Results 5,181-5,200 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Power, to the House. I also commend the Minister for Finance for attending the House earlier and I wish him the very best of luck. It was great to see him here making his Second Stage speech. I support my colleague, Senator Norris, and Deputy Michael Ring on the proposed amendment to the Finance Bill. The Government has tabled a recommendation...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Fine Gael proposes a national recovery bank.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: It would invest â¬1.5 billion which would be used to pump â¬15 billion to â¬20 billion straight into Irish businesses. That would give them a lifeline they do not have at present. The Minister of State will have personal experience of the problems faced by small and large businesses in his constituency.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Fine Gael has a plan for Anglo Irish Bank. The Government should discuss my party's proposals for a national recovery bank.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: The Minister of State might be listening but he is not hearing. The Government is not even prepared to enter negotiations with my party leader and Deputy Bruton.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: The establishment of a national recovery bank would allow money to be pumped straight into small businesses, which are closing left, right and centre. We face serious problems in that too many houses and commercial developments are lying empty and some areas lack adequate infrastructure. One estimate suggests that up to 340,000 houses are lying empty. I commend the Minister of State at the...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: It may well not be the case but, in any event-----
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: I have said that I wish him well. We have fallen down in regard to tourism over the past several years. Even though we have an unprecedented number of hotel rooms and air routes and our infrastructure is better than ever, we have never received so few tourists. We have never had more golf courses. While we have the products, including golf courses, rivers, lakes and mountains, we have no...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad. (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Before calling Senator Cummins, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Connick. I wish him the best of luck in his term of office.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: On a point of order, do the changes the Minister mentioned have any effect on the Bill?
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, to the House. I invite him to address the House on the first group of amendments, comprising amendments Nos. 1, 3, 8, 9, 39, 43 and 46. These amendments relate to the compatibility of existing and new functions in terms of jurisdiction.
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Does Senator O'Reilly wish to comment on this group of amendments?
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: We will move on to the second group of amendments, comprising amendments Nos. 2, 5 to 7, inclusive, 10, 12, 16, 17, 24 to 27, inclusive, 32 to 34, inclusive, 37, 38, 40 to 42, inclusive , 44 and 45. These are technical drafting amendments.
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Group 3 deals with the risk assessment nature of the safety framework and is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 4 and 21.
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Group 4 deals with bodies to be consulted and is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 11, 18 to 20, inclusive, 22 and 30.
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Group 5 deals with the clarity in respect of the key objective and is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 13 and 14.
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Group 6 deals with the clarity in respect of the role of codes and standards and is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 15 and 31.
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Group 7 concerns the introduction of a specific public consultation process on the safety framework.
- Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (30 Mar 2010)
Paddy Burke: Group 8 concerns a shortened timeframe for ministerial direction, the subject matter of amendment No. 28.