Results 681-700 of 939 for speaker:Noel Treacy

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: We have been consistent and have conformed to the law and convention on this matter. The original British-Irish Agreement Act was commenced by the Taoiseach because all the relevant bodies were interlinked under the Government. Responsibility for funding the bodies has had to be assigned to parent Departments. The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, for example, is funded on...

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: I used the word "sensitive" before the suspension. Out of due deference to the serious and critical negotiations going on in Northern Ireland, we will do nothing presumptuous until everything has been agreed so that the Assembly might move forward and the body continue with development. Taking everything into account, the signature will be applied at the correct time to ensure that money...

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: It was the first children's Bill.

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: I sincerely thank all the Senators for facilitating and co-operating in the passage of all Stages of this important Bill. It is technical legislation but important in underpinning the mandate of the Special EU Programmes Body and allowing it to continue its very valuable work. I have seen at first hand the projects that the Special EU Programmes Body has supported and the impact that it has...

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: We thank God every morning for giving us another outstanding Member.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: Is cúis áthais dom a bheith ar ais aríst chun cuidiú leis an díospóireacht thábhachtach seo faoi chód cánachais na tíre, agus go háirithe faoin dleacht stampála. Molaim gach aon Seanadóir a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht. I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Government's tax policy and its record on taxation. The Government's approach to tax...

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: Prior to entering the Dáil, I spent 15 years as a financial services manager and a property marketing officer in a company. I know the market well. We were inflating the price of property for unfortunate first-time purchasers and we took the right action.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Treacy: There has been greater choice in the market as a result of the action. Senator Brian Hayes stated that we were tampering with the market in that people who want to trade up will not buy because of "pathetic interventions", but that is not supported by the market or the returns. Mobility in the market has never been greater and the number of houses traded has never been better. The facts...

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (5 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Is cúis áthais dom an Bille tábhachtach seo a chur faoi bhráid na Dála. The British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 comprises a short technical amendment to the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. The amendment concerns one of the North-South bodies, namely the Special EU Programmes Body, SEUPB, which was established to manage the...

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (5 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: I thank all Deputies for their co-operation in facilitating the passage of this Bill and, in particular, for their encouraging and positive comments on Northern Ireland affairs. As political representatives of all the parties and groupings in this House, they clearly reflected the unity of purpose in all our collective efforts to promote North-South co-operation and enhance peace and...

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (5 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: It is not that simple. Any project we put forward must have the full agreement and co-operation of every party involved, democracy must prevail and a consensus achieved with a positive long-term impact. I welcome the support for the legislation which secures the future of the special EU programmes body in managing the next round of EU cross-Border funding. I thank the House for its...

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: Not true.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: The Lord would have a difficult time doing that in the Deputy's case.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: Deputy Burton will be all right if "Tommy Cooper" beside her does not make her disappear, just like that.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: Part two of the Adam and Eve show.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: It is a fact.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: That is not true.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: Leave them under the water.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: Has Mullingar moved to Navan?

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Treacy: The Minister would give him some assistance.