Results 221-240 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Apr 2003)

Michael Finucane: I know that but I just want to reassure my colleague. In response to what Senator McCarthy said on the Vintners Federation of Ireland and the Irish Hotel Federation lobby, Senators will be aware there is concern among the cancer bodies, the Irish Heart Foundation and ASH from which we have all recently received letters. They state quite definitively that they hope there will be no rowing back...

Seanad: Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed). (16 Apr 2003)

Michael Finucane: I wish to share time with Senator Brian Hayes.

Seanad: Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed). (16 Apr 2003)

Michael Finucane: I am glad to renew acquaintance with the Minister of State. I raised the issue of radiotherapy with him last November and again this February in an Adjournment debate. I know he is aware of my concerns in relation to the absence of such a service in the mid-west region. The leaking of the contents of the expert review group report, which has been anticipated for the past two years, did not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: Health seems to be the focus today. Many Members received literature about the national treatment purchase fund. Those of us with constituents who wished to undergo surgical procedures discovered that it was possible to have them carried out in Northern Ireland and the UK provided that certain criteria were complied with. It is difficult for people to accept what is happening when 250 beds in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: That is how important it is at this stage.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: This House recently debated the issue of crime, with particular reference to assaults in Dublin and other areas, with the Minster for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Regrettably for the Minister and his family, this was followed by an assault on his son that was publicised in the newspapers. I understand since then that the Minister has instigated an inquiry with the chief superintendent in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: We will have to have a team meeting over here.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: It is shameful.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: I join in supporting my two colleagues on this motion. It is important to put this issue into perspective. In 1996, when Niamh Bhreathnach abolished third level fees, neither Fianna Fáil nor the Progressive Democrats nor any party opposed her decision. They recognised the validity of her action. It is fair to acknowledge that over the years many parents have been extremely thankful for the...

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: We have been waiting for this for a while. Senator Dardis has kept us in suspense.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Noel Dempsey, was at it.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: "Empty as a tin can without anything in it"? Is that tautology?

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: The empty tin can.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: Did the Senator not hear Senator Dardis earlier?

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: On another radio show it said the figure was 61%.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: The Minister brings it to the table all the time.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: The Minister will not listen to substance. He is all spin and no substance.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: And also from the Progressive Democrats.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Michael Finucane: I support Senator Leyden on this issue. It is wrong for the Minister to suggest that it is a contributory factor to increases in inflation. The decision to restrict the overall size of supermarkets was made only two years ago. My friend, Senator Coghlan, was heavily involved in the issue then. There is competition in the marketplace. The two German supermarkets which have a presence in the...