Advanced search
Most relevant results are first | Show most recent results first | Show use by person

Search only Michael FinucaneSearch all speeches

Results 401-420 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: Please continue, Senator.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Local Authority Funding: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, to the House. I agree with the spirit of the motion which states that the first-time buyer's grant has been abolished and VAT on house purchases has been increased. As a member of a local authority for the past 18 years, I fully empathise with and support the structure and the good work it does in the housing areas. In many cases the...

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Local Authority Funding: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: Wait until 2005.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Local Authority Funding: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: Does the Minister of State think the builder is going to absorb them? If the levies increase the prices go up. The Minister of State should cop himself on.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Local Authority Funding: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: It is contributing to homelessness.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Local Authority Funding: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: The Minister of State should tell that to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Local Authority Funding: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: It is getting worse.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Schools Building Projects. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: I have raised this matter on previous occasions, both in the Dáil and the Seanad. I have a copy of a statement I made on this issue in the Dáil as far back as 26 November 1997, which is over six years ago.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Schools Building Projects. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: May I ask a brief supplementary question?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Schools Building Projects. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: What is meant by band two? The school about which Senator Mansergh spoke was in band three. Based on that, I presume band one is higher up in the pecking order. Is that correct?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Schools Building Projects. (10 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: The school authorities would dispute the fact that the school is at stage six of the process, but that is another matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Dec 2003)

Michael Finucane: The two issues I wish to raise relate to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the first of which is the independent report by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority on insurance costs. Any of us would be shocked, given lower insurance and litigation costs, that the Irish motorist is still fleeced. Given that there are only eight insurance companies in the Irish...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (21 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: I join the Leader in expressing sympathy to the Reynolds family. She indicated that the Reynolds family was steeped in a strong political tradition which straddled more than 75 years. Gerry Reynolds, who succeeded Pat Joe Reynolds, held the seat from 1987 to 2002. I did not know Pat Joe Reynolds, as he preceded my time in the Oireachtas. However, I have heard much about him. He represented...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: Some time ago the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, stated that he was extremely concerned about criminal activity funding a political party. He was referring specifically to Sinn Féin and was basing his concern on Garda intelligence. There is much concern about Sinn Féin and the political network it has built up. Many people appear to be working on a voluntary...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: You should smile, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: I have raised the necessity for a radiotherapy unit in the Mid-Western Health Board area on previous occasions. More than €6 million has been collected to fund this resource and it would be budget neutral as far as the State is concerned. The unit would treat both public and private patients. A deputation will meet the Minister for Health and Children next week and I trust he will accede to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: There was a crisis throughout the world about a year ago as a result of the spread of SARS in Asia. There has been a similar controversy in respect of poultry in recent times, particularly as a consequence of the linking of avian flu and human health. We have seen the wholesale destruction of chickens throughout Asia. I would like to make a few observations about these matters. The European...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: The Minister for Agriculture and Food should come to the House to discuss food safety. Consumers are entitled to know the country of origin of chicken. If the country of origin of chickens which are on supermarket shelves is not known, such chickens should be withdrawn. There is a great deal of concern about what people are eating. Chickens which come from Asian countries are often brought to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: The Leader is being confrontational.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Michael Finucane: Will we sit at the normal time of 10.30 a.m?

   Advanced search
Most relevant results are first | Show most recent results first | Show use by person

Search only Michael FinucaneSearch all speeches