Results 1,201-1,220 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: I wish to share time with Senator Bradford.
- Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, to the House. This debate is timely and I compliment the Independent Senators on tabling this motion. The joint committee, of which Senator Kenneally and I are members, has been debating energy for a period of time. I hope we will soon publish a document on energy policy for the future. However, I wish to express my disappointment with...
- Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: ââfor the Minister and his officials. It belongs to all of us who are trying to do something about the concerns on energy. I am one of the many people around the country who have embraced wind energy technology. Many people who are enthusiastic about the possibilities in this area and who have sought to advance private wind energy developments have met with disappointment due to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: In 2003, Deputy Dermot Ahern, then the Minister responsible, designated sporting events which were free to air. In recent times there was a debate focused on that issue, with the Ryder Cup coming to this country. The competition will cost approximately â¬15 million but will do tremendous work for the general tourism industry in Ireland. The Minister had a consultation process, but in April...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: As such I regret the fact that the competition will no longer be televised by RTE. I thank RTE for the commentaries it provided and the analysis that followed.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: That is very reasonable.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: It is a Limerick thing.
- Seanad: School Transport: Statements. (24 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. She was a familiar figure in Limerick West recently with regard to the problem we had with the school bus for the secondary school in Askeaton. I am glad the matter was satisfactorily resolved for the people from the Ballybrown area in particular who were able to continue using the school bus facility. The Minister of State may recall that because...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: All Members have listened to some of the programmes broadcast which have galvanised and concerned the entire nation. Everyone acknowledges the Minister's legal ability and he has a quite significant stature, both as a senior counsel and as a former Attorney General. The matter which concerned people when he appeared on the "Today with Pat Kenny" radio show after the Supreme Court judgment is...
- Seanad: Public Hospital Land: Motion. (31 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: Was the Senator's speech written by himself or was it handed to him by the Department of Health and Children?
- Seanad: Public Hospital Land: Motion. (31 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: All right, the Senator has answered the question.
- Seanad: Public Hospital Land: Motion. (31 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: I do not need a script for what I have to say on the motion.
- Seanad: Public Hospital Land: Motion. (31 May 2006)
Michael Finucane: If I had my way, I would ban the use of scripts in the House. Many years ago I was on the joint committee dealing with State sponsored bodies, as was an eminent Limerickman, former Deputy Desmond O'Malley. At the time, we were reviewing the operation and performance of the voluntary health insurance board. We were disappointed that people did not have freedom of choice in the Mid-Western...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2006)
Michael Finucane: The debate on Second Stage might conclude early and we would, therefore, have more time in which to take Committee Stage.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)
Michael Finucane: Many parts of the country do not appear to have acute difficulties with regard to waiting lists for orthodontic treatment. However, the old Mid-Western Health Board region has major difficulties with regard to the orthodontic service supplied by the Health Service Executive and the long waiting lists involved when young patients are classified as suitable for treatment. This drags on into...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)
Michael Finucane: Last week the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources presented a comprehensive document on energy, the first of its kind produced. It took a considerable period of time and the committee met all the people involved in energy over 18 days. That document is extremely important. Energy is the most important issue we will have to deal with in the near future. Over 90% of...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)
Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Michael Finucane: On 16 November 2005 Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley, indicated in this House that the new radiotherapy unit at Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, cost approximately â¬8.5 million. The Midwestern Hospital Development Trust and a generous business benefactor in the area provided all the finance for it. This facility dealt with both private...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)
Michael Finucane: It was 11.30 p.m. last Saturday night.