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Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Tom Shehan: Senator Byrne talks about the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Tom Shehan: I wish to follow on from what has been raised by other Members regarding medical cards. My office has not had any trouble with the delivery of medical cards.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Tom Shehan: I can only state what I find. To that end, I noted this morning that in Great Britain £90 million has been paid to doctors for medical card holders who have moved away and emigrated. Would the Leader ask the Minister for Health to check that GPs in this country are not being paid the annual fee for medical card patients who may have moved elsewhere or emigrated?

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Tom Shehan: I will be more subdued than other Members this morning. The issue I wish to raise is the fuel costs with which businesses and families are being hit. People have referred to the household charge, septic tank charge and other charges. However, the charge that is affecting the daily lives of families and businesses throughout this country is the cost of fuel. An inordinate percentage of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Tom Shehan: It will be interesting all right.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Tom Shehan: It is always a great debate in Galway.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: Strong language.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: Is it not ironic the way history repeats itself? Deputy Micheál Martin is not the first Corkman to be shot in the back by a De Valera. I refer to events which occurred 90 years ago.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: I will withdraw the comment which appears to have caused upset.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: Yes. I request the Leader to make time available for the House to debate the role of the Referendum Commission in the forthcoming referendum.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: Has any progress been made regarding the scrutiny of EU legislation in this House? I know the Leader has been working on that matter. On several occasions, various Members have asked about this, so has any progress been made to date on that front? At the weekend, I met a person on disability allowance who will be leaving the country shortly. The person was bragging that they can continue...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: I ask the Leader to investigate the possibility of having the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, come to the House as soon as possible-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: Shannon LNG is a massive project in Kerry and it is not happening. It has been six years in the pipeline, to use the pun, but the problem seems to be a pipeline. I ask the Leader to forward my request to the Minister to make a decision and to make Shannon LNG happen because it is a massive investment in the county. Tens of millions of euro have already been spent and there is a possibility...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: Where would we be without Europe? What would be the alternative? Where would Ireland be now were it not for the EU, the IMF and the ECB? From where would we have obtained the money necessary to pay the salaries of gardaí, teachers, nurses and doctors? We need Europe, and perish the thought of the alternative if we did not have Europe backing us now. Some people mentioned a second...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: We should not forget that banks are vulture capitalists with a fixed abode.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: I was both surprised and disappointed when the UNITE and CPSU unions came out against the household charge. One must ask when was the last time unions became blatantly political. When they were set up they were political movements as well as being members' organisations but since social partnership they have not got involved in extra political activities.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: This is a blatant anti-Government and overtly political stance-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: -----which is sinister.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: As many will observe, the party with which these unions were always happy to do deals was Fianna Fáil. I wonder whether they would have done this if Bertie was still around.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Tom Shehan: I have. Will the Leader write to the unions and seek their co-operation? They should bear in mind they will shortly be renegotiating the Croke Park agreement. There are two sides to every coin.