Results 1,681-1,700 of 1,730 for speaker:Colm Keaveney
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: Look where he is now.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: The bank guarantee.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: UFO politics.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: Sinn Féin voted for the bank guarantee.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: You would have burned a lot more than the bondholders.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I welcome the introduction of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill, a crucial first step in calling a halt to the economic crisis inherited by the Government. I am confident it will mean good news for employers and workers. I would not claim to be an economist but the Government is trying to simulate the...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: They might identify with this problem. The reality is that, through the Bill, we are taking an important first step. It is not a means to an end where economic recovery is concerned but it starts to undo the mess we have inherited after 15 years of bad Government. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle would be anxious to close me down.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: Yes.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: This is the biggest U-turn in history. It is Fianna Fáil's U-turn
- Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: It is a tax-free allowance.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: Did the Deputy vote for Bertie?
- Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: Closer to Deputy Higgins.
- Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)
Colm Keaveney: The Deputy is participating in the politics of fear.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)
Colm Keaveney: We have been saying that every day of the week.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)
Colm Keaveney: I look forward to receiving Deputy Shane Ross's application form.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)
Colm Keaveney: I wish to share time with Deputies Alex White, Michael McNamara and Thomas P. Broughan.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)
Colm Keaveney: I wish to address some of the comments made by previous speakers, in particular Deputy Finian McGrath, the selective socialist who sits with a Technical coalition composed of Deputies, some of whom have a pathological hatred of working people. He has a selective memory, especially when it comes to his outstanding support for the former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. In fact, he voted for the...
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)
Colm Keaveney: It should also be noted that the hospitality sector suffers from one of the highest levels of breaches of employment law. The National Employment Rights Authority, NERA, inspectorate found that between 70% and 80% of businesses investigated in the catering and hotel sector were in breach of employment laws. In 2008 and 2009, NERA found workers in the sectors receiving as little as â¬3 to...
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)
Colm Keaveney: My friend is conscious of my need to communicate this message regarding this morning's announcements that were above and beyond the terms of reference set out by the independent review of the employment regulation orders. The Labour Party is cognisant of protecting working people in the economy. Any decision on JLC rates will be made by the Government and not one individual. We will remain...
- Order of Business (26 May 2011)
Colm Keaveney: Is it is envisaged the Minister's Department is to engage in discussions with the Department of Finance with regard to any supplementary budgetary initiative that would be required in light of the proposals emerging from the office of the Minister, Deputy Bruton regarding the JLCs and registered employment agreements, REAs? I refer to the implication-----