Results 281-300 of 391 for speaker:Brendan Daly

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: They were not taken through Shannon Airport.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: Not through Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: It does not involve Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: That would be welcome. It would show Ireland is not involved.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: I was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for a number of years and a member of its legal affairs committee and a colleague of Senator Marty. I am aware of the concern in the Council of Europe and the European Parliament at the practice of extraordinary rendition and of the objections to it by various people. I am also aware of the publicity surrounding the issue...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: It is only a draft report. However, the draft report makes it very clear that while there is concern about rendition, we all oppose the use of the type of rendition described in it. Senator Marty describes it vividly and does not paint a pretty picture. There is another picture of which we must take account and we must not lose sight of some of the objectives some of us have, namely, to work...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: That is incorrect.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: I also welcome the national partnership agreement in so far as it is concluded. It is not fully concluded yet. I have every confidence in the leadership of the farming community to resolve the outstanding issues in that regard. In dealing with the partnership agreement, will the Leader arrange for the Minister for Finance to give us a briefing on the detail of the agreement? While these...

Seanad: Social Partnership Agreement: Motion. (21 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: I thank the Taoiseach for his intervention. I wish to put on record the contribution the Taoiseach made as Minister for Labour in the early days of the establishment of the formula for these agreements.

Seanad: Social Partnership Agreement: Motion. (21 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: It is perhaps time to examine the success of the agreement up to now and broaden the horizons of the process. It would not take from social partnership if some Members of the Oireachtas were part of the team involved in negotiations. I listened carefully to Senator Ross and I value his views on the matter. In the contribution he made, he did not at any time offer any alternative.

Seanad: Social Partnership Agreement: Motion. (21 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: I recall vividly, when I was in Government in those early days of the process and beforehand in the 1980s, industrial dispute after industrial dispute. People walked up and down outside after marching to Leinster House. People were at the front and back gates. It was almost impossible to get in on numerous occasions. We do not want to go back to the days when there was industrial chaos. It...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: I support Senator Bannon with regard to small village and rural water and sewerage schemes. Obviously there is a large backlog but it is not a question of money. The allocations provided by the Minister for Finance have not been drawn down over the last number of years. It is important that the Minister, and perhaps the Minister for Finance, indicate how these schemes can be kick-started....

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: Amendments Nos. 2 to 7, inclusive, form a composite proposal and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: It is entertaining but the Senator should get on with the debate.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: Senator Ryan, without interruption.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: Would this authority have any function in the management of projects other than this particular one? For instance, there is an excellent facility in Ennis where a large number of pitches of various kinds and tracks have been put in place, mainly by the local authority. I am sure that especially in many of the cities there would be a necessity for a facility, although perhaps not as...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: In section 18, I accept the Minister's explanation why he felt it necessary to exclude members of local authorities from membership of this authority. It might be important to have local authority members on bodies such as this because there would be a link between what the authority is doing in the locality and what the local authority is doing. In Ennis, the local authority has been...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: We know Senator Ryan does not like America but some dollars might be nice.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving me the opportunity to raise this important issue and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera, for coming to the Seanad to reply to my concerns. The Minister will be aware that a number of families are entitled to home tuition for children with special needs. This is an important service in the sense that it is an early intervention which is so...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Daly: Could the Minister of State convey to the Minister the small cost involved in the continuation of the home tuition and its importance in the early years to help children integrate in the national school?