Results 1,081-1,100 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: Just Trinity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: I will try to quench a fire which has been lit on this side of the House, that we can interfere with every operational decision made by Aer Lingus. Whether we like it or not Aer Lingus was privatised some time ago after a tortuous debate in this and the other House. We cannot allow ourselves to be used by lobby groups left, right and centre for every decision it makes. Will we regard it as...
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: And why not?
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: I am afraid not. On a point of order, I ask Senator Leyden to withdraw that allegation. Otherwise I will be in trouble with the Revenue Commissioners.
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: I welcome this Bill but would like to ask the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Michael Ahern, why it has taken so long as we have been in breach of an EU directive for many years. A lobby group has pushed for this legislation for 15 years and for some reason the Government failed to respond. I pay tribute to the Irish Writers Union, with which...
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: International Agreements (27 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent to the House. I am particularly happy to welcome this Minister of State, because when I raised this issue four years ago, Deputy Roche was in command at the time. I presume this issue will get a more sympathetic hearing from Deputy Sargent. The issue is that Ireland should accede to the Antarctic Treaty. I was staggered to discover that this...
- Seanad: International Agreements (27 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and his kind words. I became increasingly sceptical as I read through his reply, however, because I saw evidence of cut and paste from the reply that issued the last time I raised this issue. Some of the paragraphs are identical. The Minister of State is undoubtedly aware of this. However, there are also signs that whoever wrote it has tailored...
- Seanad: International Agreements (27 Sep 2007)
Shane Ross: The initiation of an interdepartmental discussion is a depressing prospect for anyone seeking progress on this issue. Responses from interdepartmental bodies are generally put on the long finger. When can we expect a response? What are the Minister of State's personal views on this issue and what will his input be?
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Could I challenge that ruling about there being a charge on the Revenue? Why does the substitution of the word "shall" for the word "may" mean there is a charge on the Revenue?
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Surely whatever the wording, if the word "may" is left, it will also involve a charge on the Revenue. I do not understand this.
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: The Leas-Chathaoirleach said it is a long-standing rule. I am a long-standing Member and I do not recall the rule, so it must be very long-standing. Perhaps the Minister of State â I do not expect the Leas-Chathaoirleach to do so because he is bound by the ruling â or someone could explain how one word means a charge on the Revenue while the other one does not. It is utterly...
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I accept the Leas-Chathaoirleach's ruling.
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Could the House get an explanation at some stage?
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I am sure the Minister of State will forgive my scepticism regarding his reply. When a Minister or Minister of State â I refer to none in particular â states in the House that he wants flexibility on an appointment, I usually smell a rat. When he claims he does not want a prescriptive clause, I become even more suspicious. Senator David Norris's suggestion that there be a prescriptive...
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Why not?
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: They were true.
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: While I do not doubt the Minister of State's word, I remind the House that the appointments made by many of his predecessors, who had given me similar assurances, were absolutely nakedly political. I have made these exact points to many Ministers over the years but they have continued to make nakedly political appointments thereafter.
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: That has not been for the want of trying.
- Seanad: Coroners Bill 2007: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I broadly welcome the thrust and idea of this reforming Bill. I understand the motivation for it. I do not doubt that the attempt being made to modernise the coroners office is well founded and necessary. I am sure the principles which underpin this legislation will be the subject of all-party agreement. The response this Bill has received from certain vested interests has not been...