Results 4,061-4,080 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Leyden should be allowed to speak without interruption.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: That is a great way to get co-operation.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator said that 12 months ago.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator should first talk to her side.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Twomey agrees with Senator O'Malley.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator said that about the bank guarantee scheme last September as well.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this important issue. I remind Senator O'Malley that Fine Gael proposed and debated a stimulus package in the House last week, but her side of the House voted against it. Deputies Bruton and Burton, the Fine Gael and Labour Party spokespersons, respectively, have been treated shabbily by the Government, which has not listened to or taken on...
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Much of the money invested in the National Pensions Reserve Fund came from the taxes paid by hard-pressed taxpayers who, after taking out large mortgages, paid stamp duty, VAT and so forth. The then Minister for Finance, Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, invested â¬1 billion in the fund, but the majority since has come from people who borrowed to buy expensive houses and apartments. Coupled...
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I ask the Senator to conclude.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I presume this matter is related to statements on the budget.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme: Statements (23 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Ãine Brady, to the House and wish her the very best of luck in her new portfolio.
- Seanad: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme: Statements (23 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme: Statements (23 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ãine Brady, and wish her the best of luck in her new portfolio. I have no doubt she will do an excellent job. I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on the issue of diabetes from which a considerable number of my friends suffer. The word is that one never knows one is going to get diabetes until one has it, and then it is too late to prevent...
- Seanad: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme: Statements (23 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: When is it hoped the programme will be rolled out to all other regions? Will the programme be situated in a designated place in the western region, such as University College Hospital Galway, or will it be in several hospitals in the region? As the Minister of State understands, the western region is very large geographically. I hope the programme will be rolled out in a number of areas in...
- Seanad: Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development Report: Statements (28 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome to the House the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy Haughey.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister for Social and Family Affairs back to the House.