Results 41-60 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: Cuts again.
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: In the absence of community employment schemes.
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: What is the Minister of State suggesting?
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: The Senator is slipping.
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: The Senator is not on the ground.
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: What has the Senator to say about the others?
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: The Senator is finding it difficult to settle back in.
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: We would all have taxis.
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I am delighted to have the opportunity to support the motion and to welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad. We anticipated that the Minister of State would give us factual details about the current position, but he has caused more confusion. He read his speech, but when he spoke off the cuff he almost contradicted it. The reason is that there is political rivalry in his own party....
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: During the lifetime of the last Government, the Minister of State was responsible for shafting the Minister, Deputy à CuÃv, from his portfolio in the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands because he operated, what he called, a slush fund which he used to improve roads, rivers, drains and bridges in his part of the constituency. When he went to the Department of...
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: There is confusion over the information the Minister, Deputy Harney, is making available to the Minister of State. An article in The Irish Independent of 5 October entitled, "Lone Parents Set To Suffer Most From Work Scheme Cuts", stated that a confidential report from an internal FÃS review group highlighted moves to cut a further 10,000 placements on community employment schemes. That is...
- Seanad: Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements. (14 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I thank Senator Higgins for sharing time and I welcome the Minister to the House. It is unbelievable that CIE went about breaking up the western rail link at 5 p.m. last Monday. The most amazing thing is the differentiation between what lies north and south of Athenry. It intends to install a new link south of Athenry, omitting it north of the town. It will cost â¬300,000 to â¬400,000 to...
- Seanad: Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements. (14 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I thank the Minister for his generosity, both in time and compliments, towards all who contributed. When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Drug Abuse in Schools. (14 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this urgent matter. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and wish her every success with her portfolio which is becoming more difficult by the day. I am sure the tasks which lie ahead of her will be dealt with fairly and efficiently. The announcement last week that two fee-paying schools in Dublin are operating mandatory drug testing of students...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: What action, if any, does the Leader intend to take to prevent further criticism of Mr. Justice Flood, as happened last week, especially since public hearings begin today? Last week Senator Mansergh openly criticised Mr. Justice Flood and further made outrageous statements with regard to the appropriateness of the appointment of Mr. Burke as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I am asking that the Leader restrain her colleagues from making criticism ofâ
- Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I was not in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: Senators may only speak once.
- Seanad: European Communities (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (20 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I apologise for the unavoidable absence of our spokesperson on European and foreign affairs, Senator Bradford, owing to a family bereavement. I warmly welcome the Minister of State to the House. Despite the fact that this is a short Bill, his final sentence summed up its significance. If the electorate had not given a strong "Yes" vote, we would not be debating this Bill today and would...
- Seanad: European Communities (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (20 Nov 2002)
Ulick Burke: I appreciate the Chair's flexibility and the Minister of State's willingness to answer questions. Given what he said in reply to the Second Stage debate, is it possible to amend an EU directive at national level or has it to be dealt with in a European context?