Results 41-60 of 91 for going forward speaker:Frank Feighan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...consumer first. For years we have had difficulties in the financial sector. We are looking at the issues of the living wage, increasing salaries and rent increases, a significant issue which the Government has tried to address through the introduction of rent pressure zones. Young couples find themselves priced out of the market. We need to address the issue of their inability to buy a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...an invitation. I shall attend to pay my respects to the American people. I have issues with Donald Trump and I do not agree with him but a boycott of our friends in the United States is not a way forward. The Senator has his own views but I believe he is wrong and his view is very divisive. I will go to my friends in the United Kingdom. Whatever embassy extends an invitation to me,...

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...of the considerable debate in this area. It is nice to see the people taking the time to engage with us. It is also nice to see that, cross-party, people have listened. That is the right way forward. The matter of adoption is a sensitive issue and one that we must carefully consider. There has been much debate about the contents of this Bill. That has focused on the balance between...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Institutions (4 Apr 2019)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. It is nice to hear that departmental officials have visited St. Angela's College on 15 March 2019. I look forward to seeing a proposal from St. Angela's College and NUI Galway to try to draw down funding for the best way to go forward. I think we are moving in a significantly positive direction. I again thank the Minister of State for her reply.

Seanad: Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Statements (27 Mar 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...and survivors. However, this is still sought and urgently needed. We have engaged extensively with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with all the political parties to support a way forward in implementing the comprehensive legacy framework agreed under the Stormont House Agreement. The Secretary of State agreed on the imperative of moving ahead with full implementation of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Frank Feighan: I will respond first to Senator Gavan's interesting comments. We must look at all aspects of an agreed Ireland. When I talk about the Commonwealth, I know it was a Fine Gael-led Government which declared the Republic in 1949. A consequence was the passage of the Ireland Act 1949 in Westminster which recognised, in effect, the Northern Ireland state for the first time. It was Tim Pat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Taxis and Rural Transport Programme: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Frank Feighan: I apologise. When one is in a minority Government one has to cover many committees. In this room we have the solution to the problem facing rural Ireland. When I was growing up back in the 1980s there were two or three hackney drivers in the town. They were only used coming from the railway station. After that they were never used. People drank and drove. There were fewer cars. Coming...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...will be cemented even more. The UK is our nearest neighbour and our friend and we rely on it to a great extent. I hope sense prevails in the next few months. I note that Temple Street charity is going to start collecting cashless payments online. I welcome this, as it is the way forward. Another politician in another House was saying churches were being affected by Garda checks for...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Safety (29 Nov 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...the information will provide a very strong argument to obtain funding for it. I am delighted that Roscommon County Council is monitoring traffic flows and driver behaviour on the road and look forward to seeing the report. We need to obtain the information and meet representatives from Transport Infrastructure Ireland. If it gives the go-ahead to the project, I have no doubt that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Frank Feighan: It could go a long way towards ensuring we have one Ireland in the future. We need to look forward to that.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Diaspora Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I am delighted the Minister of State is working to reduce the barriers faced by citizens seeking to return to Ireland from abroad. I look forward to seeing the report when it is finalised. They are people who never forgot our country and sometimes went in difficult times. Everything should be put in place to provide the best possible assistance for returned emigrant entrepreneurs such as a...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...it struck a chord of well meaning. I congratulate Sinn Féin on bringing it before the House. I have some difficulty - not much difficulty - with some issues. I had a restaurant over 20 years ago and am proud that the staff kept their tips. I had one member of staff who did not remember orders, was not very fast and sometimes got orders wrong. However, she could smile and say,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: What I am going to say will not make me popular, but I am coming this from a different angle. I am not qualified in mental health. I happened to be my party's spokesperson on health in the Seanad when A Vision for Change was introduced. I challenged and welcomed it, and thought it was a huge move forward. On many occasions, I have seen a change in patients or friends of mine. I admire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Frank Feighan: ...in sport in Ireland to a close and to make it much more amenable. I wish them well. Today is a great starting point. Much work has been done. This would make a great film, because it has been going on for 17 or 18 years. I think it was Mr. Treacy who said that in 2000, the president of the OCI had the power to contact the Australian immigration authorities or the Australian embassy....

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2017)

Frank Feighan: ..., Lords, Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the National Assembly for Wales. They are needed now more than ever. I say this because I was in London a few weeks ago to attend a London-Irish Construction Network event. The Irish are beginning to mobilise and work together. This is important and something that should have been happened 50, 60 or 70 years...

Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Frank Feighan: ...and Ballaghaderreen, where Senator Maura Hopkins is from. They are great initiatives and take politics out of the equation. They do not involve the chamber of commerce or the town council. The town teams are the way forward in working with the council. However, we do not have a hotel. Unless there is some tax incentive or major stimulus to get somebody to build and operate a hotel, we...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2016)

Frank Feighan: ...Foreign Affairs and Trade on the atrocities in Yemen and Syria. Ireland is very well placed as an independent arbiter to try to highlight these very difficult and gut-wrenching horrors. I look forward to the debate. We need to bring the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to the House. A map of the island of Ireland shows motorways going to Belfast and Galway. There is an area...

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (13 Oct 2016)

Frank Feighan: ...position. I was reminded that a number of supports and measures were announced in the budget this week for those affected. Senator Mac Lochlainn is correct in that mushroom growers are already going to the wall. Sandwich makers in Enniskillen are not able to compete. There is considerable uncertainty over the value of sterling. Today we hear about the Marmite emergency. One...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Frank Feighan: ...Ramadan, which is a period of prayer, fasting, religious devotion and charity. It belies the contention that ISIS is an Islamic or Muslim organisation. It is antithetical to Islam and that should go on the record of the House. It does not represent Islam or Muslim countries. Brexit has happened and is causing major turmoil around the world, including on the island of Ireland, in the UK...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Frank Feighan: ...on. It has meant a huge difference for me in terms of getting to know politicians from the other side. We sat in this Chamber and in Stormont. There will be a great many serious issues to debate and I look forward to debating them. I was honoured to be a Member here from 2002 to 2007 and I am also honoured to be the Taoiseach's nominee. He chose extremely well. We talk about politics...