Results 321-340 of 391 for speaker:Brendan Daly

Seanad: Estimates for Public Services 2007: Statements (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Brendan Daly: I am glad to have an opportunity to acknowledge the volume of work, the time taken and careful consideration given by the Minister for Finance, the Minister of State and staff at the Department in the preparation of the Estimates and gathering the facts and figures. It enables the country to continue to develop in the rapid way it has during recent years. Any assessment of the Estimates...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Brendan Daly: It has not been and is not used.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Brendan Daly: Will the Acting Leader arrange for the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to provide the House with an outline of how it is proposed to deal with the final tranche of the Cohesion Fund, the process in respect of which is due to conclude at the end of the year? Such funding has been responsible for the provision of many community facilities, assisting small farmers in rural...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Brendan Daly: Everybody involved with Shannon Airport knows a few people have been engaged in an anti-American propaganda mission——

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Brendan Daly: ——and that they have been supported by Senator Norris and other fellow travellers who tried to close down the airport. I assure the Senator he will not close down Shannon Airport.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Brendan Daly: It is a point of disorder.

Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)

Brendan Daly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. I compliment the Minister of State on the work she has done in the Department in the past four years. Earlier she outlined the enormous amount of work she has done and the number of initiatives she has taken since coming to this office. By any standards the additional finances directed to this area and the additional energy...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: Does the Senator suggest we release all the prisoners and lock them out?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: Senator Ryan is making stupid statements.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: People in glass houses should not throw stones.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: I support the points raised by Senators Finucane and Brennan on the job losses in the manufacturing industry in particular. A total of 27 job losses were announced yesterday in a company in Kilrush. I would like to extend the discussion and invite the Minister to the House to indicate to Members the way he proposes to deal with the recent very large number of job losses in the manufacturing...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: I thank Senator Leyden for affording me time to congratulate the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, and the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, who is present on his behalf, for the budget presentation. The Government has made a major achievement in that the budget covers a wide range of areas. Whether it might be an election budget, I can recall a budget where the current Opposition...

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: I thank Senator Hanafin for giving me the opportunity to comment briefly on the Bill and I welcome the Minister to the House. We were apprehensive about this when it was initially announced, but after some discussion with the Minister and with Shannon Development we are very satisfied that a resolution has been found to allay the fears that some staff had about the transfer. In making this...

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: We are satisfied that this move will be successful. I wish the Minister well in getting it expedited. He will have my support in getting it through the House.

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: I thank the Minister for his reply to Second Stage of the Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: I support Senator Ó Murchú's comments on Limerick. After a recent visit by the Taoiseach an initiative was taken to deal with the situation in Moyross and that area. A distinguished former public servant has been given the challenge of overseeing the renewal of the area and to try to deal with the underlying social problems. There have been killings there too. The national development...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Brendan Daly: Several years ago, I introduced a Private Members' Bill to establish a Shannon river council, the purpose of which would be to bring together the various organisations with responsibility in this complex area. The Commissioners of Public Works, fisheries, Bord na Móna and a range of environmental bodies have an interest in this issue. An overview needs to be taken quickly to enable action...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Jan 2007)

Brendan Daly: The Leader will be aware that substantial funding has been promised to increase significantly subvention payments for patients and elderly people in nursing homes and hospitals. It is proposed that the enhanced subvention will be paid from the beginning of this year. The House should ask the Department to indicate how quickly the new system will be introduced and how it proposes to proceed....

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Brendan Daly: I too support the amendment and express our appreciation for the presence of the Minister of State. As he said, it is not the first occasion that he has attended the House to discuss this issue. When I was a Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, sitting on its legal affairs committee, the first reports of rendition appeared in The New York Times, giving rise to...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Brendan Daly: Last year we had a number of debates on the necessity to deal with the needs of people with disabilities and passed legislation concerning children with special needs. Will the Leader arrange for the Minister for Health and Children to give us an overview of the progress of the legislation passed and indicate what steps have been taken to meet the needs of people with disabilities,...