Results 3,141-3,160 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: They are bad news.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: We will just have more to make up.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: Thank you for giving us the pleasure of listening to Deputy McGrath.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: They got a good example of that this week.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: It will be tomorrow.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: The Deputy should sleep on it.

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: He lost money.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: Cork is very well represented today.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: The Deputy is being selective.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: What point is the Deputy making?

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: Where was Deputy Gilmore then?

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: The budget measures which were introduced this week by my colleague, the Minister for Finance, constitute a necessary response to the serious economic downturn Ireland is experiencing. The budget represents the best possible way of tackling the challenges we face within the limited resources available to us for the coming year. It has been devised to place the public finances on a stable...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: They took the tough decisions which needed to be taken then.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: I will speak about Alan Dukes. I am more than happy to give him the credit he deserves. Some of Deputy Hogan's colleagues might not have been happy to do that at the time.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: Tough decisions needed to be taken at that time.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: They were taken.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: Alan Dukes was Leader of the Opposition 20 years ago. He recognised the difficult position the country was in. He understood what was at stake. He supported the Government's strategy, in principle. The personal sacrifices he was making were not appreciated by many of his colleagues at the time.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: He did what was right for the country. The decisions which were made then were not fully appreciated until long after they were implemented.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: There can be no argument about the fact the actions of that time laid the foundation for much of the success we enjoyed in the following years.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Seán Power: Fine Gael's approach at that time contrasts with the position it is taking now. The Leader of the Opposition is making policy on the hoof. When he was on his way to a press conference last week, he heard the Government was planning to reduce ministerial wages by 10%.