O'Toole, Joe John

Wednesday, 21 October 1987

Seanad Eireann Debate
Vol. 117 No. 6

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Death of Former Oireachtas Member. - Order of Business.

I also lend my voice to what Senator Manning said. We find it absolutely extraordinary that the position, as articulated by the Taoiseach, is that he wished to have a debate on the Estimates so that ...More Button

I object to the Order of Business as being totally unacceptable, totally irresponsible and not suited to the needs of the House or the community.More Button

Death of Former Oireachtas Member. - Customs and Excise (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill, 1987: Committee Stage.

I am utterly confused about the machinations from one Bill to the other. There are different powers in the 1976 Act from those in the 1956 Act and in the 1977 Act from the 1984 Act. I am particularl...More Button

I understand the Minister's concern. I agree completely that the Customs and Excise officers need support in this area. A difficulty arises from what the Minister has just said. The Garda have part...More Button

At the outset of the discussion on this Bill we should at least be honest with each other. I am not sure whether the Minister is aware that if you take the land frontier of this country and the exten...More Button

I am building up to it.More Button

My inexperience is the cause of all sorts of problems for me.More Button

I want to put on the record that I did not stand up at any point to criticise the extra powers being given to customs officers. In fact, I do not think anybody on this side of the House did in defere...More Button

On a point of order, every question I have raised here today I have been asked to raise by customs officers and their responsible organisations. I would ask that that remark be taken back. Nothing I ...More Button

The record will show, seeing that I made the comment, if anyone cares to read it when it is written up, that I asked the Minister to come clean on one particular point: why the checks and balances bui...More Button

I am amazed to hear some of the points made by the Minister, I feel quite englightened by many of the points he made. He has certainly interpreted the Bill in a different way from the way I had been ...More Button

I accept that.More Button

I want to thank the Minister for a very full reply to the questions that were asked. However, I am very unhappy because I believe there are loopholes in this legislation. I understand that urine tes...More Button

On a point of order, the Garda officer in charge of the Drugs Squad, at the most recent meeting of the co-ordinating national committee on drugs abuse, said that the majority of drugs come through in ...More Button

Hard drugs.More Button

I am most unhappy. I would say to the Minister that in all honesty we are not doing people a service by letting this section through. I agree that it improves the powers of the Customs and Excise of...More Button

Death of Former Oireachtas Member. - Business of Seanad.

I see the logic in the point and I do not have a personal objection to it but I believe people may have looked forward to discussing the Companies (No. 2) Bill in the morning. I do not have a partic...More Button

Is there a particular time tomorrow when we will stop this and go on to the Companies (No. 2) Bill, or will we take this Bill to the finish tomorrow?More Button

Adjournment Matter. - Portlaw (Waterford) National School.

Hear, hear.More Button

I want to thank Senator O'Shea for making this time available to me. I seem to have become the prophet of doom on these occasions and the list seems to go on and on. The Minister can sit there and l...More Button

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