Results 201-220 of 1,467 for speaker:Geraldine Feeney

Seanad: Israel-Palestine: Motion. (4 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: In that case, I will just say that there were people from Northern Ireland. This is very appropriate to what I want to say.

Seanad: Israel-Palestine: Motion. (4 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: They spoke about their experience in the Northern Ireland conflict and stated how people would go nowhere without trust and dialogue. They stressed how important it is to keep the dialogue going at a time when one thinks it is going nowhere and one has nothing else to lose. Previous speakers mentioned the wall and the violation of the rights of those who live in the West Bank. It is clear...

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: That is begrudgery.

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Such remarks will not get the Senator anywhere.

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: The truth hurts.

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I bow to the superior knowledge of my male colleagues. I am wearing my heart on my sleeve today. Some Senators will remember me standing in the same spot a number of months ago when I defended Connacht rugby. Last week's news was music to my ears. I am delighted with the Government's decision to develop Lansdowne Road. The Minister was right when he said this morning that sport is the real...

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I bow to two superior judgments and I thank Senator Phelan. Usually I try to speak across him when he interrupts, but I knew something good was coming and I was prepared to listen. Not alone is Blackrock College playing Gaelic football, but the school has a history of playing hurling. My son played on the school's soccer team in 2000. I agree with many of Senator Ryan's sentiments. He spoke...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Part of the correspondence which we all received from Schizophrenia Ireland states: Schizophrenia Ireland would request that the Minister clarify, publicly, that people with psychosis have no connection whatsoever with people who are sociopaths, that there is no scientific evidence linking the two, and that the scientific evidence supports that people with mental illness are no more dangerous...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: On a point of order, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. It was agreed before you took the Chair that Opposition Senators could address the Bill in general. I do not see what the presentation being made by Senator Terry has to do with the Bill.

Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Rubbish.

Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator can dream on.

Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator should address the issue.

Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I congratulate the Minister for Finance, Deputy McCreevy, and the Government on the wonderful initiative we know as decentralisation. I was born and reared in what is now a gateway town and I am now fortunate enough to live in another gateway town. I know at first hand the immeasurable impact decentralisation has on a town such as Sligo. We have the pensions section of the Department of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I join Senator Brian Hayes in calling for a debate on sentencing. There are matters around sentencing that give rise to concern. Could we include in that debate counselling and rehabilitation while the offender is serving that sentence? According to media reports offenders accused of terrible crimes are being released without having had rehabilitation or counselling.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (18 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: One's vote is private.

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I too thank the Minister for having a look at this. Senator Terry put much work into it. She sought it in an earlier amendment and, two or three amendments on, lest the Minister did not give in, she intended to get him on this one. The Minister has done well. We are all in agreement with a good amendment.

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I too congratulate the Minister of State and his hardworking staff for their contribution to this Bill and the long hours they have spent here. It is a very progressive Bill which provoked hours of excellent debate, albeit difficult at times. All sides made fine contributions. Senator Tuffy should know that the Labour Party is not alone in feeling strongly about these issues; all sides share...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: It is not true; only a small percentage of people think this.