Results 1-20 of 784 for speaker:Jimmy Harte
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I believe the name given to the Iraqi was Comical Ali. Maybe he was referring to the gentlemen who were previously standing outside Government Buildings saying everything was okay. I think they were the Comical Alis of the time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: Is the Senator identifying himself?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I agree with the call for a debate on the private health system. As has been noted, the VHI welcomed the move by the Minister while the other companies were critical. There is a play going on between the different private companies-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: A debate is needed on the whole health insurance system. Some of us were in Taiwan last January as part of a delegation. Taiwan has a similar system to ours, with both public and private services, but there were no waiting lists in Taiwan. We asked them why this was so, and they said it was because the system there worked more efficiently. I believe the system can work efficiently if it...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I would like to speak about the issue of youth unemployment. The question of youth activation - getting people on the employment treadmill - gets a great deal of publicity. I have been receiving some criticism at local level, especially from members of Sinn Féin, about how badly the JobBridge scheme is being handled. I have read about the introduction of a graduate teaching scheme by...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: It is the truth. That is the problem. It is the predictable truth.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: The Sinn Féin Minister for Education in Northern Ireland is saying-----
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: Okay. I just wanted to make this point.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: That debate took place on Monday night. We should all engage in that grave debate.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: It was not a smart comment. It was a serious comment. It is not a laughing matter.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: It sets the policy.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I can speak from experience as I have been in a small business for more than 25 years in which the average number of employees was four or five. It was never an issue. Any employer who has good staff would not consider telling them, "You will not be paid for three days, so hard luck". One does not create that type of relationship in a small business and expect to survive. We are moving...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I welcome the news from Cabinet yesterday that a referendum on same-sex marriage will take place next year. The church in Ireland should reflect on the statement it made and take its lead from Pope Francis who has embraced the idea of asking people for their views. If the Catholic Church is to be saved, it will be Pope Francis who will save it. The church in Ireland seems to have come out...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: They were taken onto a scheme through EU money and Combat Poverty money; they were not interviewed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: They used it as a job-bridge but they pulled the ladder up behind them. They do not want anybody else to get it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: It is an anti-jobs party and we see the-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I congratulate Senator MacSharry on Sligo Rovers' fine victory on Sunday in the FAI Cup Final. Those of us who have played in the Aviva Stadium - Senators Gilroy and Moran and I - know how it feels to win a match there. Other Members of the House were there as well. We hammered the journalists who I hope are listening in. I welcome the appointment of Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane as...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (23 Oct 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. Coming from a rural part of Donegal, east Donegal, which traditionally was a strong farming area, I was always aware of the importance of farming. When I set up my own insurance business, I always knew that when farmers were doing well, everyone was doing well. Farming is so important to the local economy. My experience was that farmers usually spent...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I fully agree with Senator White's comments but not with her analysis. The record shows that this Government has the commitment but not the money, while the Northern Ireland Government has the money but not the commitment. I am sick and tired of listening to commentators from Sinn Féin telling us what this Government has not done for the A5 while its party is in power in Northern...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)
Jimmy Harte: I agree that the money should be spent. Obviously this Government does not have £500 million to complete the project. I have heard Sinn Féin complaining about this Government and the previous one, saying the money is there for the project. However, when it had the chance in Northern Ireland, being part of the Government and unable to run from the issue as it usually does and...