Results 10,461-10,480 of 11,785 for speaker:Niall Collins
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: It ill behoves anybody to come to the Chamber and question our mandate. I was elected by the public just as any Member on the Government side of the House was so elected. It is not a democratic stance to question anybody's legitimate mandate. On the motion, HSE west has had a reduction of 5% in its budget. What has the Minister of State got against the people of Limerick and the mid-west?...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: He should also have defended him as a fellow medic, but mainly because he is an employee of the Minister.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: The Minister has an obligation as that consultant's employer to protect his position. He highlighted a legitimate concern on behalf of the public in the mid-west and it ill behoved the Minister not to step up to the plate.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: The Minister should protect the people who work for him.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: What about the 47.5 posts?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: What is being proposed?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: What is the Minister of State going to do about the vacancies?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: The number is 16.5 for maternity services.
- Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: This Bill is a breach of trust for motorists who purchased environmentally friendly cars since 2008. The financial incentives established in July 2008 to encourage drivers to switch to fuel-efficient cars with low CO2 emissions was a core feature of efforts to tackle climate change. This Bill erodes the progress made on placing environmental concerns at the heart of public policy. It...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: Is the Government capable of changing anything?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: Even with its big majority, it cannot change anything.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: It cannot change anything. It tried and failed to change our policies.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: And the Progressive Democrats.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: Deputy Hogan and Fine Gael promised to reverse that ban but now they will not.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: Will Fine Gael reverse the ban on stag hunting?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: Does Deputy Buttimer intend to reverse the ban on stag hunting?
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: The Deputy is in a strop.
- Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: The Deputy has asked a fairly direct question there.
- Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: There is.
- Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Niall Collins: Plenty of leeway there.