Results 15,821-15,840 of 22,424 for speaker:Finian McGrath
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: I was on the street with the parents who were protesting. I was with the parents on whom you are imposing cuts. Go on with the waffle.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: The Deputy supports the cuts. His conscience is at him.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: The Deputy is supporting the cuts now.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: The Deputy and his party are in power now. They are in Government.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: The Deputy is a phoney and a hypocrite.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: The Deputy was talking about cuts in Opposition and he got elected on the issue. He was talking about cuts in Opposition and now he is implementing them
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: You are a phoney.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: You guys have been doing it for four or five years. So has the Labour Party.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: Deputy Spring's conscience is getting to him.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: I could paper my office with the letters I received.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: Who are the people at the gate?
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: The Members opposite should do something about that. They are in power.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address a proper licensing and regulation system in order to protect the integrity, reputation and trust that postal customers are currently experiencing; if he will downstream access in order that there is no reconfiguration of the collection and delivery network and loss of jobs; if he will...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to continue the debate on the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011. Earlier, I dealt with the purpose of the Bill, the role of our Defence Forces and peacekeeping missions abroad. As I said earlier, I have always supported and commended their work on the international stage. Sections 3 and 4 deal with the committee established for the purposes...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: I welcome the debate on the Defence (Amendment) Bill and the reforms in the legislation. It is important to modernise Bills to bring them up to date with international standards. Before discussing the details of the Bill, I commend the Defence Forces for their magnificent work at home and abroad. We know the record of the Defence Forces over the past 20 or 30 years in acting as...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Finian McGrath: On 22 June the Taoiseach gave a commitment that services for children with special needs would be maintained. He stated: "I also assure the House that all schools which enrol children with special needs will have special needs assistants' support." Why, then, is the Government cutting special needs services? Is this another example of a broken promise? The current Minister for Education...