Results 1,101-1,120 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Seanad: Coroners Bill 2007: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Has the time I had intended to share with Senator O'Toole concluded?
- Seanad: Coroners Bill 2007: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: That is fair enough. I can inform the Chair that Senator O'Toole intends to table amendments on Committee Stage.
- Seanad: Coroners Bill 2007: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I will speak for one more minute. The coroners fear that the new arrangements will lead to delays of three or four years, which would not be in the interests of justice or the families. I will summarise the remaining matters about which the coroners are concerned in the 35 seconds of speaking time which are left to me. Failure to separate the administrative and investigative quasi-judicial...
- Seanad: Shannon Airport: Statements (10 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: We should not be having this debate because the Government should have sold its 25% stake in Aer Lingus at the time of privatisation. Had that happened there would be no good reason for it to be a political football now. The Government is reaping the whirlwind of its fudge this time last year when it decided in its wisdom and its desire to cosy up to the unions in Aer Lingus and others that...
- Seanad: Shannon Airport: Statements (10 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: They will be expected to deliver on a matter in respect of which they cannot. I feel sorry in advance for the unfortunate people who will be appointed to this board, because they will be expected to take orders directly from the Minister on non-commercial grounds. They will be unable to so do and the Government will be unable to deliver. While it wishes to surmount this problem by stating...
- Seanad: Shannon Airport: Statements (10 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: The Government deserves all the political flak it is getting for the decision it made last year.
- Seanad: Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (11 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: This is a delicate issue that has caused a great deal of anxiety among pharmacists. It relates particularly to medical card holders. When artificial prices are being imposed or negotiated between various State bodies, it is important that there be a minimum of interference. In a situation where the State, rightly, has decided that medical card holders must be subsidised, a difficult...
- Seanad: Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (11 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I thank the Minister for her reply. Will she consider this matter again if as a result of this measure those who depend on medical cardholders for a large percentage of their business suffer and close or do not offer the necessary service, in which case the most vulnerable members of society will suffer? The possibility of those circumstances arising has been spelt out to me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I ask the Leader the reason for the lack of legislation in the House. It is extraordinary that in two days there has not been a single item of legislation on the Order Paper for discussion. It is not as if there are not items of legislation that could be discussed. There is a civil partnership Bill, a climate change Bill and another Bill from the Independents, all of which could be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: My foot.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: There seems to be great contrast over the judgment on the IDA in the past and the possible future of the agency. I was struck by the difference in tone in the three speeches that have preceded mine. The speech from the Minister of State reflected, as did Senator Callely's, an enormous confidence in the future. I do not know whether that is misplaced but there is a danger about being too...
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Senator Mary White must declare her interest in the IDA before she speaksââ
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: ââotherwise she could be prosecuted, which I would hate to see.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I welcome the interruptions.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I would welcome the interruptions from Senator Mary White if she told us of her interest in this subject beforehand.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I would like to tackle the Minister of State's speech.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I welcome the fact the Minister of State quoted the mission statement of the IDA. I am afraid it fills me with even more fear about the future. I have no problem with what the IDA did in the past. I salute Senator Mary White's husband, who she does not acknowledge in her interruptions, and the great deal he did in the IDA, as did Michael Killeen and others before him. Let us salute all...
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: It was not the partnership process.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Senator Mary White's husband did it all. She knows it and has told us that before. She should stop giving credit to other people; it is very unlike her. She does not normally do it. It was not native industry or normal financial measures but it was welcoming multinationals, to some extent rather quietly. I agree with all those who said we should keep the 12.5% tax rate. Why do we not cut...
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: ââbut about broadband as wellââ