Results 19,721-19,740 of 24,092 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: It is not agreed. Over the last few days we were repeatedly told that amendments had been flagged. The standard procedure for flagging amendments is to propose them at the relevant stages of the Bill so they can be appropriately debated. The Government is trying to sneak in amendments on Report Stage which are not related to the context of the Bill, while refusing to recommit the Bill to...
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: As parties who promised -----
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: As parties which promised there would be no guillotining -----
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: ----- the unfortunate reality under this Government is that ----- . Deputy Finian McGrath:More U-turns
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: The two Government parties promised they would put an end to the guillotine but we have seen an increase in the number of Bills being guillotined.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Tonight we are seeing that again.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: We cannot support this proposal and we ask instead that the debate be given appropriate time, at the minimum by extending the period allocated for debate on it.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: In regard to proposals Nos. 1 and 3, which is a proposal to guillotine-----
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: After much of the downtime the Dáil has experienced in recent weeks whereby the schedule was not very heavy, it is totally unacceptable that we should have a late sitting today and probably again in the coming weeks. The normal procedure of the Dáil has been abused in terms of the way the Government has approached the Environment (Miscellaneous) Provisions Bill. The reason for...
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: All she is interested in is scoring political points. That is all it is.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: What about the rental caps?
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: They cannot find homes.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: The Tánaiste should not use them as a bargaining chip.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: She wants them to come, cap in hand, to plead their case.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: The past week has been a very difficult one for people in Greece and many people in Ireland. Yesterday saw the callous cut to the one-parent family payment, which will affect 30,000 single parents and their children. Despite being warned that this is a counterproductive policy that will hurt many, the Government has ploughed on with it. This is against the backdrop of the highest number of...
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Tánaiste for her response. My question to her was if she would agree to revise and increase the rent allowance cap which she had introduced. She proceeded to preach to me on a number of fronts, but she has avoided answering the question. The unfortunate reality is that in 2012 she reduced the rent allowance cap. She told us she was reducing it to reflect rental market...
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Let us deal with the housing crisis, please. That is a tired excuse from the Tánaiste. This is her issue and she needs to deal with it.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: That is ridiculous. Will the Tánaiste deal with the issue? There are people who are homeless in this country.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when correspondence will issue in relation to a school transport appeal in respect of a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26676/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: I welcome all our witness and I commend Senator Moran on behalf of the committee on her work as the rapporteur on this issue. Three of the witnesses, with the exception of IMPACT, are of the view that the role of the SNA should remain as it is. The research that backs that up has been referred to but is there any research that contradicts it in any way? Is there evidence from...