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eGovernment Dail Speech
A Ceann Comharaile I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I do feel that it is worth noting and acknowledging the link between this motion and the recent one sponsored by Deputy Coveney in relation to the provision of Broadband in this country. The core issue here and it is shared by both […]
The Lisbon Treaty
Over the last number of months the issue of The Lisbon Treaty has come more and more to the top of the Political Agenda and we now find ourselves just a number of weeks away from determining our response to it here in Ireland. A lot of the presentation on the ‘No’ side, I am […]
World Trade Talks Agriculture Dail Speech
The American author Mark Twain once advised an audience to “invest in land……. because they’re not making any more of it”. We in Ireland as members of, initially the European Economic Community and latterly the European Union have paid heed to that advice. One of the principle reasons for the establishment of the EEC in […]
Irish Economic Competitiveness Dail Speech
A Ceann Comharaile, I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members Motion. We have in this chamber over the years paused and taken stock of where we are as an economy and where we want to go. I refer to Taoiseach Sean Lemass and T.K. Whittaker in the 1950’s and their efforts to […]
Justice Dail Speech
A Ceann Comhairle I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members motion and propose to approach it from the point of view of my spokespersons portfolio of Juvenile Justice. There is a growing fear in many communities that the upsurge in opportunistic type crime both against property and the person is reaching epidemic […]
Broadband Dail Speech
I feel that the time has come for this state to actively pursue the issue of Broadband services throughout the country. I listen to the Government proclaim how our economy has changed and how we must position ourselves for the future. The Minister for Enterprise and Employment often speaks of our future as a ‘knowledge […]