Results 17,101-17,120 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: My colleague has stolen my line. The white smoke is the smoke of truth and, while we may not burn ballot papers on this occasion, we will mark them with a pencil because of the mess this Government has made of the system and the â¬50 million it wasted on e-voting. This time, we want democracy to be followed openly, transparently and with the maximum involvement of the people. However, the...
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: There are thousands of them.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister is talking about Thursday for the general election.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: I checked the record.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: When the election was on a Friday, the turnout increased.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: It was.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is correct.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will not deny it, as I read into the record.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: The key point we are making is that the Government will hold a general election on a Thursday.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: There is no confusion.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Government hold the election on a Friday?
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister will not embarrass us.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister should address the main issue of Friday voting.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: What about the commuters? The Minister has failed to address them.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: The evidence from Europe strongly supports weekend voting.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: That does not change the argument.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: Address the commuters' issues.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: Did the Minister lose his seat that time or was that in the next election?
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Minister address the issues facing commuters? Will he get to the point?
- Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (5 Apr 2007)
Fergus O'Dowd: Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the response from local authorities to his directive in relation to management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13444/07]