Results 61-80 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have ruled.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan, resume your seat.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan, resume your seat.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will rule on the point of order. A speech is a matter for the Minister, it is not a point of order.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan, resume your seat.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister of State without interruption, please.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan, I have already ruled on that point.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister of State without interruption.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Durkan, please.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy's time is concluded.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy cannot use the word "lie".

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: As other speakers have said, we value our Constitution. We should not embark lightly on changing it and we should not change it unless there is an issue to be addressed. We should carefully examine the implications of change and see if there are other ways to address the problem. Good governance is about making those decisions and going through that kind of due process before proposing any...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is the problem for Limerick East — he does not have any clout.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: I respect his views and he is right on this matter but, unfortunately, his views are not having any effect on the Government. As regards the issue of women having babies whose fathers have work permits, I have to confess that I was one of those women. I went to Canada when I was pregnant 28 years ago. I got there six months before my daughter was born and stayed for another 12 months before...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are not.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Acting Chairman does not have to take a point of information and I am not accepting any interruptions.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: He never did.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: Can I have the protection of the Chair? I do not have to take interruptions. Points of information are not relevant, although points of order might be.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Labour Party does not have an open-door policy.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: We published a document entitled Ending the Chaos, which clearly outlined the Labour Party's policies on asylum seekers, work permits and related issues. We have very clear policies, if Deputy Conor Lenihan would care to read them. To suggest, however, that because the Labour Party does not want to change the constitutional provision concerning children who are born in Ireland, it therefore...