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- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Tom Shehan: It was factual.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Tom Shehan: It was stated measures would be announced before Christmas.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Tom Shehan: They are contained in the budget.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Tom Shehan: I know time is limited today and tomorrow but I would like the Leader to set aside time to debate road safety as we approach the Christmas season. There are more pedestrians being killed on the roads now than ever before. If this issue could be highlighted now and we could have a debate before the recess, I would appreciate it. Families who have lost a loved one on the road during the year...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Tom Shehan: That is Senator Leyden's campaign for Europe launched.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: Like Senator Quinn, I also like good news. However, I thought the best news that came from last year was from the Road Safety Authority in that the number of people killed on the roads was below 200 for the first time. While that is good news in itself, it is still unacceptable. Of the 185 people killed on our roads, an unfortunate point is that 48 were pedestrians. I asked the Leader late...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: It is unfortunate that our colleague, Senator Cullinane, has left the Chamber.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: I am merely supporting Senator Cullinane in his-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: -----call for the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, to come to the House for an earnest debate on the HSE service plan for 2012. As we know, there are lies, damned lies and statistics. For the purposes of that debate, I ask our colleagues on the other side of the House to bear in mind how many beds were closed when the previous Administration was in power. I congratulate my...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: I am not a mathematician but I have done some sums. If we had a 5% reduction in salary for those earning more than â¬65,000 in the HSE and a 10% cut for Professor Crown and his consultant colleagues, there would be no need for any cuts in the service programme for 2012.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: I hope we will have an open and frank debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: Although I could not have predicted Senator Leyden's outburst, the issue I wish to raise is somewhat relevant. I noticed recently that Kerry County Council's budget includes a provision for â¬350,000 to run the coroners office in Kerry. Coroners throughout the country are generally solicitors, with their coroner role merely a part-time sideline, at significant cost to local government. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: Very good. Will the Deputy Leader indicate when we can expect that Bill to come before the House?
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group on Small Business: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: I agree wholeheartedly with what my colleague, Senator O'Donovan, stated with regard to the banks. From my experience I have no respect for banks and have not had for a long time. In 2000 I bought a business and I wanted an overdraft facility of £15,000 but the banks would not give it to me. Three days prior to opening the business, 30 miles away from where I was born and bred, I did not...
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group on Small Business: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: -----in terms of the sick leave for which companies are expected to pay.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: There is an old saying, "Power corrupts". If one turns back the clock to the end of the last term when the Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill came before the House, one will find I did everything I could to protect credit unions. I cautioned the Minister, Deputy Noonan, that power does corrupt and that he was giving too much power to Mr. Matthew Elderfield, the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: No. I want the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and the Taoiseach, if needs be, to stop this. Approximately 20 credit unions throughout the country will have to have special managers. If special managers earn â¬423 an hour, how much will that cost? How long will they be there for? It will cost over â¬3,500 a week. Mr. Elderfield said a salary of â¬500,000 was not enough for the chief...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: I will mention his name as long as it needs to be mentioned to bring him to order. It is morally wrong.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: A salary of â¬423 an hour is morally wrong.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Tom Shehan: Yes. I ask the Leader to make contact with the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and the Taoiseach to stop the appointment to Newbridge Credit Union. Many others are due to be appointed to credit unions at a cost of â¬423 per hour.