Results 181-200 of 302 for speaker:Noel Harrington in 'Dáil debates'

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Noel Harrington: I suppose it would be too much to have expected something positive in that ten minutes. I ask the House to imagine Deputy Mattie McGrath with a seal of office because it would be something else.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Noel Harrington: I am pleased to rise to support this motion of confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government, which has been provoked by Sinn Féin. In doing so, I have absolutely no confidence in the Sinn Féin leadership. The unstable, obstructive, childish antics engaged by their so-called best and brightest, should be a wake up call to the Irish people of the dysfunction that is the cult of...

Topical Issue Debate: Offshore Islands (9 Dec 2014)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter. I also thank the Minister, Deputy Kelly, for coming to the House to take it. I know he is aware of some of the issues which are affecting funding for the non-Gaeltacht islands. There has been a differentiation with regard to the funding for Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht islands. The former are primarily funded by...

Topical Issue Debate: Offshore Islands (9 Dec 2014)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister for his reply. I note the work that has been done in this area by the Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy McHugh, and Deputy McCarthy. As the Minister indicated, there is an uncertainty with regard to funding for Bere Island, Sherkin Island, Dursey Island, Whiddy Island, Long Island, Hare Island, Inishbofin, Inisturk and Clare...

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2014)

Noel Harrington: Now it does not want it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Noel Harrington: The Deputy never includes the non-domestic sector.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Noel Harrington: Share it.

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: What about the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast?

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: Scandalous.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: You are fond of the courts.

Topical Issues: Fishing Industry (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, for her attendance in the House this evening and would like to bring to her attention an issue that has developed chiefly in the south west of this country with respect to the mussel growing industry. The rope mussel industry is volatile. It is one in which, largely, small family-run businesses invest heavily in gear and in other ways to grow a...

Topical Issues: Fishing Industry (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. I very much welcome the meeting that took place with the IFA Aquaculture group and key stakeholders. I also acknowledge the success the Minister has had in achieving a 100% increase in the new fisheries fund over the previous one under the revised Common Fisheries Policy . From what I read of the reply provided by the Minister...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to this motion. I thank most of the Technical Group for tabling the motion. I note some signatures are absent from the endorsement of the motion. Did the group consult with the lads? Did it not get around to it? Did they fundamentally disagree with the proposition? I expect it was the latter and therein lies a telling story of a populist,...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: A sub-headline confirms that deprivation was up but poverty rates were unchanged. With poverty, for example, it is indicated that an "analysis by sociodemographic characteristics showed that most at risk of poverty in 2013 were individuals who were unemployed." With deprivation and people describing their principal economic activities, almost 55% were unemployed. An analysis of consistent...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2015)

Noel Harrington: Those opposite want to reverse water charges but a third of households in this country do not connect to a public water supply. That is 800,000 households. Nevertheless, these people pay quite a lot of tax. The motion argues that such people should pay more tax for a service they will never get. This is not like the public transport example, as everybody agrees that such transport should...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Noel Harrington: Look at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Noel Harrington: I propose to share time with Deputy Pat Breen. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. We must acknowledge the latest figures from the CSO, to the effect that 4,300 fewer people are on the live register compared to this time last month. There is a decrease from 10.3% to 10.1% of the population. It remains far too high but the rate of decline is increasing and that must be...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Mar 2015)

Noel Harrington: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the criteria he will prioritise in seeking tenders to implement the national broadband plan in respect of those areas which have had little or no broadband service to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/15]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Mar 2015)

Noel Harrington: I very much welcome the provisions under the national broadband plan. A previous Administration introduced a national broadband scheme. It did not have the same level of funding and it had flaws. It would be a mistake not to recognise it did not deliver what was envisaged, although it delivered a good 3G network. The national broadband plan is better funded and I predict it will have a...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Mar 2015)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister of State for his response. My question is on those locations the market will never enter without State subvention. The State should intervene in these peripheral areas first. In a reply to an earlier question, the Minister of State mentioned the islands and other areas where there is no hope the market will intervene, and these should be the first priority. As...