Results 761-780 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2005)
Michael Finucane: He would not listen.
- Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30. (27 Jan 2005)
Michael Finucane: Kantoher Chicken Products has been synonymous with industry and providing worthwhile jobs in the west Limerick area. The Kantoher area has been involved for some time in poultry production. Yesterday's announcement by the Kerry Group that the factory will close on 4 March left many surprised. There were certain rumours and speculation throughout Christmas that the company was in difficulty....
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: In 2002, the Government decided to issue over 14 million iodine tablets to every house in the countryââ
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: ââin response to fears of a nuclear attack. The tablets are due to expire in March of this year. Perhaps the Leader can ask the Minister for Health and Children whether it has been decided to issue new iodine tablets to replace the old ones.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: I got them and I noted they will go out of date at the end of March.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: Yes.
- Seanad: Future Development of An Post: Statements. (3 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. If the Minister of State had sat in on yesterday's meeting on the postal structure, what he would have said today would have been considerably different. To quote Shakespeare's Hamlet, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark". Yesterday I learned that something was seriously wrong when a trade union official described management as a pack of...
- Seanad: Future Development of An Post: Statements. (3 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: I support Senator Morrissey regarding the proposed changes to the driving test. They are pretty basic, involving checking oil levels and how to hoot one's horn. Why is nothing serious being done about the long backlog for driving tests throughout the country? In my area of Newcastle West the waiting period is nine months. If the Department was serious in intent, then instead of introducing...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: Hear, hear. Good cop, bad cop.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: It is a disgrace.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: There is a by-election coming up in the centre of the universe.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: Senator Norris has four minutes.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: School Staffing. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: While I acknowledge the presence of the Minister of State, the matter I raise is of such importance that I had hoped the Minister for Education and Science would take it personally. It may have profound implications for her if things go wrong. I have been approached by many primary schools in County Limerick on foot of a circular from the Department of Education and Science which notified...
- Seanad: School Staffing. (8 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: Will pupils currently in receipt of special educational needs tuition continue to receive the same service? Will the changes affect only those pupils entering mainstream special needs education for the first time?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: I support my colleague, Senator Brian Hayes. The Disability Bill was going through both Houses prior to the last election three years ago. It was withdrawn at the time due to concerns expressed by people involved in the disability sector. Many of us considered that all that was behind us. However, a large protest group convened a meeting last night in the RDS because of people's great concern...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: I have raised on many occasions in this House an issue concerning St. Ita's Hospital in Newcastle West which caters for the elderly. I raised the issue in the context of the provision of an Alzheimer's unit, which I have raised in both Houses during the past seven years. The patients in St. Ita's are old, vulnerable people and, in many cases, they are not aware of their legal rights. With...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: It has existed since the free medical cards for the over 70s were introduced.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)
Michael Finucane: Hear, hear. It was a political stroke.