Results 541-560 of 884 for speaker:Frank O'Rourke
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: I thank Deputy McGrath. He has two options. He can withdraw the charge or refer it to the Committee on Procedure, whichever he prefers.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: Deputy McGrath referred to the Judiciary in general.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: We will refer it to the Committee on Procedure.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: That is okay. I thank Deputy McGrath. He has had more than his say. I invite the Minister of State to respond.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: Before I call the next speaker, I remind Deputies that they have a two-minute speaking slot. I call Deputy Pearse Doherty.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: I am sorry but Deputy Doherty's time has elapsed.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: I ask the Deputy to withdraw the comment.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: The Deputy has to withdraw the remark he made about the Judiciary. He must do so.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: The information is that the Deputy made a charge against the Judiciary-----
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: The remark cannot be upheld, obviously, and we ask the Deputy to withdraw it.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: In order for us to progress here, we must deal with the many amendments ahead of us.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: We are asking Deputy McGrath to withdraw the comment.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: The advice of the senior clerk is that, under Standing Order 61, a Deputy cannot make a charge against someone who is not here to defend himself or herself, and a Deputy cannot mention the Judiciary.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: The Deputy is out of time.
- Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: Deputy please.
- Topical Issue Debate: Housing Assistance Payment (22 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: With due respect, there is nothing in that statement. Everything the Minister of State has said in his statement is what I acknowledged in my opening presentation to him. If we are serious about dealing with the issue, we have to agree to reviewing it. It is just another issue. The Minister of State comes into the Chamber, as do his colleagues, including the Taoiseach, and say they are...
- Topical Issue Debate: Housing Assistance Payment (22 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: He mentioned helping people find a home or a house. We can be flippant about it, if the Minister of State wants. I am asking him why people are homeless. Let us analyse that. The first reason people are homeless is that local authorities, through Government policy, are not providing them with a social house. Second, people cannot access private rental accommodation because the limits are...
- Topical Issue Debate: Housing Assistance Payment (22 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to raise this issue in the Chamber today. The housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme is a short-term interim solution for people who are looking for a permanent home. It is a support measure for those people who cannot afford to rent in their own right and who are on their local authority's housing list. I am from County Kildare and my constituency of Kildare...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (22 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: 150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the composition of the parental steering group for progressing disability services in County Kildare with a view to including parental representatives from north County Kildare in view of the fact that the group comprises representatives from mid- and south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49525/17]
- Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)
Frank O'Rourke: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this motion brought forward by my colleague, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. Crime is a serious issue in all communities, both rural and urban, as the Minister is well aware. I attended a public meeting last Thursday night in Rathcoffey, which is one of many rural communities in my constituency. It was attended by 120 people. The two main issues...