Results 441-460 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: It is not over yet.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I do not see much point in having debates on Aer Lingus unless the Taoiseach comes to the House. Senator O'Toole referred to the lack of a need for politicking. I sympathise with that but Aer Lingus is all about politics. That is the trouble with it. The person who is pulling the strings on Aer Lingus is not Mr. Walsh, the management or the Minister; it is the Taoiseach. We only had to listen...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: The issue will be fudged again and eventually we will not have a working airline at all. Senator Dooley condemned what he called the corporate hijacking of the airline. I like his choice of expression. I welcome the corporate hijacking.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Senator O'Toole will be able to contribute to the debate and will put on the cloth cap again, as he normally does.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I welcome corporate hijacking. Aer Lingus was bust before the corporate hijacking and will be bust again if we do not do something about it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: What we need is the man who is responsible to come to the House. I will finish now if you do not interrupt me, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Can they interrupt me also?

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I ask the Leader to ask the man who is dictating the policy on Aer Lingus to come to the House for a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: The Minister does not have the power; the Taoiseach is pulling the strings.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: No. Why should he?

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that we discuss today the state of Aer Lingus. I am somewhat depressed, and the House should reflect on this, that the House today is discussing the sole item of statements on pensions. I do not believe that is as urgent as the issue of Aer Lingus. The Seanad is in danger of becoming increasingly irrelevant if it refuses to discuss issues of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Let us have a relevant debate with the Taoiseach, who is now the mouthpiece for the unions in Aer Lingus, and allow him to defend his position. That is what we are here for and let us have legitimate views from all sides — the Progressive Democrats, the Fianna Fáil Party, the Labour Party, the Fine Gael Party and the Independents. If we refuse debates on issues of this kind we might as...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: That is what the House is about and nearly all of us are in agreement on that, even if we are not in agreement about the underlining issues. I plead with the Acting Leader to give the House a debate on a relevant issue, not on an issue like pensions, which will not affect a great number of us for at least ten years.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: In view of the Acting Leader's extremely considerate agreement to have a debate, and presuming it will take place at an early date, I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Last week the Acting Leader of the House, Senator Minihan, promised that we could and would debate the issue of Aer Lingus. Will the Leader endorse this and commit to a date for this debate? Does the Leader have any proposals for debate on the budget next week? In the past we have debated it almost immediately after it has been produced in the Dáil.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (24 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I was delighted to agree to second this motion when Senator O'Toole asked me to do so because of all the problems in motorway routes and archaeological objections, splinter groups and ginger groups coming forward, but this is the one that really matters. I echo some of Senator O'Toole's points. There are merits and environmental dangers in various motorway routes put before us. This is the...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Shane Ross: Senator Mansergh is provoking us.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Shane Ross: I frequently find myself in the awkward position of supporting budgets introduced by the Government and then listening to speeches by Senator Mansergh and doubting my judgment. Only an idiot or someone who has a political axe to grind could oppose this budget. It is obviously a deliberate, calculated and perhaps humane effort to reposition the Government by giving away money. Luckily for...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Shane Ross: The Cathaoirleach can throw Senator Dardis out and then I will have longer.