Fine Gael TD for Kildare North
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Archive for the ‘Legislation’ Category

Dáil Speech on Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011

Tuesday 12th July 2011  I welcome Deputy Catherine Murphy as the sole Member of the Opposition in the Chamber. On many occasions, Deputy Wallace remarked on the fact that there were no Deputies from the Government side or from some of the Opposition parties in the Chamber.

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Dáil Speech on the Electoral Amendment Bill

 Tuesday 5th July 2011 I very much welcome this Bill. The political system requires major reform and this Bill is a first step in a positive direction to enhance democracy and political effectiveness in this country. It is particularly relevant in light of recent events which precipitated

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Central Bank and Credit Institutions Bill 2011 – Dáil Speech 29th June

I very much welcome this Bill. It is part and parcel of an overhaul of the financial system in the country. We are following on from a part of an EU framework, which comprises of three parts, namely, preparatory and preventative, early supervision-intervention and also resolution tools

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Dáil Speech on Criminal Justice Bill 2011

I welcome this Bill, which is part of the programme for Government and which we have delivered within the first 100 days, as promised. White collar crime in some quarters is seen as victimless crime. However, I completely disagree with that because there is always a victim

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