Results 1,241-1,260 of 5,132 for speaker:Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 1:After "calls for:", to insert:"- the Government to declare a state of emergency to recognise the scale of the housing crisis and to:- double investment in social housing; - fast track the approval, procurement and tendering process for local authorities; - introduce rent certainty, linking rent to the consumer price index; - legislate for a moratorium on home...
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We did not get much of that for the past five years.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The local authorities need to be reformed.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is a disaster.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister of State did not address the amendment.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What is wrong with it?
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: How many were built under the watch of Fianna Fáil in government?
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Cathaoirleach is supposed to be impartial.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Good man.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Nonsense.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is absolute nonsense.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Local authorities have been starved of the funds to implement the plans that the councillors had.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Yes.
- Seanad: Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (15 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Nothing like an impartial Cathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: A Chathaoirligh-----
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis an Seanadóir Norris as ucht na blianta fada seirbhíse atá tugtha aige agus as ucht an job atá á dhéanamh aige sa chathaoir i láthair na huaire. Faraor, níl mé chun é féin a ainmniú do Chathaoirleach an tréimhse seo, ach b'fhéidir am éigin eile. Is lá an-stairiúil é...
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Apart from the few times when he used his casting vote to vote with the Government, his impartiality was impeccable and he always gave us very fair hearings here. Hopefully, the new Cathaoirleach will do the same. It is very important we do not dance to the media tune which would lead us to believe everything has already been decided. Given that the Seanad is sitting and no vote has been...
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: So it can be done.
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Hear, hear.