Results 1,301-1,320 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: Since that time, the Minister served a five-year period as Attorney General.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: Since then, he has served as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for three and half years. I presume that as the Minister gets more familiar with the north side of Dublin, he has come to understand it is not easy to get rid of drugs, particularly from Mountjoy Prison. Nonetheless, I agree with the Minister that there should be no drugs in prisons. He would have the full backing of...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Leyden, without interruption.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Leyden, without interruption.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, to the House. I am glad of the opportunity to speak on this important issue. There is no doubt that the country is doing phenomenally well and great credit for that is due to many people. Having listened to the speech by the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, earlier, and other speeches by Government Senators, one would think that the...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: We should cast our minds back. Quite a number of people played significant roles in shaping the economy. Great credit is due to Mr. Alan Dukes who took a courageous decision to support a minority Government back in 1987. Credit is also due to Mr. Ray MacSharry who was Minister for Finance at that time. In addition, great credit is due to the rainbow Government which was in office from 1994 to...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: It may be 93,000 this year, which is probably the highest. In 1996 and 1997, however, an additional 50,000 jobs were created, which was the start of the economic surge we have witnessed over the past number of years. When the current Taoiseach was Minister for Finance, he presided over the highest interest rates in the history of the State. As a businessperson, I remember paying 23% and 24%...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: We do know the priorities for the five interurban motorways which will link Dublin to Galway, Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Belfast via the Border. No costings have been done on anything, however. In his reply, will the Minister of State outline what will happen to the BMW region? If only 26,000 jobs have been created in the past eight years of unprecedented growth, it leaves much to be...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Good. We will welcome the Senator with open arms.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: It does not say that.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: He knows all about such matters.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Feighan, without interruption.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Feighan, without interruption.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: I must ask Senator Feighan to conclude.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Minister without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Issues such as hospital waiting lists.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: More confusion.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and wish him well with this Bill. Fine Gael will not delay the passage of the Bill through the House. While I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this important legislation I regret the fact that it has taken so long to reach the House. When the Bill was first introduced in the Dáil in 2001, many speakers commented on its importance. In the...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Iarnród Éireann recently sold some quite new freight carriages. Coca-Cola located in Ballina because of its proximity to the rail network. The Government should examine the delivery of freight. There are independent operators in Europe willing to run the freight business and this service should be opened up to competition. Rather than referring an interested freight operator to CIE, the...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: He has got Senator Mansergh excited.