Results 81-91 of 91 for going forward speaker:Frank Feighan

Home Help Services. (25 Nov 2008)

Frank Feighan: ...issues regarding home help which I want to put on the record of the Dáil. Elderly people have been on waiting lists for months and remain on the lists until they can no longer cope and must go into nursing homes. Only very high dependency cases get home help cover for annual leave, which is unsatisfactory. There is no cover for Saturdays and Sundays unless palliative care is required....

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2008)

Frank Feighan: ...because the best and brightest left by boat or plane. Since people started to return with their experiences and outlooks on life the country has become better off. A lot more could be done by this Government in terms of funding Irish centres in the UK and the elderly Irish who, while not forgotten, suffered the slings and arrows of life's misfortunes and have fallen through the safety...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Frank Feighan: ...measures he intends to take to stop the growth of pyramid schemes. Yesterday, we heard that a pyramid scheme with over 1,000 investors has collapsed. The same issues arose in Cork over two months ago. It is a serious situation because there are many naive people, including maybe politicians, who think they can make a quick buck through these schemes. Large sums of money are being lost....

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Frank Feighan: ...to ensure infrastructural projects are implemented underground. Ireland has a stable economy but our infrastructure is not what we would like. To describe it as a "Third World infrastructure" is going a step too far, as improvements have been made over the years but they took too long. I recall marching on Dail Éireann many years ago to save the Sligo-Dublin rail line and, thankfully,...

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: ...authorities have their own power, which they can abuse. People in such bodies have given themselves extraordinary pay increases without any benchmarking against service delivery. Everything is going fine at present, while we have an economy that is robust and is moving forward. However, if that economy suffers a downturn, who will watch the people who are running the Departments? I do not...

Seanad: National Sporting Facilities: Motion. (12 Oct 2005)

Frank Feighan: ..., the Taoiseach interfered with a democratic process, which was not helpful towards opening up Croke Park to other sports at the time. That is in the past and Croke Park has been opened up. I look forward to the day when Roy Keane or any rugby player will play there. I am sure other Senators join me in this. In 2004 the sports capital allocation was €61 million. The announcement of €54...

Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Frank Feighan: ...conviction in seeking justice for the death of Joseph Rafferty. Many of us in this Chamber come from a very proud republican past, from the real Sinn Féin. We in Fine Gael, as in Fine Fáil, look forward to celebrating the real 100 years of Sinn Féin. My grandfather James Feely was a Sinn Féin councillor who was imprisoned during the War of Independence. He joined the Army after the...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (30 Sep 2004)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate her on a successful personal result yesterday. I look forward to working with her in the future. I will outline my own position regarding the Seanad. I did not originally have a clear view of what the Seanad or Senators do. Five years ago I was elected to Roscommon County Council and even then was not sure of the role or mandate of...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (26 May 2004)

Frank Feighan: The Minister of State claimed he was looking forward to hearing the views of Senators. I do not think the Minister will be too keen to hear my views. Fine Gael is opposed to this legislation and I have problems with the manner in which Government legislation and reform is carried out, especially the Hanly report. In the past year there has been much confusion, bitterness and division. The...

Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Frank Feighan: ...of passive smoking, I welcome the ban. Senator Glynn pointed out that there have been many naysayers. How opinions have changed over the past month. Most of the naysayers were members of the Government side. Some Ministers spoke through both sides of their mouths saying one time they were for the ban but the next time that they were against it. I found it difficult to believe that on such...

Seanad: Crisis Pregnancy Strategy: Statements. (29 Jan 2004)

Frank Feighan: ...there are now more supports for people like Anne Lovett. For some, however, the supports available are still not enough. The mother of the baby girl who was abandoned last year has still not come forward to claim her. Cases such as this highlight the need for better sex education and public information campaigns to ensure people are aware of organisations such as the Crisis Pregnancy...