Results 1,881-1,900 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: Will it open in April 2008 as promised?
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: Will that phase open on time?
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: A sign on the desk of former US President Harry Truman read, "The buck stops here". The buck stops here with the Minister, Deputy Dempsey. When the debate did not take place in this House yesterday the buck stopped with the Government. Large numbers of Aer Lingus workers travelled to hear the debate and the Government tried to put every obstacle in the way of dealing with this issue. We...
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: On 7 August 2007 the skies fell in on Shannon. The west of Ireland's bridge to the world was taken away in a callous fashion.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: While this crisis raged in the west of Ireland, the Government was nowhere to be found. The Taoiseach had been last seen leaving the Fianna Fáil tent at the Galway races heading south. However, just like Nero, he chose to sit idly by while the economy of the west of Ireland faced one of its greatest challenges. Again today the Taoiseach is not here as he is meeting his constituents at the...
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: They were apparently exaggerating in the Minister's eyes and perhaps he thinks they were telling blatant lies as well. Aer Lingus claims the decision was taken on a commercial basis. The Minister is a major shareholder. Dermot Mannion said that the Belfast route would be profitable from the start. However, Dermot Mannion also said that the Dublin to Dubai route would be profitable and now...
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: The Government should have used Private Members' time.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: It is too late.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: The Minister misled us. He called them all blatant liars.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: Come and join us over here.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: It was the Government's decision.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: Who were the Government's legal advisers?
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: Use the 25.4% shareholding.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: The Government should call its own EGM.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: It took the Government three weeks to wake up.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: The Minister is hiding behind that legal advice now. Why did he not get proper legal advice in the first place?
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: Transfer as well. The Minister is ignoring that point.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: It is more difficult for the Minister.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: The Government has delivered nothing, not even a cent, to the airport.
- Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)
Pat Breen: The Minister said thatwe were exaggerating â that it was not thebe-all and end-all â including the Taoiseach's brother.