Results 181-200 of 232 for speaker:Jim Glennon

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: As I informed the Deputy earlier, interruptions will be factored into the time for the debate.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: In the same way, I will adjust slots to take account of the time lost. The debate was on schedule until this interruption.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: Until this interruption, the debate was on schedule. I ask Deputy Cuffe to resume.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: The schedule states four and a half minutes from 7.50 p.m.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: There were two and a half minutes remaining in the slot. The debate did not begin at 7 p.m. and is running approximately two and a half minutes late. That is why I presume the Deputies misunderstood the current position. That is why two and a half minutes were available to Deputy Cuffe.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: I will not be in the Chairat that time but my instruction to the persontaking over will be that the debate commenced two and a half minutes late and it has been delayed by another two and a half minutes because of this exchange. How the Chair deals with this at 8.30 p.m. is a matter for the person who takes over. I am dealing with the debate as I find it.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: Deputy Rabbitte's numbers are wrong.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: That is wrong.

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: I will be relatively brief and try to focus on the issues at hand. Aer Lingus is obviously an issue which gives rise to much passion on all sides. It is a company which, since its foundation 70 years ago, has held a special place in the hearts of all Irish people. I say so, not in the usual clichéd way but genuinely. Aer Lingus means different things to different people. As someone born and...

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: The development of Dublin Airport happened on the back of the company that is Aer Lingus. Over many years the workforce has shown remarkable loyalty and attachment to the company——

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: ——and a commitment far above and beyond the call of duty. That has been manifest in the way in which direct financial sacrifices have been made by staff at various times of difficulty within the company, and particularly in what has now proved to be one of the major issues as we deal with the proposed investment in the company, that is, pensions. In a way, today is a sad day but it is...

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: I did not say there was a guarantee but the issue must be dealt with equitably to the satisfaction of the pensioners and the current employees.

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: I will proceed with my contribution. Job security is another issue of major concern to employees. The simplest way to guarantee jobs and, hopefully, create jobs on the long haul and transatlantic routes is to procure the necessary funding to enable the company to move forward. The new business generated by long haul routes should result in additional jobs and such expansion will be funded by...

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: We are talking about Aer Lingus.

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: The Deputy has not. Somebody had to represent them. The Deputy has not mentioned Aer Lingus.

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Jim Glennon: That is not true.

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Jim Glennon: And bank robbers.

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Jim Glennon: Will the Deputy give them a 30-minute warning?

Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Jim Glennon: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Jim Glennon: There are 22 minutes remaining in the slot.