Hildegarde Naughton, TD

Fine Gael Dublin North TD, Alan Farrell, has today (Wednesday) branded Fianna Fáil's anti-property tax campaign as a joke, and a cynical, disingenuous political stunt.

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which was in draft form at the time of the referendum on the Stability Treaty.

Kerry Group announce 900 permanent and 400 construction jobs set for Naas

Kerry Group announce 900 permanent and 400 construction jobs set for Naas

I am grateful for an opportunity to speak on this important Bill. I was elected to the House in 2011 when, for the first time in our history, the Taoiseach appointed a full Cabinet Minister with responsibility for children

Dail speech on introducing system of generic drug substition and reference pricing for prescribed drugs and medicines

Dail speech on introducing system of generic drug substition and reference pricing for prescribed drugs and medicines

I welcome the opportunity to speak on Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012.

I thank my colleague, Deputy Breen, for sharing time in this most important debate. Like other speakers, I compliment the Attorney General and the Government on reaching a clear decision without equivocation and deciding to hold a referendum not because a referendum is absolutely necessary, but because if there was even the slightest possibility of somebody bringing a constitutional challenge to the Supreme Court between now and the passing of legislation, it would be a disaster. I compliment all concerned as it is the correct way to go.