Results 721-740 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Senator Cox might not understand this because of her urban background. However, I remind her that if she wants to be facetious, as she can be, she should return to her statement in the 2002 election when she told people if they needed support for elderly people they should go elsewhere, as these people would die anyway. Subsequently, she was silent for the rest of the campaign and that is why...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: ——to talk about arrogance——

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I was talking about a political statement made by Senator Cox. Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: If we are talking about inclusiveness in this Bill——

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The 16 cutbacks in the social welfare budget have been already mentioned, particularly the cutbacks in widows' and widowers' benefits. However, with regard to the back to education scheme, at the invitation of the Leader of the House, the Minister spoke on it recently and gave undertakings for its future. Yet nothing has been seen since. I hope in her summing up the Minister will indicate her...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Abuses are what they are called now.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Who wanted to close them down?

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Pay the widows.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Will the Leader request the Minister for Health and Children to attend the House to discuss the recently published strategy plan by the Mental Health Commission? The plan indicates clearly that there has been a failure to implement the Mental Health Act 2001. Up to 3,000 patients are involuntarily admitted to mental institutions annually because there has been a steady decline in resourcing...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: He did not cut their entitlements.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: They could at least live on it.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: We are getting some of Senator Dardis's deceit.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Is the Senator hoping for a change of mind?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Is the party listening to them?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I support Senator Cummins's amendment. I remind the Minister for Social and Family Affairs that this is not the first time widows have been targeted and been made beggars of. I assume the Department of Finance is responsible for the predicament faced by the Minister today. The Department has levied serious inheritance tax on widows in the past. Many widows had to dispose of their property to...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: That is the reasoning behind the cuts.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Government had beggared a population.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: They must flee the home to survive.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I support the amendment on the basis that it is time some recognition was given to those who have given a lifetime of commitment to our national games. The commitment that GAA players must give to their sports is very serious and their livelihood often comes second, with family life coming last. There must be some recognition for that. We are not asking for anything on a par with...