Andrews, BarryWednesday, 25 March 2009 |
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On a point of order, I would be grateful if the Deputy would give way for five minutes so I could wrap up on behalf of the Government. I apologise if it is a slightly unorthodox mechanism but I would...
I acknowledge that Deputy Stanton has bona fides on this subject which I have discussed with him previously in the corridors. The Deputy repeated this evening many of the points he makes in private i...
It is a ten second point, a soundbite.
Let us be fair, it is populist. Deputy Kenny is populist, not popular. The minor nature of these savings——
I want to deal further with the comments made by Deputy Doyle. He made the interesting comment that if one was dealing with one’s household budget and if it was seriously in debt and one chooses to s...
There is also a demonstration effect in our spending three hours discussing an issue as minor as this. Capital markets are looking at this country wondering whether we have the capacity to get out of...
I find absolutely amazing the fact that the national debate was geared by Fine Gael this week to deal with the demotion of five to seven people.
Members opposite speak about leadership. Deputy Bannon is getting excited about leadership. Leadership is not about trying to plug into the prevailing mood and going with it. Leadership is about le...
Deputy Bannon is stuck with this Private Members’ motion which is——
——-without any interest. In journalism and politics people get obsessed with issues that, while interesting, are not important. Who will lose their position as Minister of State is an interesting is...
That is interesting but it is tabloid politics.
It is tabloid politics and populism. Fine Gael need to be honest with themselves and accept——
——that this motion is naked populism.
I want now to underline some of the points made by Government speakers. One point is the vital role played by Ministers of State in many different Departments. In terms of my work, the amount of res...
I believe this is an important issue but it is very much a niche and in-house issue. It is a minor issue which seeks to address 1,000th of the problem by way of a three-hour debate. Fine Gael has ta...
It is a debate.
I did not lecture the Opposition.
I just made my points.
There was no lecturing.
We are not out of touch.
That point has been made.
It has taken Fine Gael three hours to make that point.
What does that have to do with this debate?
Tell us.
Yes.
The Deputy should not get excited.
The Deputy does not know what he is talking about.
The Deputy interrupts everybody, but he does not like to be interrupted.
We are supposed to accept it when he interrupts us.
The Deputy does not know what he is talking about.
I have been having a debate with the Deputy this evening. Fine Gael claims that it wants more debate in the House, but it does not allow people to speak during those debates.
I was interrupted by Deputy Bannon.
What does that have to do with a debate on the number of Ministers of State?
That could have been said in ten seconds.
Did Deputy Ring take the pay cut that was proposed by Deputy Kenny?
Why did he not take it?
That is fine.
I will stand over it.
I have nothing to hide.
I can answer it now if the Deputy likes.
It will be grand.
There is nothing——
I was interrupted by Deputy Bannon.
I know. The Deputy did not interrupt me because he was not here.
Amendment put.
Voted Yes
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