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Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: Make the case or sit down.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: What is the relevance?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I understand what we are doing now and that these recommendations must be decided on at 11.30 a.m. What happens if someone wants to raise a point on a section that is not included in a recommendation?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I think we should reorder our business.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I accept that. I am not suggesting a knock-on effect, rather that this section could flow into the next, continuing until 12.30.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I am not suggesting extending business at all.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I suggest the Leader propose a change to the Order of Business whereby the business that was supposed to be concluded at 11.30 a.m. be allowed to continue through the next section in order that all discussion is encompassed at 12.30 p.m. The only change would be that we do not finish this part of the Bill at 11.30 but we will still finish at 12.30 p.m. as intended.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: It is the ha'porth of tar.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: Absolutely.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: Obviously they were both Easter babies.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: Easter bunnies - the two Paschals. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady. I agree with Senator O'Malley's assessment. This is a difficult Bill for everyone. In different company I tried in the past weekend to get people to respond to the Opposition position in the Dáil on the Bill. This is nothing to do with party politics. Not one person could understand how parties...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I do not say they were not corrupt, but it does not follow. Perhaps some people were involved in corrupt actions but it is important that we make those distinctions in order to get the honesty we require. The other point made by my colleague, Senator Harris, is about banking. I accept that the Government must take responsibility and pay the price but I do not believe that if Deputy Kenny...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: One of the great things from the boom has been the infrastructure in this country. Metro north would create 4,000 jobs plus a further 2,000 were it to be put in place. This is the gain which could result from moving the project forward immediately. Another issue of importance is water-metering. The company with which this State has had the longest relationship is Siemens, which built the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I agree with Senator Fitzgerald that the House has been well served by its officials and staff.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: The professional way in which they go about their work and their constant availability to deal with tricky issues, solve problems and manage the affairs of the House should certainly be recorded. It is important, as we head into the general election campaign, to recognise that, even though the economy is the fundamental basis on which people will make their voting decisions, the nation moves...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: Cuirfidh mé fáilte roimh Bhríd agus roimh an chlann ar fad atá anseo linn inniu, agus roimh a chomhghleacaithe dáilcheantair, an Teachta Ruairí O'Hanlon, an tAire, an Teachta Brenda Smith agus an Teachta Margaret Conlon. Táimid anseo chun slán a fhágáil agus raiteas a chur ar an taifead maidir leis an méid atá déanta ar son na tíre seo ag Séamus Dolan. He was a Gaeilgeoir...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I stand corrected.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: I wish to pick up on some of the points made by Senator Fitzgerald. Also, it is fair to make reference to the biased and cynical comments made about elected Independent Members in the news media this morning, comments which have been well supported by many parties. The reality is that the issues raised by the three Independent Members in the other House are of great concern to many ordinary...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: The issue raised by Angela Merkel in recent days is interesting. She is now indicating that she and the European Union are prepared to support a reduction in interest rates for countries such as Ireland, Greece and other borrowers as long as it is accompanied by reforms in the system and restraint in our spending habits. This is something for which I have argued here in recent years. I do...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Toole: Three Departments are arguing about it.