Results 1,681-1,700 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: React.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: It does not.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: That was a stirring contribution.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: That was its purpose.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: We had a boom and now the economy is bust.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Nonsense.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Government will be damn glad if the rate of unemployment only stands at 10% by the end of this year.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: We all agree.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: We will ask the people who travel north of the Border to do their shopping about it.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: What about broadband?
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: There is no stimulus. The capital budget was cut.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: They are already out of work.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: She is right.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: That is a cut.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: It is a cut. The Senator said there were not cuts.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator should tell that to some of those living in boxes.
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Senators who contributed to the debate. On Senator Hanafin's point, part of the problem is that we do not know what approach the Government is taking. There is a distinct lack of information and whoever the Government is choosing to involve, it has not involved the Oireachtas in any shape or form. I have spoken previously about Government amendments to motions. This amendment does...
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: There can be no doubt that in this country we suffer from weak regulation in a number of areas and I am glad this has been acknowledged by the Tánaiste tonight regarding energy prices. Obviously, there has been week regulation of the banks, as we have seen from what has been exposed in recent months and what has happened over recent years. The Minister of State spoke of our advances in...
- Seanad: Local Authority Funding (28 Jan 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.