Results 2,081-2,100 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: Is amendment No. 1 being pressed?

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: We have been considering this amendment for over half an hour. The Senator can ask a final question.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House and wish him well with the Bill. I do not have any problems with the amendments as proposed by the Minister of State, particularly as regards traffic wardens. On the question of clamping, while in some cases this has been farmed out by local authorities to private companies or individuals, there now seems to be a rowing back on this in some...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister's amendments. Did the Minister say the Bluetooth system is not allowed in cars?

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: From some of the amendments it seems that the telephone must be in a cradle. When the members of the Joint Committee on Transport went to Australia, the transport committee members in Sydney told us it had done much research on hands-free and hand-held telephones and found no significant difference between them. Deputy Olivia Mitchell had a Bill in the Dáil on this and she thinks all mobile...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: Many of those who drive and have accidents have taken drugs. The incidence of this is increasing. It is a significant factor in Australia and I am sure it is a factor here. It is increasing in the United Kingdom too where there are moves to implement drug-testing. Will the Minister of State outline a timeframe within which we might introduce drug-testing? Does the Government believe this...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: I thought it would be in the Bill.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: I do not doubt that this legislation will save lives. When all Stages of the Bill were completed by this House before it was sent to the Dáil, we wished the Minister of State and his staff well with it. At that time, I thanked Senators Dooley and Wilson for their co-operation with the Bill. I am convinced this very good legislation will save lives. I wish the Minister of State well with it.

Seanad: Building Societies (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2006)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 19 is a Government amendment. Government amendments Nos. 20 and 21 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 17 is an alternative to amendment No. 16 and amendment No. 18 is related. Therefore, amendments No. 16 to 18, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Family Law Cases (28 Sep 2006)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform back to the House and congratulate him on and wish him well in his new position.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House. I did not think we would be welcoming him back so quickly with this legislation. It is disappointing that we are faced with having to rectify this important legislation, the Road Traffic Act 2006, so soon after its introduction. The ink has barely dried on the Bill and we are now faced with having to correct an error. I accept that mistakes can be...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Oct 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, before section 3, to insert the following new section: 3.—(1) The Principal Act is amended in section 53(2)— (a) in paragraph (a) by the substitution of "fine," for "fine and", (b) in paragraph (b) by the substitution of "imprisonment and," for "imprisonment.", and (c) by the insertion of the following paragraph in subsection (2): "(c) and in any case...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Oct 2006)

Paddy Burke: I agree with the Minister that the view of the Oireachtas should be taken on board.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Oct 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, before section 3, to insert the following new section: 3.—The Minister shall, as soon as is practicable, begin the process of producing a Road Traffic Consolidation Act that will act as a consolidated statute of all road traffic legislation.". This amendment relates to by-laws. Some events facilities, for example Croke Park, see many largely attended...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Oct 2006)

Paddy Burke: I am pleased there is to be a consultation process. The Minister said earlier that he would bring further legislation before the House in the not too distant future. Will he give me a guarantee that this matter will be rectified in the next legislation he brings through the Houses?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Oct 2006)

Paddy Burke: In view of what the Minister has said, I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Oct 2006)

Paddy Burke: I am delighted these errors were discovered quickly. I compliment the Minister and his staff on their work in this regard and I wish him well with this legislation.