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- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: Will Fine Gael win four seats?
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: Briefly, on the issue of redeployment, I strongly support the Minister's position because in extreme circumstances we cannot have a veto, particularly given the present control framework and the new situation. It would be wrong for us to hold off employment because there was no agreement, in particular, in light of the Minister's repeated and substantial assurances that through the...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: The Teaching Council it is. I believe there is adequate mechanism in place to come to an agreement after consultation and if that does not happen we must act because we do not want a situation where on 1 September each year 20 classes might be left without a qualified teacher when teachers are waiting to be employed.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: It still will be.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: Yes, the Senator is.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a good job we did not send Senator Leyden to negotiate for us.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the opportunity to speak today on the implications of the fiscal compact treaty. When I heard and read about it first I was concerned about the terms and, initially, I was against them. I took the view that the implementation of the terms might not be the best thing for Ireland and I readily concede that this was my view. The...
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: That will lead us to one point of view. We could move in another, perhaps more productive, direction and consider our situation in the wider European context. There is a compelling argument that the levels of debt being carried by European countries, not only Ireland, are unsustainable. Until a solution is found by which the debt can be re-engineered at European level, we will be unable to...
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: The main concern regarding this course of action has been articulated as moral hazard. The monetisation of debt is a radical measure and one the markets will not tolerate easily. In order to make the case for this course of action as a once-off move that will not need to be repeated, procedures need to be put in place to prevent the recurrence of a debt problem. Perhaps the adoption of the...
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: There is no referendum.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: Senator Daly is scaremongering.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: It is a reserved sin.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: Should it not be a crime?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: Should we have legislation without any sanction?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: They are up in arms because you are scaremongering.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: This is the single most dishonest debate I have ever heard.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: Sinn Féin has taken a reasonably responsible position on this, but Fianna Fáil is using it to reconnect with a voter base in rural areas that it has betrayed and whose trust it has lost.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: That is the motivation of Fianna Fáil. There is no fear low enough for Fianna Fáil to exploit. It brings no credit on this House for Fianna Fáil Members to stand up and not even understand the nature of legislation. We expect more from people.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: We expect more from Senator Byrne, who is a legal person by trade. Imagine living in a world where one can breach legislation without penalty, which is what Fianna Fáil have suggested.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Gilroy: We expect more from Senators.