Results 1,021-1,040 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: He will be gone with the money.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: Senator Brady should ask the Minister for Finance about the fund allocation.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: It should be kept like that.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: That is spin.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: This should come under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act from now on.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: Control.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Noel Ahern, but regret the Minister with responsibility for the overall workings of the new board is not present as I wanted to highlight some of the Minister for Finance, Deputy McCreevy's statements on the last occasion on dormant accounts as well as some of those of the Minister of State. I...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: That is the spin and I am delighted the Senator has admitted this. I am correct in suggesting that there is a spin which runs right through the various contributions of Members on the Government side. The reality, as most can see, is that this is about control, arrogance and greed; that Ministers want to share in what is now a slush fund of â¬500 million. Has everyone forgotten the statement...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2004)
Ulick Burke: As a follow-on from what Senator Hayes has just said, it is important that we have an urgent debate on the National Roads Authority and its workings. It is failing to deliver on all aspects of the projects under its control. Half of the projects will not be completed within the timeframe of 2006. The national development plan estimated that it would cost â¬7.6 billion, yet the current cost...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: During the recent phase of kite-flying by the Minister for Education and Science, one of his last ideas was to streamline the system of means testing for higher education grants. He said he will make the system more sophisticated and to do this he will involve the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs and the Department of Education and Science. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: Will the Leader ask the Minister to indicate clearly what he is trying to do in the area of higher education and maintenance grants? He has tried other methods such as the reintroduction of fees, but his current method is to target the assets of applicants' parents. It is completely unfair of him to change the rules to exclude people from receiving maintenance grants rather than taking...
- Seanad: National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Senator does not need to look to this side. They are on his side of the House.
- Seanad: National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: They are behind the Senator's back.
- Seanad: National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister. I felt compelled to say a few words on this legislation. Over the past year issues have arisen in Ardsallagh, County Meath, and in Woodstown, County Waterford, as well as at Carrickmines. Emergency legislation is essentially being brought in to resolve the situation at Carrickmines. In the Minister's address, he stated the court decision was made on a technical glitch....
- Seanad: National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: Senator Mansergh's historical arrangement.
- Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: I did not think the Hanly report would be mentioned here today.
- Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: Senator Dooley went shy about the Hanly report in the past.
- Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: It is too late in the evening for that discussion.
- Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: I am delighted Senator Dooley included that qualification.
- Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2004)
Ulick Burke: Senator Dooley wants a get-out clause.