Results 461-480 of 1,886 for speaker:Fergal Browne

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: I concur with Senator Leyden on the need for the appropriate Minister to attend the House and speak about the redress board. We were promised legislation last Christmas but we have no idea when it will be brought forward.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: Arrogance and incompetence, more like it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: That is disgraceful.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: That is outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: Why is it not in English and Irish?

Seanad: Ombudsman's Report: Statements. (5 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I felt there were some undertones to his speech and that it made some digs at the Ombudsman, but perhaps I misread it. I will read it again carefully. He appeared to compliment her on one hand but pointed out some faults on the other, but perhaps that is due to the speech writer rather than the content. I welcome this report. It is good to be...

Seanad: Ombudsman's Report: Statements. (5 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: Would it be possible for Members to be furnished with a list of the public bodies that are currently exempted, for reference? That might be of use.

Seanad: Autism Services: Statements (Resumed). (19 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: I welcome the Minister of State. I am not too sure when we had the initial debate on this subject but I believe it was over a year ago. However, I deeply regret that little has changed in my county of Carlow in that time. It looks as if the planned autism units will not be up and running in Carlow this September. That will be another September and another school year gone even though there is...

Seanad: Financial Services Industry: Statements. (19 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: I welcome the Minister. He does not sound his best today; perhaps he reflects the state of banking in this country and the lack of public confidence in the system. I regret this issue is coming before the House today when, perhaps, debate is still ongoing in the Dáil. My colleague, Deputy Richard Bruton, has put forward amendments on the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of...

Seanad: Financial Services Industry: Statements. (19 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: What about the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Martin Cullen, and the electronic voting debacle? Should he resign?

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (20 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: Last weekend in Carlow there was a gangland shooting. I had warned about such worrying developments in the House. It is time that we had a debate in the House on the availability of firearms and the failure by the Government to address the growing drug problem in the country and the need to provide extra resources to address this issue. I ask the Leader to organise a debate on it and request...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (20 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: ——has not worked.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (20 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: It has turned people off voting when we should be encouraging them to vote. In Carlow, 1,000 forms were distributed and only 200 returned.

Seanad: Shooting Regulations. (26 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I ask that the ban on shooting on State lands be removed. I have no direct interest in that area but I believe everyone is entitled to fairness, no matter what group is represented. This Government has not been fair to the National Association of Regional Game Councils. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy...

Seanad: Shooting Regulations. (26 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: That report was discredited.

Seanad: Shooting Regulations. (26 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: Those who hunt also make a contribution.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: I ask that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government come to the House for a debate on voting registration. The obligation to go to a Garda station to register is a deterrent among certain people. In Carlow, only one fifth of the forms given out have been returned. In some rural areas it is next to impossible to find a garda in a Garda station. There will be a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)

Fergal Browne: Yes, I am seeking a debate on this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2004)

Fergal Browne: I ask that the Minister with responsibility for energy come into the House to debate possible energy alternatives to oil. We realise how vulnerable is the world economy when problems occur in Saudi Arabia and oil prices increase. I am particularly mindful of people involved in the transport sector who have been hard hit of late. Such price increases coupled with the changes in the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2004)

Fergal Browne: ——we should have a debate on the FARC rebels' record of terrorism and that of other terrorist groups. The one lesson we have learned is that violence leads to further violence. Therefore, we cannot be soft in any way on terrorism.