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Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: ...sanction was given or whether there was knowledge of such transactions. Again, the dealings between IBRC and the Minister and the Department are effectively excluded from this inquiry, which makes it a pretty toothless dog. A number of contradictions have emerged in recent weeks, and I want to touch on some of them because they are very pertinent to this issue. They relate to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability in the EU: Discussion with Minister of State (7 May 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: ...houses in many other member states. It would enhance the level of scrutiny that I firmly support. It is ultimately a decision for the Seanad and I urge the Senator and his colleagues to pursue it doggedly because there is an obvious gap that could be filled very effectively by the Seanad. I hope I have touched upon pretty much everything. I may not have answered everything in great...

Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues: Statements (21 Jun 2012)

Lucinda Creighton: ...cost. Our disarmament team, at home and abroad, is by universal standards very small. We focus on those areas which we regard as a priority and where we can make a difference. We pursue them doggedly and with considerable determination, conviction and passion, and this will continue. As I stated at the outset, strong political support for our policy in this area is important if...

Social Insurance. (2 Feb 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: There is still life in the old dog.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Lucinda Creighton: ...lifeblood of rural communities. On a smaller scale, the greyhound industry is very important to rural communities and to people in towns and villages around the country who might have a couple of dogs. Their big social outlet, at minimal cost, once or twice a week or month, is to go to the local dog track. There has been wonderful investment here.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Lucinda Creighton: I know this because I worked at dog tracks when I was young. My father is a bookie and I used to go to Mullingar, Longford, Galway among others. The standard of the improvements is fantastic, to take Shelbourne Park, for example.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Lucinda Creighton: ..., when people will be unable to afford to go to Marbella, or take their ski holidays, or go away three or four times a year, they will look for a social outlet. What is so wrong with going to the dogs for a night, or going to the races on a Sunday afternoon? It is a fantastic way for Irish people to spend their spare time. It is a domestic investment in the country and in an industry at...