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Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: The description last year by a Minister of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, as a toothless dog was in some way pitiful but none the less an apt analogy. Revelations over the past two years of Garda malpractice have done enormous damage, with many concluding that restrictions on investigations and limited manpower are resulting in investigations being passed on to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 Sep 2014)

John Halligan: ...the Marine if his attention has been drawn to recent graphic footage which has appeared online and in a newspaper (details supplied) apparently showing the torture of a fox at the hands of hunters' dogs in County Waterford; his plans to follow the United Kingdom decision to outlaw the hunting of foxes with dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36579/14]

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2013)

John Halligan: ...'s harsh everyday lives because they simply used the word "unhygienic" to describe situations such as beds saturated in urine, a complete absence of heat in houses, sometimes no food in houses and dog excrement on sitting room floors. These inherently unsafe arrangements still prevail around the country despite what the HSE might tell the Tánaiste or me. I spoke to a social workers...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: ...to serve a political agenda focused on severe cuts in the health system. The Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, has confirmed that no decision has been made yet on the issue. However, the dogs in the street seem to believe the Government's expert group is recommending a break-up of the south-east hospital network. It is crucial that the full spectrum of health services remain in place,...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

John Halligan: ...be blue murder in the House if this had occurred while the Labour Party was in opposition. There are not many Labour Party Deputies in the Chamber to listen to what we are saying, however. The dogs in the street know that the property bubble was fuelled by systemic failures in planning. If our planning system worked properly neither the councils nor the Department of the Environment,...