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- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: Behave yourself, Tánaiste.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank those who proposed this motion. The Sunday Independentfamously called the Tánaiste a "wonder woman". I have often referred to that here, because I believed it to be wrong. When I look at the Tánaiste, I do not see her as a wonder woman, but as the very opposite. When she came into office, one would swear she was like Our Lady. Unfortunately, she is not, although she...
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: In 2014, the Tánaiste said that more members of State boards should be selected through the Public Appointments Service. What happened to that proposal?
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: They are not. Why did the Tánaiste engage in the appointment to the Pensions Board? Her statement of 2014 was hypocritical and she is a hypocrite. That is exactly what she is.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am sorry, but it is the truth. I can say it when it is the truth.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Tánaiste knows what she did in the past so that she could fill State boards with her own people. The only qualification people needed was to be involved with the Labour Party or Fine Gael and they could get whatever they wanted.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Tánaiste is a hypocrite of the worst type.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: Unfortunately, it is true. The truth hurts at times. The one hope I have is that the electorate will judge the Tánaiste in a number of week's time. The people will look at what she did, how she acted, how she led and how she has carried on over the past five years. Let them judge her. We know what she is. I know what she is - a hypocrite.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: What legislation is it?
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach said there is legislation. What is it?
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: I think it is called an election.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: Answer that.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: There is a bad smell off it.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is rubbish.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is cronyism.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is rubbish.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: They are also required to be from Fine Gael or the Labour Party.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: Who asked me to move off it?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: Who asked me to move off it, Gerry?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2016)
Michael Healy-Rae: I was.