Results 81-100 of 394 for speaker:James Heffernan
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: The next one will be President.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I am grateful to finally be able to speak.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: There is, but-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I think I probably am too. As a non-aligned Independent, I do not get a great deal of speaking time. That needs to be looked at. Perhaps it should be written into the Order Paper that we should get a better shot at speaking.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: Last month, Philomena Lee, of the Philomena Lee Foundation, received the Fitzgerald Bible Bruff Award. Her story is not unique. It is the story of many women and children on these shores. In Ireland, we have a shameful and diabolical way of treating victims of institutional abuse in particular. This morning, I met with many of the survivors of the Magdalen laundries. There are a number...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: A cold-blooded murder.
- Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: This is the most off-putting thing I have seen. The cuts to lone parents are quite off-putting.
- Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: Shameful.
- Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I thank Senator van Turnhout for sharing time with me. I see a great deal of Labour Party bashing going on today.
- Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: Yes there is and there is a bit of politicking going on as well, Mary.
- Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: Senator White.
- Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: There is politicking going on. Certainly, it has been a dreadful decision by the Labour Party, which many of its members have recognised. Former colleagues of mine have told me of fraught Labour Parliamentary Party meetings and I just cannot fathom where the party thought it was going with this. There was a wave of goodwill after the marriage equality referendum, but then this was lashed...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I agree with some of what Senator Byrne said. However, while Members of the House must be temperate in the issues they raise, the decision on what to cover is a matter for the media. The media have a poor record. They pick the ludicrous and ridiculous contributions made in the Seanad and report on them. There is no doubt that it makes something of a laughing stock of the House. Last...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I support the point made by Senator Paul Coghlan. I have said a few times in this House that the criminal organisations we are talking about are largely run by the Provisional IRA. Whatever difficulties they pose for small businesses, the threats, intimidation and tactics they use to control and subjugate their own communities are quite abhorrent. There does not seem to be a massive amount...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has highlighted the elephant in the room with regard to Irish Water. This legislation seems to be set up to make the company more profitable and more interesting to speculators in the open market. I remember at Christmas when the original Bill was introduced we were told that all kinds of safeguards would be included to ensure Irish Water would remain in...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: Water is a human right that should be available to all. I am an environmentalist and I am in favour of the conservation of water. I regard water as a very important natural resource that we should not squander in any shape or form and I support the metering of water. However, the way the situation has evolved creates more questions than answers. Given the whiff of corruption surrounding...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I do not intend to go on too long. We have heard a lot about the incidents last night on Kildare Street. I attended that protest earlier in the day. I listened to many of the speeches made from the podium which came from a wide variety of different groups, such as those who were there concerned about the cuts to lone parents and those from Right2Water, We Won't Pay, support the boycott and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I would support Senator Mooney's call that No. 67, motion 16, be taken today because this issue must be discussed and teased out.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: I formally second it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
James Heffernan: They do not represent the IRSP, Éirigí or any of those.