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Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: ...about an avalanche of distrust in the banking system. That has led us to where we are today. It has highlighted the fundamental weaknesses in various financial systems throughout the world. We are where we are and have to find a solution to the problem. We cannot be blamed individually or in isolation.

Strategic Energy Infrastructure (19 Oct 2011)

Pat Rabbitte: That is why we are where we are. That is why the previous Government brought in Colm McCarthy, whose report stated that we should sell . It is not possible to forget something that happened before Christmas. Even if someone were a presidential candidate he would remember he was a member of the Executive before Christmas. That was only a few months ago. These are the origins of the problem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: I welcome all the representatives from the various farming bodies. Many of the issues have been covered. To use a badly used phrase, we are where we are and nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. Any CAP negotiations or agreements I recall have all started out with the promise that it will be a simpler CAP. That has never happened in any CAP. If we are to go on that premise, God...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: .... The key point I made to the Tánaiste yesterday was that this needs to be comprehensively and transparently addressed; it cannot be left as it is. I accept it is entirely unsatisfactory we are where we are now but we are where we are. It may be uncomfortable for people but there are some stark realities emanating from this. As I said yesterday, it goes to the core of how...

Bank Reorganisation: Statements (Resumed) (6 Apr 2011) See 1 other result from this debate

Derek Nolan: ...which will be very difficult if just months or years previously they have burned many investors. It will simply not work that way - that is not how business or banking works. I hate the expression "we are where we are". We need to use different expressions such as "we are where we are for a reason". The reason is that the State, back in September 2008, approved a banking guarantee which...

University Status. (20 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: If one was starting again, one would probably not put the universities where they are now but we are where we are and it is not fair to tell us to look at a map. However, with regard to Waterford I understand the great demand in the area but the Deputy is showing a scant lack of knowledge about the process. I do not have the say; I do not designate universities. One of the great provisions...

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: ...achievement we are in our current position. Some members of the Opposition, as it happens, have been to the fore in dealing with these issues as well, so they should also take credit. At the end of the day, we are where we are, where we had not been since 1845, with the largest number of people ever in employment. That is a major achievement. We can and will do much more, but we need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: ...of sectors that are currently facilitated by our common EU membership. There is no such thing as a good Brexit. We said this repeatedly and nobody majority on the island voted for it. However, we are where we are. In the event of a no-deal scenario, where will the first implications hit? Will there be a requirement at that stage for legislative change or will it have to come in...

Seanad: Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Extension: Motion (16 Jul 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...for the respect he has shown Opposition Senators and the manner in which he has treated us - he has treated us quite fairly. He will not get any pushback from me about this motion on section 9. We are where we are because of this pandemic. We all know the challenges that we must face as a people and as a nation. We all know what we need to do to protect ourselves and mandatory hotel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Mr. Vincent Jennings: The committee is doing the right thing today. It oversaw the Bill bringing in the lottery and made its objections at that point, some of which were prescient. We are where we are and we do not want to be here. For the next 20 years, we want to be able to assist good causes and our family-run businesses. That is it.

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Clare Daly: ...not lie on the shoulders of the Government alone, although the former Minister for Justice and Equality on his appointment after the general election put the project on hold. However, it is good that we are where we are. When talking about vulnerable young people at a stage in their lives that will leave deep scars, one day is too long, not to mention the fact that getting to where we...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...more acrimony and difficulty for people. This legislation, and the changes it provides for, will go some way to addressing that. The fact that we are facing a deadline of 30 November is not good but we are where we are and we understand that. We need to deal with the legislation quickly. I hope it goes through the Houses as fast as possible and that we can deal with it in a reasonable...

Crime Levels. (27 May 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

Dermot Ahern: I am not saying we should take shotguns out of the system. We are where we are-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We voted yesterday on the arrangements. The arrangements were agreed. There was subsequently no business submitted by yourselves that could go on the agenda and, therefore, we are where we are now.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Once again, with due respect, we have just been handed these documents. Procedurally, for us as a committee, it is very unsatisfactory. However, we are where we are. I ask the Minister of State to make his opening remarks.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures in Budget 2024: Department of Finance (29 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: ...we see more interest rate rises - as Ms Costello said, there have been ten or whatever in the past 14 months - will the Department have more discussions about that then, or will that be it, in that we are where we are?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2022)

...Anderson: I would completely turn that statement on its head. We must start with some self-reflection, which often is quite challenging for us. I am not blaming anybody here more than myself but we are where we are because of 30 years of collective lies and delusion. It is 31 years since the first IPCC report and 29 years since the UNFCCC. We have a choice. We can make that 32 years...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

John Curran: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle said specifically that amendment No. 7a, in the name of Deputy Wallace, could not be addressed, that the Ceann Comhairle had made a ruling and we are where we are. The confusion still exists, however. We are still discussing a Bill and amendments without knowing whether there are to be 13 or 17 members of the commission. We do not know if the Attorney General is...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in regard to the Agriculture and Food Sectors: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Mr. Victor Chestnutt: On behalf of the Ulster Farmers' Union, I thank the committee for the invitation to attend this meeting. It is a pity we are not here in better circumstances. However, we are where we are. Mr. Healy gave an impressive opening statement in which he laid out the past and where we are, so I will try not to be repetitive. We all know where this crisis began. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Towards a Zero Waste Approach to Water: Dublin Institute of Technology (8 Apr 2014)

...pumping costs associated with it. It was a gravity system. There is great potential in every area, particularly rural areas given the disparity of the population. In respect of combined sewers, we are where we are. The issue relates to source point. It involves looking at where the water starts off. That seems to be where the potential lies. It is too late when it is in the...