Results 1,081-1,100 of 3,200 for speaker:Pádraic McCormack

House Prices. (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Minister of State has special responsibility for housing.

House Prices. (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: We do not want first-time buyers paying €15,000.

House Prices. (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Government still takes €15,000 off the first-time buyer.

Written Answers — Departmental Circulars: Departmental Circulars (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that his Department circulars are not readily available on his Department's website and that there is no central holding space for all circulars issued by his Department, he will make available on his Department's website full details of all circular letters issued by his Department;...

Commemorative Events. (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: There should be a commemoration of the election of a Taoiseach and Tánaiste from County Mayo.

Constitutional Referenda. (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It was only a PR stunt.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Will the legislation apply retrospectively?

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date in relation to the development of a national strategy for the Irish language; if he has satisfied himself regarding the slow progress made in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22863/06]

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Deputy Crowe indicated he was sharing time with Deputies Catherine Murphy and Boyle, whereas, according to my list, it should have been Deputies Cowley and Eamon Ryan.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I call Deputy Cowley so.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: What page is the Minister on?

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It has almost become normal practice for the Minister to start his contribution in a negative and provocative manner. Perhaps he wants to get the debate going. I suggest that a person of such undoubted ability as the Minister should either use the speech he has been given or abandon it altogether. In my opinion he should abandon it because it is obvious it was prepared by somebody else and...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I am going by what was in the Minister's speech.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Perhaps it would be better for the House, particularly on debates on Private Members' business or on the Adjournment, if the Minister came in without a prepared speech and dealt with the debate as it progressed. That would be far better. The Minister wasted his talents through the manner in which he started the debate tonight, unless it was done deliberately to start a debate or crossfire in...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The public feels we should not take the route of incineration. I do not know exactly where the Minister stands on this as sometimes he is for it and other times against it, depending on where he is. However, the Government is hell-bent on taking that route.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Once an incinerator is built, it must be fed and this will detract from the progress already made through the reduce, reuse and recycle programme. Once an incinerator is built in any of the country's eight regions, the incinerator must be fed and this will destroy much of the good work done by the recycling programme.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The adoption of waste management plans used to be a matter for members of local authorities. However, the Government introduced legislation which took the responsibility away from members of local authorities and gave it to city and county managers who, when the Minister tells them to jump, ask "How high?" They jump to do what the Minister wants and this happens throughout the country. Local...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Connacht waste management plan was adopted by the managers in the region. Connacht may not have needed to adopt it because the consultants' proposed solution to the region's waste problem was for an incinerator in Galway city and a landfill site in Galway county. It was easy for Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo and Leitrim to vote and support that. Why would they not do so. Each local authority and...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The local authorities were badly supported by the Government on this matter.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: If the Minister keeps interrupting, I will have to say something I thought I would never say, "Come back Deputy Cullen, and welcome."