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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: He accepts that a motion will be put to the House on Friday.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: For a motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: For a motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: For a motion, not statements.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: No. I am clarifying that it will be for a motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: No, I am calling for a Fine Gael motion to be taken on Friday.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: We are tabling a motion for Friday. I want to clarify if the Leader will accept a motion from Fine Gael on Friday.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Leader will not accept the taking of a motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Leader is not prepared for a vote to be called-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----on Friday on a debate on the outcome of the elections.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: As this House resumes after the local and European elections and the by-elections, I pay tribute to all Members of the House who contested the elections and commend them on their valiant efforts. I congratulate Alan Kelly on his election to the European Parliament and pay tribute to the efforts of our Fine Gael Senators - Senators John Paul Phelan, Paschal Donohoe and Joe O'Reilly - and...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: They conducted tremendous campaigns. I also pay tribute to Senator Alex White, the leader of the Labour Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, indeed.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I knew I should not have started naming names. There were quite few Senators involved in these elections. I apologise to Senator Bacik. Who else-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I will begin again and summarise by saying it is important that everybody was so involved in the democratic process. Their campaigns were strong and vibrant. Turning to the outcome of the elections, the verdict of the people has been given and it is resounding. Fianna Fáil has suffered its worst ever electoral defeat and the Green Party has been decimated. Fine Gael is now the largest...

Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is sad and ironic to be debating this topic on the same day we have debated the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. In the latter case, we were told that because of legal advice none of the perpetrators of horrific crimes could be named. Therefore nobody was identified, except by pseudonyms, throughout the report. We know the reasons for that and the authors of the...

Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move: That the Monageer report in full be referred to the Joint Committee on Health and Children for the committee's consideration both of the substance of the report and to determine whether it should be published in full and submissions requested on the recommendations made in the report. The Fine Gael Party decided we needed to discuss the Monageer report in this House. It is...

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, may I respond to what the Minister of State said about what was said a few weeks ago?

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I raised the matter on the Order of Business this morning. I am pleased to hear what the Minister of State said.