Results 1,061-1,080 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: The House must invite the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Callely, to appear before it again, and soon.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: It is a free-for-all, not freeflow.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: I support the call by Senator Ryan for a debate on the energy sector with particular regard to electricity. The increase in electricity charges over the years concerns all of us. Liberalisation of the energy market has not benefited domestic consumers. The public service obligation element still appears in electricity legislation. The Minister would say that is to sustain a peat-fired station...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: Senator Mansergh registered rather high on the Richter scale. The microphone is still shaking.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: I hope the Senator did not phone in.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: The Government receives â¬70 million in dividends.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: It would be better to give something back.
- Seanad: Regional Veterinary Centres. (13 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I have decided to raise this matter now, even though the closure of the Knockalisheen regional veterinary centre is not expected until approximately 2009. I understand a decision has been reached in the Department of Agriculture and Food to create a new facility at Macroom, County Cork, to cater not just for the closure of Knockalisheen regional...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on PPARS is very interesting. It is remarkable that when the project commenced in 1998, the timeframe for completion was three years and the estimated cost was â¬9 million.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: Sorry, could Senator Jim Walsh repeat that?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: I did not hear what the gentleman said. It seems as if the Muppet Show is up in the balcony, shouting down. When PPARS began, the estimated cost was â¬9 million, now it is â¬200 million. Senator Jim Walsh can joke about it if he likes but it is a very serious matter. The point is that the problem was not picked up until seven years later, when the Health Service Executive said "Stop the...
- Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: The Senator's time has concluded.
- Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I listened to the debate on the monitor and while â¬150 million seems a considerable allocation, it is not an amount to crow about in the context of the length of time the Minister of State has been in office. Following the passing of the budget, an advertisement on behalf of ALONE appeared in a newspaper last week, which the Minister of State...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: I also read of the case of the plastering sub-contractor working for a very prominent building contractor. Many building contractors are members of the Construction Industry Federation and most new immigrants work in the construction industry. In that context, it is imperative, if social partnership talks go ahead, that it be emphasised that immigrant workers are at least entitled to basic,...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)
Michael Finucane: Is it in Kilkenny?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)
Michael Finucane: Many of us look back with sadness at the increased number of road deaths since Christmas. To date in 2006 we have experienced the highest number of road deaths since the comparable period in 2001. The Minister for Transport has been loud on commitments with regard to introducing safety changes but anyone reading a newspaper today would know he has been very low on delivery. This is a serious...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)
Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)
Michael Finucane: We wish her all the best in Dublin South-East.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)
Michael Finucane: It was launched in the Seanad. Well done to the Senator.