comment made by one of the Minister's own Deputies from Fine Gael, namely, Deputy Michael Creed. The issue to which he referred goes even higher and is far more serious than penalty points, as it pertains to murder. As a member of the public and as a...
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: If the Minister seeks to improve things and to make this a better country, openness and accountability are needed. In this context, I understand that a member of the Minister's party, who was meant to debate an issue with me in UCG in three weeks' time has now pulled out of that debate unless I apologise for talking about corruption.
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: People are seeking an apology for the Magdalen laundries.
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: There is one thing better than an apology, which is to make sure that corruption does not happen in the first place.
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: I merely tried to-----
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: Does the Minister have a box set of his lectures? I would like to listen to them all.
- Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish the internal Garda report he has commissioned in relation to allegations of widespread ticket fixing for some members of An Garda Siochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6014/13]
- Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)
Luke Flanagan: They were imprisoned - the Taoiseach should use the right word.