Results 281-300 of 2,550 for speaker:Paul Gogarty
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the events on 28 of May 2010 in which almost 100 Ahmadi community members died in Pakistan; if concerns have been expressed with the Pakistani Ambassador in view of the fact that many of those who died and were injured have relatives living here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27730/10]
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Question 587: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Office of Public Work's planned acquisition of lands (details supplied) for a school site, including a likely date for submission of a planning application; if she will confirm that the proposed location is still to the west of the site; if discussions have been held with the Department of the...
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: This is already turning into a facetious debate.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: I support section 1. The Bill is correctly entitled the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill because it amends existing legislation to ensure the right of particular domesticated animals to enjoy a stress-free existence. I wholeheartedly support the legislation.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Is the word "bullshit" proscribed under Standing Orders?
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: I have learned my lesson since last December.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: I have never heard such wanton balderdash in my life.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: To suggest that the Adoption Bill or the Civil Partnership Bill, or any other legislation that is not fiscally-based, cannot be debated in this House is facetious. It is a failed argument used by those who cannot put forward a strong argument based on the legislation itself. Deputy Hogan said this is narrow legislation and I concur. It is so narrow we should not be spending more than two or...
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: The Government was very nearly brought down last October. Deputy Tuffy mentioned education - I had a leaflet outside schools in my constituency telling them they could rest assured that if education cuts were not reversed and education protected in the budget, we would not be in Government.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: The INTO, the TUI and the ASTI have all welcomed our achievements. We bartered in the programme for Government for concessions, and we bartered on economic and education issues. We also bartered to a small degree on modest animal rights issues.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: People outside the Green Party might not realise that while this might be important to members of the party we know it is not a big issue and we wonder why it is being turned into such a divisive issue. There are much bigger issues to deal with and much bigger fish to fry, if one pardons the pun. The Labour Party takes donations from trade unions and is beholden to its paymasters just like...
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: This one modest piece of legislation, small as it may be, is getting a large number of Deputies cynically motivated and apoplectic. There are far bigger issues that we should be dealing with.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: If this Bill is passed tonight, as I believe it will and rightfully so, we can get on with other issues such as the Civil Partnership Bill, which I believe is far more important to be quite honest.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: After this is passed tonight, the Ward Union Hunt will continue. It will either release the deer earlier and bring it back to captivity without being stressed by a pack of hounds and then have the scent, the horse riding and the industry or it will learn to drag. It will not collapse the industry because it cannot have the hounds baying at the stag. I would bet money on that. If it wants...
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: We know that sometimes we fail or do things we do not like but we achieve because we believe in something.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: I am proud to support this amendment and I believe in it wholeheartedly, which is more than I can say for some of the Deputies opposite who do not believe a word they are saying; they are speaking out of both sides of their mouths.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: They are not being affected.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: It is not NAMA
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Such as jobs.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
Paul Gogarty: Chasing a stag on top of a car.