Search for "we are where we are" speaker:Caít Keane (KildareStreet.com)

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 - Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2011): Caít Keane: I would listen carefully to any suggestion on how to balance the budget. We are where we are and we all know why. We also know who is responsible and all of us need to act responsibly.
Seanad: Electricity Transmission Network: Motion (13 Nov 2013): Caít Keane: ...we should compare it with regulation elsewhere in Europe to determine best practice. If we were starting now, we would not do what we did, but we are not starting now and do not want the lights to go off in the morning. We are where we are and must start from there. We must also take the economic effects on the country into consideration. Ireland's health and safety compliance...

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