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Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: ...give when an honest attempt is made by Deputy Rabbitte on behalf of the Labour Party to advance the current position? It indicates it is satisfied with the status quo, we should not upset the apple cart and it will take time to consider these complex issues. These damn issues were considered by the Law Reform Commission in 2003 when it produced a report providing extensive advice on this...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: ...of the Minister from two points of view. He is comparing short-term money, three-month money, which will undoubtedly go up, to three to five-year money, which costs 4%. He is comparing financial apples to financial oranges. It is not a proper comparison. The Minister might well ask what is the alternative. Again, I have consistently held the view that there is one. I do not accept the...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Sep 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: ...and have to be borrowed on world markets at current rates of 4%, far in excess of the 1.5% with which this paper can be traded in world markets". However, he seems to have been comparing financial apples and oranges since the 1.5% money is short term for three to six months money whereas the 4% relates to three to five year money. An alternative approach might be for the State to...

Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2008)

Jim O'Keeffe: ...competence and honesty. We need a system in place that holds to account those who are not up to the mark. Those who try to do the job properly are diminished by the actions of a few — the bad apples in the barrel. This is why I so strongly support the Bill. Having said that, we should not ignore that there is a system of dealing with complaints currently in place. It is not as though...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: ...to the disciplinary tribunal, 99.5% of the solicitors who represented Residential Institutions Redress Board clients were not so involved. It is no harm to point out that while there were some bad apples who are presently being dealt with, on which matter I will not comment further, 99.5% were not bad apples. That is also important to bear in mind. The Bill contains a mishmash of various...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: ...in the eyes of Donegal gardaí to seal his fate. Last Wednesday, the Taoiseach informed us that there are a further 120 cases pending against the State and the gardaí in Donegal. The one-bad-apple excuse will clearly not wash. It is time to take a step back and ensure our response to the Morris investigation is of sufficient strength. We must ensure the end of this sorry saga and the...