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- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 5 and 12 are related and can be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, 14 to 18, inclusive, 20 and 21 are related and they will be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 23 and 42 are related to amendment 19 and they will be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Yes, absolutely.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 26 is a Government amendment and amendments Nos. 27 to 36, inclusive, are consequential to it. Amendments Nos. 26 to 36, inclusive, will be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 37 is in the names of Senators Alex White, McCarthy, Ryan, Prendergast, Bacik and Hannigan and arises out of committee proceedings. Amendment No. 38 is related, so amendments Nos. 37 and 38 will be taken together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Job Losses. (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: It is agreed.
- Seanad: Bóithre Straitéiseacha. (6 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Carey.
- Seanad: Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern. I remind Members that a Senator may speak only once on an amendment on Report Stage except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. On Report Stage each amendment must be seconded.
- Seanad: Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 3 is an alternate to amendment No. 2 and amendment No. 4 is related. It is proposed to take amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, together by agreement.
- Seanad: Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: That is correct.
- Seanad: Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: If the Government amendment No. 2 is accepted, amendments Nos. 3 and 4 cannot be moved.
- Seanad: Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services (11 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Does the Minister wish to reply?
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, and acknowledge the interesting points made earlier by the Minister, Deputy Smith, in his speech. I welcome also the opportunity to say a few words on CAP. This is an important debate, for which I thank the Government side. As stated by previous speakers, agriculture is the largest indigenous industry in Ireland. Why then should we not...
- Seanad: Code of Conduct for Civil Servants: Motion (12 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Before continuing, I welcome Councillor Sean McKiernan from County Cavan to the Visitors Gallery.
- Seanad: Code of Conduct for Civil Servants: Motion (12 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this motion. I also welcome the Minister of State to the House. This motion is unworkable. We are blowing something up unnecessarily high. The code of practice consists of a number of comprehensive sections on boards of directors, remuneration, senior management, directors' fees, risk management, accountability, internal control, internal...
- Seanad: Code of Conduct for Civil Servants: Motion (12 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: I do not believe that is the case. I am of the view that people do not claim expenses in respect of conferences they do not attend. I must inquire again as to who will decide that a conflict of interest has occurred. When it has been established that such a conflict has arisen, some punishment should be meted out. This can only be done after the fact. We should not investigate every...
- Seanad: Code of Conduct for Civil Servants: Motion (12 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 May 2010)
Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.