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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: I am not opening for business for a month or two.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: The second point is important and also concerns auctioneers. The week before last a court found an auctioneering firm at fault for misdeclaring in its brochure the size of a commercial property, resulting in an award against the firm of €350,000. Its defence illustrates what a scourge auctioneers can be in this society. The company said it had included a get-out clause in the brochure...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: To expose them.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: It will be a while before it starts but I thank the Leader nonetheless. I expect she will be my first customer when she retires.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (6 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Without much apology to the Minister of State or the House, I find this Bill particularly unsatisfactory. I am astounded there has been so much fuss for so long about a Bill of this nature; it is the emperor in new clothes. The reaction to it demonstrates political cowardice. There is a refusal to confront the reality that it will not address the problem. It is a snow job, a smother....

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (6 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: That is what always happens. They will be re-appointed and, with any luck, by a different regime from Senator Leyden's. That is the pattern of experience with consumer agencies. As an example, I will mention IFSRA, the great god of consumer agencies, which issues press releases almost every day to say what a great job it does and to issue warnings, as it did this morning about equity...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Do not bring him back.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: First, I wish to take up a point made by Senator Ó Murchú regarding this plan. He divided it in a quite interesting fashion, namely, into the past and the present. He stated that this debate was a recognition of the great success enjoyed by the Government in the past and I believe he referred to it as being a celebration of the future. While I agree with the first statement I do not agree...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: ——that has been taken up at a timely point in the electoral cycle. An aspect of such plans with which I have difficulties is that they are built on certain assumptions, none of which can be taken for granted. I gather that this plan is based on the assumption that Ireland will achieve an average growth rate of 4.5% for the next eight years. While I do not know the source of this...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Senator Mansergh is also a great disciple of the social partners.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Senator White is correct. One of the social partners, ICTU, wishes to increase it to 20%.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Even the Labour Party does not wish to do this. It is the only split we can identify between it and its brethren. However, it is important. Why must we continuously refer to the strong men of old Ireland when the boom comes from new Ireland? It is significant the Minister referred to social partnership. By this he means trade unions because IBEC does not matter but must be included to...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Senator Mansergh does not need it.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: It has 1 million readers per week.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: I agree with the remarks by Senator O'Toole and Senator Coonan about the appointment to the RPA. It is strange that someone is good enough for the RPA but not good enough for Aer Lingus. There is an inconsistency that I cannot understand and it should be explained to us. We are entitled to accountability on appointments of this sort and we are not getting it. What I find difficult about...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: I am not a wise person.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Let us just say that AIB Bank was forced to pay a fine of €90 million for a period for much of which this person was in charge. There are questions to be answered about that. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business. I share the concerns expressed on all sides of the House about the health service. Specifically, I cannot understand the reluctance to discuss the very delicate and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: I move an amendment to the Order of Business, "That Seanad Éireann discusses as its first item of business today the nurses' pay claim."

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: They are not all Trinity graduates, they are from NUI, they are Senator O'Toole's graduates.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Shane Ross: Correct.