Results 1-19 of 19 for destroyed speaker:Billy Kelleher

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Billy Kelleher: I quote Mr. Winston Churchill: "To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day." Last Thursday, in those terms, that quote is something that could come true. When we look at the European project and what it was established for and the success to date in achieving peace across a Continent that has warred between various...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Billy Kelleher: ...racket that does not recognise borders and funds and supports other activities. It is also linked to other criminal activities, such as people trafficking and prostitution, that transgress human rights and destroy communities. For this reason, when we speak of having a strategy, a policy or even a philosophy for dealing with drugs, the sentiments expressed by Members of the Oireachtas...

Protection of Children's Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: ...the importance of the EU taking the lead in this issue. The statistics and facts cannot be disputed any further. All empirical evidence shows quite clearly that tobacco is a killer. It destroys people's health and lives. Even this Bill is an acknowledgement that we must make every effort to protect people in our society. The Bill is targeted at juveniles and young people. The...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Billy Kelleher: ...from sources close to Government and even some Ministers, which appeared again on the front page of The Irish Timestoday, have accused An Garda Síochána of perverting the course of justice and destroying evidence, namely, the tapes. Even the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, made this allusion last week. To try to save the Minister's skin, the...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Dec 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...of providing care for those who take it out, and they are already entitled to care by the very fact they are citizens and taxpayers of this country. What are we doing, however? We are deciding to destroy and dismantle any chance of there being a vibrant private health insurance market. Competition is being downgraded and we now see health insurers coming forward with downgraded...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...there are any complications arising and she presents to a doctor eventually, I have two questions: Could she be prosecuted under section 22(1), which states "It shall be an offence to intentionally destroy unborn human life."; and is there an obligation on medical professionals to bring that particular issue to the attention of the authorities in terms of informing An Garda...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...relating to viability and gestational terms and time limits that I would oppose the legislation if I thought for a moment that we had decided a baby at 34 weeks could be taken from the womb and destroyed. It is repugnant to me to even consider that but, more important, it is repugnant to the Constitution and the legislation before us. When we discuss this issue, as Deputy Twomey said, we...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...which proves that with treatment, counselling, therapy and supports people who are suicidal can be treated. That is the important point. It is not as if the 100 women were not treated and we found out that three destroyed themselves. All these women were being treated, which proves that with psychiatric supports, counselling and therapy, people who are suicidal or have self-destructive...

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...assistance. Last year we had all-party agreement in the House on the survivors of symphysiotomy. Is any legislation required to address the outstanding issue for the people concerned whose lives were destroyed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...destruction of the unborn to safe the life of the mother? We can understand that in the event of an intervention prior to foetal viability, while it would not be intentional, the life will be destroyed. From where in the heads of the Bill did Ms McDonagh obtain the perception that there will be intentional interventions in order to destroy the life of the child and after viability as...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...from Government members when on this side of the House were for the Government to abolish stamp duty and open up the banks to further lending. What we are trying to do is to address a problem that is destroying society and families. One has only to go to Dunshaughlin, Stamullen or any of the other commuter belt areas to see the pain and devastation this problem is causing homeowners. I...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Screening (13 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...of these cards has been considered. It would be a very great loss of genetic information in the context of modern technology and advances in genetic and DNA diagnostics. Once these cards are destroyed we will never be able to recover that information. The Irish Heart Foundation has strong views on this issue, explaining that these samples contain priceless genetic information that can...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Screening (13 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...of these cards has been considered. It would be a very great loss of genetic information in the context of modern technology and advances in genetic and DNA diagnostics. Once these cards are destroyed we will never be able to recover that information. The Irish Heart Foundation has strong views on this issue, explaining that these samples contain priceless genetic information that can...

Health Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2013)

Billy Kelleher: ...the three issues about which I have spoken. I will be elaborating on them in greater detail tomorrow evening. This amendment is an extremely farcical exercise in slapping oneself on the back for single-handedly destroying private health insurance and driving over 140,000 people out of the market since the parties opposite took up Government.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 Oct 2012)

Billy Kelleher: ...is an issue of concern. We had the debate in this House on symphysiotomy and there was all-party agreement. People will debate the rights and wrongs of symphysiotomy but there are many whose lives have been destroyed because of this barbaric act. We heard at first hand stories that were very emotionally told and felt by those who listened to the impact it had on their lives. I am not...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Billy Kelleher: The Labour Party destroyed the star parade of Fine Gael Ministers. Could we have a debate a year on to examine the performance, or lack thereof, in the Government?

Clotting Factor Concentrates and Other Biological Products Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Mar 2012)

Billy Kelleher: ...of treatment are protected and maintained at all times is critically important. As the Minister knows, we did not crown ourselves in glory in how we treated a group of people whose lives were destroyed many years ago as a result of contaminated blood products. I know we are talking about clotting products here and that they are synthetic but it is important that when we are talking about...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Jul 2011)

Billy Kelleher: A decent lad from Limerick. His career has been destroyed and his integrity is in tatters.

Employment Law Compliance Bill 2008: Second Stage (5 Feb 2009)

Billy Kelleher: ...at all times. Section 38 empowers the director to require specific persons to give information or produce documents and section 39 makes it an offence for any person to falsify, conceal, destroy or dispose of any relevant record so as to thwart an investigation by the director of a suspected offence. Section 41 provides a necessary power for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and...