Results 321-340 of 2,839 for speaker:Séamus Healy
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I am very sorry but I want to know how, in practice, this could be out of order. All it does, as the Chair is aware, is change the name from a charge to a levy, a fine or a penalty, and it makes that payable to the local authority. How is that out of order?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I will resume my seat until I hear what the Chair has to say.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: This does not impinge on the revenue of the State in any way.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: This is blackguardism of the highest order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: If there is a penalty or a fine of €10, and someone calls it a charge and I call it a fine or a penalty, and it is payable to the State through the local authority, how is that out of order?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: How does that affect the revenue of the State? It does not affect the revenue of the State and the Chair knows it bloody well.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: On what basis has amendment No. 32 been ruled out of order?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I ask the Acting Chairman to explain that to me. How can changing the name from a "charge" to a "fine" and making that payable to the local authority be a charge on the State?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: Explain that to me please because this is a complete and absolute charade.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: No, it has not. It is quite clear that this is just blackguardism of the highest order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I want to know specifically why amendment No. 32 is out of order because-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: -----any normal reading of the English language would show that the amendment is in order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I am very sorry too but the Acting Chairman has still not explained to me how this amendment could be out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: How could a charge arise?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: On a point of order-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: On a point of order-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has said he would explain why amendments are out of order. We have gone past amendment No. 12.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: No one raised the question of the referendum or the existence of Irish Water.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: The explanatory memorandum for the Bill talks about what is in the Bill. The third paragraph clearly mentions a "number of related issues". Surely, a referendum to keep water services in public ownership is a related issue. Surely, the abolition of Irish Water, a toxic entity which has brought us to where we are tonight-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: -----is a related issue. These issues should be allowed in the Bill.