Results 1,001-1,020 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane
- Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: It is not negative. Senator Dooley represents the mid-west region. I read in a newspaper that he is likely to be a candidate in Clare in the next general election, and good luck to him.
- Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: I hope the issues about which I spoke do not come back to haunt him. I will remind the people in the area that when I spoke about the open skies policy and the changes to be made, Senator Dooley said I was negative. I will tell The Clare Champion what he said to me. Senator Dooley likes publicity.
- Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: This confrontation is terrible. It was so peaceful earlier.
- Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: I will not go over the issue of Midleton, Navan and the signs erected by the poor Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, which read "Dempsey Delivers". Part of what was promised in 1999 will be delivered in 2010 and the other part in 2015. God help the poor Minister if he must wait that length of time. Having made my usual constructive contribution, I...
- Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: What year was that?
- Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: The year 1997 is usually the one mentioned.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: There was a most disturbing episode last weekend when 13 Latvians were left stranded on an island off Skerries. It was disgraceful to leave them on that island, particularly in those terrible weather conditions. They had no shelter. Thankfully, they were able to contact the mainland by mobile telephone. Recently, there has been much discussion about Irish Ferries and a race to the bottom as a...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: I am. If this country is to project the right image internationally, this type of situation should not emerge. It behoves us to respect these immigrants. They are making a vital contribution to our economy. The inspectorate must be strengthened so it can monitor this area.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: It is a black day.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: The Minister has washed her hands of the issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: It is placing an advertisement in the daily newspapers. Did Senators see the bus?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: Mallow is an old hospital, and it was top of the list in cleanliness terms.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: Like the Senator herself.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: It is a compliment.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: The House will debate the Ferns Report later today and Members will have an opportunity to raise these issues but I listened to Archbishop Martin yesterday morning and he gave a very responsible type of interview. The church is trying to respond to the crisis in which it finds itself and in that regard it is not right to kick its members while they are down. They should be given a reasonable...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: Senator Cox should declare she has an interest in this matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: The Senator is obliged to declare her interest.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: The Standing Orders of the House state she must declare such an interest.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: In April 2004, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform set up Operation Anvil to take on the crime gangs in west Dublin at the time. He seems to have provided financial resources for overtime, etc., to stamp out gangland murders. In November 2004, the Minister announced that he believed the Garda had broken up the substructure of the criminal gangs that existed and that he was on...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Finucane: The Senator is out of touch.