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- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: It was never suggested that she had.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: I will resist the temptation to comment on the uncharacteristic petulance of Senator Darragh O'Brien- - - - -
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: ---in relation to the debate last night, which I will not go over again. There are more important things than offending the sensibilities of the gentle souls on the Fianna Fail benches.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: If legislation is badly drafted and is found not to be acceptable- - - - This is the temptation to comment on it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: ---by the Government, I think petulance should not be the response.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: Those who draft legislation should take extra care to ensure the next time that legislation is brought before the House---
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: This is not a rehash of last night's debate, it is just a general comment about legislation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: The next time that legislation is drafted, those doing so should take extra care when doing so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: Yes, I have said that there are more important things than the sensitivities of Fianna Fáil. I want to support Senator Clune's call for joined-up thinking and a strategic response to the flooding in County Cork. I know that in Glanmire there are over 50 homes which are very badly damaged, so that they are temporarily uninhabitable and residents have had to move out of their homes....
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: When?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: Throw him out.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: It does not.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: We were shocked too.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: They were well-meaning.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: On a point of order, is Senator Daly qualified, technically, to criticise Dr. O'Reilly?
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a point that needs to be made.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: Senator Daly is not talking about Dr. Reilly. He is talking about the person who approved this script and is questioning her credentials.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: If qualified to do so.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: On a point of order, in the context of the Senator's remarks, speeches are drafted by civil servants and checked by relevant experts. Others, as well as the director of the national cancer control programme, approved the speech.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a very important point.