Archive for : February, 2010
Future of EMU
27th February, 2010
I am preparing a report for the EU Affairs Committee on the future of European Monetary Union and the challenges that it will face. This......
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On the Order of Business
25th February, 2010
This morning we had a very wide variety of issues raised on the Order of Business. They included NAMA, jobs, the quality of TV......
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What Fine Gael would do with the health care system
24th February, 2010
Our healthcare system is a mess. Our healthcare spend has quadrupled since 1997, yet Irish citizens still receive a standard of healthcare well below......
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What Fine Gael would to tackle youth unemployment
24th February, 2010
Since 2007 there has been a 155% increase in the number of young people signing on. One in three men under 25 are now......
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Events of Yesterday
24th February, 2010
I’ve long heard it say that no one resigns in Irish politics. The events of yesterday made it four resignations in the last few......
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Future of Local School
22nd February, 2010
I raised the status of St Laurence O’Toole national school in the Seanad last week. I am forwarding this material onto the local community......
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Yesterday
19th February, 2010
This is probably the first time that I’ve really understood the dictum that a week is a long time in politics. Last week our......
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Dan oh Dan
18th February, 2010
I was coming back into Leinster House last night for a Parliamentary Party meeting. Due to losing my car keys (one of those days)......
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The Tanaiste
17th February, 2010
The Tanaiste has been in the middle of a political vortex over the last number of days. I’ve been raising her views and comments......
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Beware of the Greeks…..
17th February, 2010
We had a debate in the Seanad this evening on the crisis in Greece and the challenges facing EMU. This was some merriment about......
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