Results 1-13 of 13 for tenet speaker:Joe O'Toole

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Joe O'Toole: ...of mandatory reporting in light of the Kilkenny and Mayo cases. I do not know the current situation. It should be a crime not to report when a law is broken, in my view and this should be a tenet of a democracy. There is a requirement on anyone who knows about these things to report it. This should apply to anyone dealing with children. Mandatory reporting should be insisted upon. I...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Joe O'Toole: ...be differentiated from that of the board's general responsibilities. That is key to my problem with the legislation. It does not make that distinction explicit enough but it is required. A basic tenet of the code is that all semi-State bodies should comply with its requirements. It is also important that the code provides that the chairperson of each subsidiary should formally report to...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Joe O'Toole: ...courts, this is ridiculous. There is enough legislation to deal with these issues and that is the way we should be looking at it. Ireland is a republic and Tone's republicanism was founded on the tenet of Catholic, Protestant and dissenter. In modern terms, that translates as a pluralist society where there is space for everybody to engage. In his definition, Newman pointed to tolerance...

Seanad: European Parliament Irish Constituency Members) Bill 2009: Second Stage (16 Jun 2009)

Joe O'Toole: .... This goes against the spirit of most pension schemes where like work can be counted as long as contributions are made. I believe this provision is unnecessary. It also goes against the major tenet of the European view on pensions which is that they should be portable from one type of occupation to another, in particular within the European Union, and that they should be designed in...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (6 May 2009)

Joe O'Toole: ...risks Senator Callely referred to without people losing their houses and homes. It is a gift which is not to be abused and which can be taken back at any time by a democracy. It is a fairly basic tenet. The Tánaiste could throw away the script, stand up and ask ordinary people how they are honouring it or whether they are aware of it, because generations have grown up feeling this is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Apr 2007)

Joe O'Toole: ...with that. That is not the point I am making. I question how a person who aspires to be a Member of Parliament can say we should do something, which for me is a perversion of the fundamental tenet of republicanism — of Catholic, Protestant and dissenter being together — and which makes a mockery of the aspirations of the signatories to the 1916 Rising who talked about cherishing all...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

Joe O'Toole: ...person must cancel an existing card. This would deal with the issue raised by Senator Brian Hayes. Current arrangements regarding credit cards are anti-competitive and run contrary to the rules and tenets of the Treaty of Rome and the European movement. Due to the current anti-competitive franchising arrangements, a person can only acquire a credit card in his or her own country. This...

Seanad: Public Order Offences: Statements. (2 Mar 2006)

Joe O'Toole: ...of this deficiency because we could then solve the other problems. We can remove all the stones from O'Connell Street but that will not deter those who wish to riot. To mention another tenet of Catholicism; once one has decided to do it, one has already committed the sin. There is one important lesson we can learn from this. Although I hate discussing private conversations, I refer to a...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (10 Nov 2004)

Joe O'Toole: ...that point in his reply. I also wish to raise the issue of complaints. The complaints procedure outlined in the Bill is probably the best I have seen. It is far more extensive and far closer to the tenets of natural justice than that in the legislation dealing with veterinary surgeons which the House dealt with last week. In fairness, the Minister for Agriculture and Food has informed me...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (4 Nov 2004)

Joe O'Toole: ...evidence but he or she must be able to see everything. A person should also have an opportunity to cross examine and test the evidence. It is not nice and it makes the process cumbersome but the tenets of natural justice are clear in this respect. A judge will look at this legislation and say: "There is a veterinary surgeon in good standing with a large practice. His career, reputation,...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (4 Nov 2004)

Joe O'Toole: ...him or her and to test the evidence. If not, the practitioner will go to the High Court afterwards and the case will be lost. The Attorney General should examine that point. I am talking about the tenets of natural justice with which I am familiar. In all such situations a High Court judge will ask what is the nature of the domestic hearing or system that was used. Was it fair, judicially...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2004)

Joe O'Toole: ...both Houses who will have to reach a conclusion. We should also have the Garda Síochána report on the case in addition to the Government's position. There must also be some way to recognise the tenets of natural justice to the extent that the person involved would have an opportunity to make a case in his defence, although I am not sure how that would happen. I do not want a situation...

Seanad: Revenue Commissioners: Motion. (18 Feb 2004)

Joe O'Toole: ...are huge problems in this area which will not be dealt with until we get some sort of co-ordination. That is an issue in which I would like our EU Presidency to show some interest. I agree with the tenet of the motion, that not enough people have been jailed. More should be jailed, and if that does not happen, we will all look like fools for putting up with the situation. I do not agree...