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Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed). (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Howlin: ...set of people who connived with the Government to bring us to our knees. This cost will be with us long into the future. The most offensive phrase, and the one which grates most with people, is: "we are where we are", as if some malevolent external force from Mars brought this proud nation to its current sorry state. The day is not far away when the people will have the opportunity to...

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Brendan Howlin: ...of legislation at this time in relation to informal cohabitation is actually much less strong than that in relation to civil partnership/same-sex marriage. While I agree with Professor Mee's point, we are where we are. We need to spend some time during this evening's debate considering whether the cohabitation provisions we are enshrining in law are right. Regardless of the publicity we...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: ...specifically stated it was increasing the penalties for acts related to prostitution. I do not know how that confusion and conflict between the explanatory memorandum and the Act came to be, but we are where we are on section 2. I thought the restatement of the 1993 offence in the 2001 Act was there to clarify and crystalise the position, or at least seemed to do so on reading it. I do...

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