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Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 34 and 36 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 44 and 45 are related to amendment No. 43, therefore, amendments Nos. 43 to 45, inclusive, will be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: I move: That Seanad Éireann —deplores the failure of the Government to take a decision on the development of a second terminal at Dublin Airport; —condemns the Government for its failure to choose a site with optimum capacity for the Airport's future growth; and —notes the failure of the Dublin Airport Authority to provide adequate security protection to the travelling public and to...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: These security breaches ——

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: These security breaches are simply intolerable ——

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: It is dreadful to think of a situation, which could so easily develop, either at Dublin Airport or on a flight out of Dublin Airport ——

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: We do not know what the situation is regarding other airports or the ports. The media should be commended for highlighting what happened at Dublin Airport and I look forward to the Minister's explanations.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: I never mentioned the McEvaddy brothers.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Dooley should read the report.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: We made him an offer.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: He has to keep the Senator in her box.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Senator will have to raise it at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, to the House. If he were the senior Minister in his Department, I have no doubt a decision would have been made on this issue long ago.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Passenger numbers will increase substantially over the next ten years. It has even been reported that there will be up to 30 million passengers by 2018. If we break that figure down, it means something in the region of an additional 30,000 passengers a week over the next ten years. The number of passengers has grown at a phenomenal rate, yet the Government is making no decision on the matter....

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Knock is progressing and great credit is due to the management of that airport, which is run very efficiently.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: As Senator Feighan has said, the car park works very well and efficiently at Knock International Airport. Senator Kitt said people only have to go to London City Airport 20 minutes beforehand to get checked in. Senator Quinn said that when he went to Singapore Airport, his experience was that everything worked very well and people went right through all the different stages in an efficient manner.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Minister of State said the level of staff resources is being reviewed to manage the situation effectively. He said that an additional 60 screeners are in training, 20 of whom will come on stream later this week; a further 20 will have completed their training within the following two weeks and the remainder will have completed their training in four weeks time. The availability of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.