Results 141-160 of 1,625 for speaker:Pat O'Neill

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: By way of information, there are big cats in Westmeath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I thank the IFA dairy representatives. It is important that we ensure that the industry continues to grow at a sustainable level and that farmers can make money. We received a briefing document before the meeting, the first line of which is a post by Oliver Moran on Ireland, which is on the Agricultural and Rural Convention website. He states: "Having had a massive economic crash in 2008,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I have raised the point here that Mr. Cashman has just made. Part of the scenario is the margins the retailers are taking. I have not seen any feedback on an initiative that was introduced, although the IFA may have got some on it. We saw the pressure English farmers were under with their milk prices. Morrisons, one of the largest retailers in the UK, made a token gesture, whereby they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: It would be interesting to know if people supported it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Pat O'Neill: It will be hard to follow that. Senator O'Donnell has done well. I would like to be associated with all the remarks made by my colleagues on Senator Jimmy Harte. I did not know him that well until I was elected to this House and he became a very good friend and a very good colleague to work with and I wish him all the best in the future. He is a big loss to this House. The big thing in...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I have asked the Leader a question on rural crime and I will continue with it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Pat O'Neill: These people are highly organised and are coming in at night time, so it is important that sentencing is a deterrent, and that is the purpose of this Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I want to finish. We have all been victims of crime. I have had diesel stolen three or four times and I have had tools stolen but I only reported it to the gardaí once. There is great community watch but people at home-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

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Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Pat O'Neill: They have got to take the serial numbers. I will finish on this point. Take the serial numbers-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Pat O'Neill: These things are appearing at car boot sales.Gardaí should be inspecting these car boot sales. I, therefore, ask the Leader for a debate on rural life, not just rural crime.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, to the House. This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 118, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question, "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Just the first group. As no one else is offering, the Minister of State should speak on the amendments.

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: It is called politics.

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: They do not despise Senator Norris.

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I welcome our two former colleagues, the learned gentlemen, Dr. Maurice Manning and Joe O'Toole. Dr. Manning is from Carlow-Kilkenny, where I am from. He is most welcome. I welcome the report. I was one of the first Senators invited to address a conference in Waterford some months after being elected. The subject of Seanad reform came up from the floor. I was quoted in the newspaper as...

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: He said we cannot take politics out of the Seanad.

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: He said we cannot take politics out.

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Senator Coghlan also said it.

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Yes.