Results 521-540 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: I was merely bringing it to the Senator's attention.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: I am sure Senator White will have the opportunity to address the House about Colombia on a suitable occasion.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: I would not dream of doing so. There are two important reasons for Willie Walsh's departure from Aer Lingus and the Minister for Transport should come before the House to discuss the matter. The first of these is the semi-State culture. Mr. Walsh could not work within this culture because it was not enterprising enough and, unfortunately, he left as a result for an equivalent but larger...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: Would the multinationals invest in Aer Lingus if the Labour Party's friends in the trade unions decided who was on the board and who would be chief executive?

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: Unions?

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: I welcome Senator Mooney's comments. He has broken the silence on the Government benches regarding the unfortunate plight of the 19 year old Nigerian boy. It is important that a message goes out from the House that this is a humanitarian issue. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform can throw rules and bureaucracy at us in respect of this matter from whatever angle he chooses....

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: Costs must now be cut due to international and global pressures on the banks but the people paying the price are never at the top, as Senator Mansergh rightly said. Two groups will pay the price for the mismanagement and exploitation by the banks over the years. One comprises their hard-working and loyal employees who were taken on board as a result of the banks developing a slush fund,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: I agree with Senator Morrissey and thank Senator Brian Hayes for raising this issue. We should discuss the system if the gardaí are concerned about the imposition of penalty points. I was one of those who wholeheartedly welcomed the imposition of penalty points on the basis that they save lives. It cannot be argued that we oppose penalty points if this is the case. However, there is much...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: ——was another €80 speeding fine received in exactly the same place. I collected four penalty points——

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: ——over two days, which I have no quarrel with beyond it costing me €160. However, it is important that the gardaí impose these fines with a certain amount of flexibility and that the cameras put into these areas can be changed, as the speed limits in some places defy logic. Not in my case, though. I was wrong and am one of the worst drivers in the House by far.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: This is very disorderly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: Penalty points may not be an appropriate issue for the House today. On another topic, the Senators who spoke about the serious developments with regard to the breach in the Stability and Growth Pact in Europe deserve to be heard. There must be a hearing because, as Senator Dardis said, Ireland received a serious ticking off for breaching the rules. Why should we put up with the bullying...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: On a point of order, the Leader is being denominational.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: We do not need confession.

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Government to take urgent measures to open the West Link Toll Bridge on Dublin's M50 motorway. We are here to discuss the issue of the West Link toll bridge. This motion calls on the Government to take urgent measures to ensure that the West Link toll bridge is opened as soon as possible to alleviate the traffic problems on that stretch of the M50. It...

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: I am coming to my penultimate point——

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: ——namely, that Mr. Flynn and Mr. Redmond signed the deal renders it controversial and that is why it should be re-examined. The price the Government paid is continued unpopularity and, more seriously, the recent loss of a by-election. It is no coincidence that Deputy Catherine Murphy, the Independent candidate, won the by-election in County Kildare. Deputy Catherine Murphy, according to...

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: Why then does the Minister want to open the toll plaza?

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Shane Ross: That is what the NRA stated at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport today.