Results 501-520 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I agree with my colleague, Senator Bannon, on the national car test. I raised this issue last year and requested that the then Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Cullen, come before the House to discuss it. It is time we did so. When the Minister comes into the House, it may be apt to ask him what he proposes to do about continued significant delays between...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

John Paul Phelan: Perhaps she was but it was not on my watch. It would be opportune to invite her to come before us again to discuss comments she made last week, particularly on the crisis in hospital accident and emergency departments in this city and throughout the country. It would also be opportune for the Tánaiste or her colleague and good friend, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, to come in to...

Seanad: Deer Farming. (27 Oct 2004)

John Paul Phelan: This matter concerns the deer production sector of the agricultural industry. There is concern among deer producers that they are a forgotten group. It is fair to say that during the late 1980s and early 1990s considerable emphasis was put on diversification and on farmers moving from traditional farming into areas such as deer production and other alternative farming practices. Grants were...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I agree with speakers who have called on the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House to discuss health issues. Senator O'Brien spoke about a sad development in his part of the world yesterday. It would be appropriate to ask the Minister to come to the House to debate health issues as soon as possible. I also wish to raise with the Leader the possibility of having a debate on...

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (28 Oct 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I echo the sentiments expressed by Senator White about rural housing. I agree wholeheartedly with her and with Dr. Caulfield's comments about the significance of the dispersed village in rural areas. I wish Dr. Caulfield's proposals were put into practice by more local authorities throughout the country, certainly in the south east. There is an...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I agree with what Senator Bradford said about flooding. The Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Parlon, should come to the House to discuss last week's flooding. While we are all familiar with large towns like Clonmel, Fermoy and Mallow, which were severely flooded and are continually flooded, the Office of Public Works could alleviate hardship in...

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: With the emphasis on the word "may".

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: Very few Galway people go to Croke Park lately.

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, to the House on this the first occasion on which I have had the opportunity to do so. I am delighted by his appointment. It is good to see a Member of the Oireachtas soccer and rugby teams in the Seanad to listen to a debate on sport. I was interested to learn that Senator Mansergh had always been opposed to the building of what became...

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I apologise. I refer to Senator Brennan's colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who, in the run-up to the last general election, used highly emotive terms in reference to the building of the Bertie bowl. Despite his choice of language, much of what he said was correct. A great deal of money was spent in Abbotstown which will bear no fruit. The millions of euro involved...

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: Not an inch. I spoke with the resource teacher in Slieverue who, during the week, was supervising one of the breaks in the yard. The schoolyard consists of a basketball court and a small amount of ground around the edge. There were three soccer matches and a basketball match taking place at the same time in that basketball court in Slieverue national school which caters for 300 or 400 pupils....

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I echo the sentiments of my colleagues who expressed regret about the announcement by the Minister for Education and Science on the reneging of the commitment to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in national schools. I want to emphasise the area of special needs in education. This is an area on which we had an announcement yesterday, yet we are all familiar with schools throughout the country on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: ——cancer treatment facilities are inadequate throughout the country. The Minister for Health and Children should be asked to come before the House to outline her views.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: She aspires to reach it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: Are we having a debate?

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: Rubbish.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: The Senator should read his own party's motion.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I presume I get an extra two minutes.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: I will take it as ten minutes. I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: —urges the Minister for Finance to take steps to reverse the huge increase in the tax burden imposed on workers and businesses by his predecessor; —accepts that reductions in the rate of PAYE have been offset by a failure to widen tax bands in recent budgets;...

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)

John Paul Phelan: The Senator mentioned stallions and tax avoidance measures across the board but said very little about anything contained in the Government's motion. It is a pity we did not hear remarks from the Senator about the contents of the motion. I am delighted to propose the amendment. When I read the motion I could not believe it. While it is in the nature of Private Members' time for the Government...