Results 841-860 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)
Shane Ross: We have an ideal opportunity to ask the Minister for Transport to attend the House to inform us why he has appointed the new chairman of the road safety authority. It would be wrong if we were not allowed to debate an appointment of such extraordinary importance. I do not share the otherwise unanimous view of this House that it should be welcomed without question. It is an ideal opportunity...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)
Shane Ross: The issue is reaching a crunch. The Minister should tell the House whether Aer Lingus will be privatised in June, September or not at all before the next election.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)
Shane Ross: I was struck by Senator Mansergh's comments, obviously made from a partisan position, although that does not mean he is wrong, that the economic management of this economy has been sound over a long period. That is a very fair judgment and one which many on this side of the House would share, although we obviously would not agree on every detail of this Finance Bill or on the concessions made...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)
Shane Ross: I endorse what Senators Brian Hayes and O'Toole said about auctioneers, an issue Senator O'Toole and I have raised continually in the House. When we talk about auctioneers we are talking about cowboy country, an area that is not properly regulated. It is an area that is supposedly self-regulated, similar to the legal profession as touched on by Senator Norris. The rackets that go on in...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)
Shane Ross: The AMVs are always under the price, never over it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)
Shane Ross: Name them.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)
Shane Ross: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)
Shane Ross: I endorse what Senator Ryan said. It is not the first time I have asked for a debate on Aer Lingus. The Minister was very happy to appear on "Prime Time" last night in order to answer no questions whatsoever. It would be helpful if he were to come into the House to debate this very serious issue. It is one of the most important issues of the day. It may surprise the House but I share Senator...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)
Shane Ross: I have one final question. In light of the fact that the Government is only seeking a mere â¬400 million, which will not even buy two Boeing jets, should we not reconsider the decision to privatise the airline?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)
Shane Ross: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)
Shane Ross: I endorse the comments of Senators O'Meara and O'Toole about the need for a debate on so-called partnership. The House has surrendered a great deal of its power and influence in recent years by allowing talks to take place in Government Buildings without any input whatsoever or without having the opportunity to rubber-stamp them because they never come before the House. The primacy of...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)
Shane Ross: Senator O'Toole is correct in identifying IBEC as the culprit. Two elements of what is going on in Government Buildings are disturbing. First, the two main parties â the employers and the unions â supposedly represent business and employees. However, IBEC represents big, fat cats in business and the trade unions represent only one third of the workforce. Their representatives are making...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)
Shane Ross: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: National Pensions Reserve Fund: Motion. (3 May 2006)
Shane Ross: After the NTMA was set up, its chief executive, Mr. Michael Somers, and the Minister for Finance used to hold annual press conferences. The Minister used to sit and glory in the performance of the agency and he attracted a great deal of press publicity because there was nothing else to cover on 31 December. Every year he and the chief executive stated how wonderfully the agency had performed...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 May 2006)
Shane Ross: I wish to associate myself with the remarks of everyone who paid tribute to Archbishop Eames and to echo the words of Senator Maurice Hayes. It must be immensely frustrating to be a clergyman in Northern Ireland where the only weapons one possesses are words to be used against the weapons of action used by politicians and the real weapons used by paramilitaries. Archbishop Eames wielded what...
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 May 2006)
Shane Ross: I thank Senator Quinn for sharing his time with me. It is somewhat dangerous for us all to stand around and preach about bad driving because I do not believe there is anyone in this Chamber who is not a sinner in one way or another. I have accumulated penalty points myself as a result of some minor speeding offences. While I believe it is essential that restrictive measures be introduced and...
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 May 2006)
Shane Ross: If the Minister tells me not to worry and states the members will all be appointed because they know a lot about road safety and transport, I will just tell him I do not believe him â that is no reflection on him. The experience of those of us in politics and others is that politicians appoint their friends and relations to boards, even to the boards of the most vital, sensitive State...
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 May 2006)
Shane Ross: Why are such declarations not made in the same way Members of the Oireachtas declare interests, available to the public? Why is there one law for political favourites and another for Members of the Oireachtas? These declarations should be utterly transparent.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 May 2006)
Shane Ross: They are all political appointees. The fact that they have other qualifications is camouflage and makes no difference. Members of the Progressive Democrats are the worst offenders for this behaviour and have their snouts in the trough to the same extent as Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 May 2006)
Shane Ross: If that is the case, why have the party's friends been appointed?