Green Party Senator, and party spokesperson on European Affairs, Déirdre de Búrca has called for a full parliamentary debate on the issue of data retention during the Order of Business in Seanad Éireann today. Senator de Búrca made her call following newspaper reports that Garda powers of request for internet data are to be widened [...]

Madam,
Having studied the website established by Libertas, a group actively campaigning against the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, I am somewhat confused.

An entire section of the Libertas website addresses the issue of Energy policy within the European Union. The website identifies the fact that as the world’s biggest importer ” Europe is dangerously [...]

Will the Minister of State clarify what contingency plans the Health Service Executive has in place should pharmacists withdraw from dispensing as part of the community drug scheme, as they have threatened to do from 1 May?  I know this issue was raised with the Minister during the previous debate on patient safety, which was [...]

I welcome the Minister to the House.  I thank her for addressing the issue of patient safety.  There is little disagreement in the House that patient safety must be the top priority for all our health care systems.  The importance of the issue of patient safety was recognised in the current programme for Government in [...]

93RD PLENARY SESSION
Thank you, Chairman.  Chairman, I would like, on behalf of the Green Party, to welcome President Barroso to the Forum here today and thank him for his presentation. 
Just two issues I would like to raise with him.  I suppose the first one is to do with the perceived democratic deficit of the European Union.  And [...]

On behalf of the Green Party I wish to pay our respects to the family of former President Patrick Hillery, and to pay tribute to Dr. Hillery himself, who was a very fine Irish statesman and a committed public servant.
Perhaps the most outstanding tribute one can pay to a former eminent public representative such as [...]

Councillor Mark Dearey, Minister John Gormley & Senator Déirdre de Búrca

Mary White TD, Minister Eamon Ryan, Cllr Mark Dearey, Minister
John Gormley & Senator Déirdre de Búrca

Minister Eamon Ryan, Cllr Mark Dearey, Minister John Gormley
& Senator Déirdre de Búrca

Déirdre engaged in discussion

Senator Déirdre de Búrca speaks at the convention

Senator Déirdre de Búrca speaks at the convention

Senator [...]

Green Party Senator Déirdre de Búrca recently welcomed the allocation of grants totalling almost €235,000 under the Communicating Europe Initiative 2008 scheme.  These grants are being made to 26 groups for a broad range of Europe-related activities in different parts of the country.  

Senator de Búrca welcomed the specific allocations for Wicklow.  She said” €15,000 is [...]