Results 61-80 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
John Gilroy: While I also express my solidarity with the people of Greece, it seems that the argument about debt relief has become a battle of ideologies rather than a battle of answers. The Government took the very pragmatic step in putting the national interest first by negotiating with the best hand it had in a quiet manner. While there will be many critics of this, there are no queues today at banks...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
John Gilroy: With the benefit of hindsight we can see how awful and hateful that decision was, but also probably how necessary it was. If foresight was as good as hindsight, we would not have any problem. I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Finance to come to the Seanad to discuss the issue. Ireland has direct exposure of €365 million, which is our contribution to the ESM. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: I second the amendment tabled by Senator Mary Moran. However, there is an onus on speakers in the House to put accurate information on the public record. Two speakers on the Opposition side said there were cuts to the rape crisis centre but there have been no cuts to any rape crisis centre.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: The Senator said that but two other speakers on the Opposition benches certainly said "rape crisis centre". It is the network and we must distinguish what the network does from what the rape crisis centres do. Rape Crisis Network Ireland does not offer frontline services but is a representative body of 14 rape crisis centres. Tusla said on 11 June this year that it will maintain the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: That is the rape crisis centre. Can the Senator put accurate information on the record?
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: Facts do not seem to matter on the Opposition side.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: One day Senator Daly will come in here and give factual information.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: Accuracy and honesty do not matter in this House. Nonsense repeated is still nonsense.
- Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: The Senator is judging us by his own standards, I am afraid.
- Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: I will not disagree.
- Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State, my constituency colleague, to the Chamber. I also welcome Senator O'Brien's thoughtful and measured contribution, articulated in his normal coherent and clear style. However, I am a little disappointed with regard to his comments, which may surprise some people. He seemed to suggest that the legislation was constructed to satisfy the concerns of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: The unintelligible noise coming from the Opposition benches is that of Senator Mark Daly jumping on every passing bandwagon that has come through the House since Christmas. If he had taken the time to attend a debate in the House yesterday when the Minister was present he could have put his one-upmanship to him.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: I agree.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: The Minister was here yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: The Minister would have answered Senator Daly if he had the courage to come in for the debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: If the Senator had the courage to come in to the House yesterday and put his concerns to the Minister-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: I will not refer to Senator Daly at all. The Senator from Kerry also referred to the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs committee in respect of an Irish citizen. All Irish citizens are treated in the same way in the Republic-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: -----irrespective of the Senator's innuendo that the Government would dare to treat somebody of a different ethnicity differently in a Republic, which he suggested it did.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: The Senator also jumped on the bandwagon by raising the mental health services in Roscommon. It is blatantly transparent and he even admitted to the fact that he wishes to score political points as opposed to having a genuine concern for the service users of the mental health service in Roscommon.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)
John Gilroy: A Chathaoirleach, may I make my contribution without interruption, please?