Results 4,101-4,120 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: He tends to be like that.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: He is innocent.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: Antecedents.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: Land with a vista.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: He included the other counties to make it look good.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: The Green Party wants to get them on the second homes.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: This cross-chat between the Deputy and the Minister is music to my ears.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: I like to hear such ideas flowing from the leafy suburbs in the wealthier part of the stockbroker belt.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: I want to share everything with the Deputies.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: Perhaps there will be a clash of cymbals.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: He would never do that.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: It is unfair of the Deputy to say that.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: It is organic growth.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: Coalition partners.
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: I am pleased to speak on this Bill. The Minister's colleague said he was disappointed the Minister was not able to be here and I am glad he is here now. I wish to pick up on a number of points touched on by previous speakers. As an aside, I was impressed by the rapport between the representatives of the leafy suburbs on the south side who are enthusiastic in their welcome of any possibility...
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: I am aware of several properties that were left idle for years, on which somebody from the local authority had placed derelict site notices. When I first became a member of a local authority, which was not today or yesterday, there was such a sign on a building in my local area for several years. Innocent that I was, I inquired for how long more the plaque would remain on the wall. I was told...
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: The value of property generally and the economy should not necessarily be decided in Ballybrit. Some other means should be found. It is extremely dangerous to have an economy based on property values. Higher wages, benchmarking and all such things grew from the fact that people were no longer able to buy a house. That came about in a variety of ways. I heard an opinion expressed that 100%...
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: I was thinking about going down to the Shannon and looking at sites there. I will see what it is like there before we have a site value tax. Much benefit could arise from such a tax but we must examine it closely. A person or a family might own a plot of land of three, four or five acres, which might be valuable. A plot of land measuring 100 sq. m. would be extremely valuable. That person...
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: As the Minister invented it, he should know all about it. Each passing day and night that he performs as he traverses between television and radio stations, he is overly occupied and overburdened with the degree of blather in which he indulges on a daily basis. I am surprised the Minister does not have the international franchise for it. The Minister of State also said "it is necessary to be...
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Bernard Durkan: I considered that. I agree with it. It is not party policy. Nobody wants to be accountable and everybody rushes away from responsibility. If someone is asked to make a decision, let him or her do so, do his or her best and not run away from it. I ask the Minister not to create any more quangos and to examine the GPS system. It would create clearer maps to the benefit of everyone seeking to...