Results 161-180 of 204 for speaker:Lisa McDonald
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: That is not relevant. Would the Senator mind sitting down like a good Corkman and be quiet for a while? All he seems to do is denigrate someone when he or she is making a point. I was merely trying to make my point.ââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I do not know what point the Senator is making. He just keeps shouting. I am not finishedââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I want to move on to something elseââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: Other Senators spoke for longerââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: How come everybody else had longer than I had?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I, too, thank the Minister of State for his time during Committee and Report Stages of the debate on this matter. It has been a long night. I believe that once this Bill has passed through the Lower House, the message will go out that human trafficking internationally need not bother coming to our shores. Human trafficking is the fastest growing crime and I look forward to this badly...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I did not say that.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I cannot support the amendments. However, as I said on Committee Stage, the debate as regards prosecuting people for purchasing sexual services from prostitutes requires a wider debate and should have its own legislation. It is not just that aspect of this particular realm that should be included in that legislation. We need also to look at brothel keeping and the advertising of...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I move amendment No. 55: In page 30, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(2) Any such order made under this section shall be for a period not to exceed five years. (3) After the expiry period for each order the Minister shall conduct a review which will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, together with a copy of any new or renewal order.". I ask the Minister to respond...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I also add my support to this amendment. It is a sensible suggestion that protects the decisions of the Press Council so that they cannot be put in the hands of vested interests. I ask the Minister to consider the amendment.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I also thank the Minister for the time he gave to the Defamation Bill in the House. As the other Senators have said, he has taken a reflective approach taking into consideration the amendments that were given much hard thought and work by the various Senators. We have struck the right balance in the Bill between the person's right to a good name and freedom of expression and speech. A...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: On behalf of Senator Walsh I thank the Minister for taking his views into consideration and incorporating them into the amendment.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I move amendment No. 39: In page 22, line 4, to delete "not".
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: We will not press the amendment.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2008: Second Stage (5 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I welcome the opportunity to comment on this generous package of measures, which represents nearly half of all additional Government spending in the budget this year and brings spending on social welfare to nearly â¬17 billion. That is a long way from where we were ten or 15 years ago. The Government has again underlined its commitment to improving the position of those less well off in...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2008: Second Stage (5 Mar 2008)
Lisa McDonald: Carers are the unsung heroes. We need to implement our commitment in Towards 2016 as soon as possible because these people very much deserve our help. The discussion of pensions in recent years has helped to highlight the importance of this area. This legislation deals with a number of issues in respect of pensions in general. Part 3 and sections 26 to 31, inclusive, provide for amendments...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Lisa McDonald: It is not a career choice. It is driven by drugs and cash-rich pimps. We saw an example of that during the week with the successful conviction of Martin Morgan. I look forward to his sentencing on Friday. A life sentence would not be long enough for the man who was involved in vile and disgusting activity. We need to look at the laws on brothel keeping, advertising and websites. I could...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I do not mean to be difficult but I also do not wish to be a "yes" person. The Minister of State said he would welcome a public debate on prostitution. We will not get the legislation right to stop trafficking of persons, be they non-national or national, and the abuse that surrounds prostitution unless we address the issue. The debate needs to follow immediately after this discussion in...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Lisa McDonald: I note the Minister of State's response but I have deep reservations, as other Senators do. I ask him to reflect on this matter before Report Stage with the Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and the departmental officials. The Minister of State will have an opportunity to do so over the coming week.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Lisa McDonald: There is much merit in what Senator Mullen said. I am not sure it is a matter for this Bill but if we do not criminalise the purchase of sexual services, we do a huge disservice to women. I do not want to hear what was said on Second Stage that prostitution is the oldest profession in the world and that one cannot stop people from using prostitutes. I find that abhorrent. I would say...