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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)

Averil Power: ...peace negotiations was quickly dashed when, within one week of agreeing to it, Israel announced yet more settlements on the West Bank. It is playing a deeply cynical, long-term game aimed at destroying any prospect of a viable Palestinian state. It has been facilitated in doing this by a largely passive international community that has stood by as Israel has wilfully violated...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)

Averil Power: ...O'Brien, Byrne and others have raised this issue many times in the House, trying to get people on the opposite side to see the injustice behind it. It is the first legislation brought through to destroy the rights of private workers' pensions. We are now seeing the impact of what it means, which is unfair cuts across the board and particularly outrageous cuts for deferred members of the...

Seanad: Situation in Gaza and Ukraine: Statements (31 Jul 2014)

Averil Power: ...do they have horrific physical injuries, but they are also psychologically scarred because the rest of their families were blown up in front of them. Israel has levelled thousands of homes and destroyed Gaza's basic infrastructure, leaving people without water or power. The Israeli authorities have tried to justify all of this by pleading Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas and...

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Averil Power: ...by John Waters in a newspaper interview was not homophobic.This is really a kind of satire on marriage which is being conducted by the gay lobby. It is not that they want to get married; they want to destroy the institution of marriage because they are envious of it.How anybody could argue that such a view is not based on irrational fear is beyond me. It was right that it was called out...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jun 2012)

Averil Power: ...are at play in respect of the common good, public interest, ensuring people are prosecuted and that the Garda Síochána can obtain evidence, particularly in a matter of urgency where it could be destroyed. Regardless of the offence someone is suspected of committing, everyone is entitled to constitutional justice and to have rights protected. In the context of this Bill, the protection...