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Seanad: Aviation Action Plan: Statements. (31 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: The Minister will have time to reply.

Seanad: Aviation Action Plan: Statements. (31 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: That concludes statements.

Seanad: Aviation Action Plan: Statements. (31 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: Deputy Dooley should be allowed to continue without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: Creidim go mór leis an méid atá ráite ag an Seanadóir O'Toole maidir leis na logainmneacha ar fud na tíre. If the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs comes to the House, we should ask him why he has insisted on imposing the new regulations on local authorities. I did not realise that one Minister can impose his particular wish on another Minister. The Minister, Deputy Ó...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I do not know whether Senator White has conversed with the person in question trí Ghaeilge.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I beg your pardon, a Chathaoirligh. The Minister behaves like that yet thinks he is doing some good for the Irish language. He has a lesson to learn. I hope the Minister will come to the House and speak realistically of what he is trying to do. If he is truthful, there will be many revelations on this issue. On another issue, I support Senator Brian Hayes's point. Members remember that in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: Every day since then, we have had payback time for that group of people. It is time to end it.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Statements. (25 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: Senator Bradford without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: They are some babies.

Seanad: Report of National Task Force on Obesity: Statements. (24 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, to the House. I also welcome the valuable report of the national task force on obesity. Its 93 recommendations highlight how simple solutions can be found and be effective in tackling this issue. Since the report's publication, we have seen banner headlines describing obesity as an epidemic and a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I wish to be associated with the words of sympathy extended to the families of the young girls who died following the tragic accident yesterday when coming from school. I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Education and Science to make available whatever personnel and resources there are in her and other Departments to help and support not only the bereaved families but also the wider...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: None of us fully understands the seriousness of the issue involved, which must be dealt with. Unless the Minister changes his attitude when he comes into this House with the legislation, he might as well not come at all.

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the MEPs to this debate, as it is an important platform for them to get across the constitution's message. The message could be hijacked, as it has been many times in the past, by emotive opposition in certain areas that would destroy the debate. I warn the Government not to be as complacent as it was before the first referendum on the Nice Treaty when it failed to get the message...

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: This is an important initiative on the part of RTE and we should welcome more of the like. The Minister indicated his third reason for supporting the European constitution is that it would help make the EU more democratic and that the powers of national Parliaments would be enhanced considerably. They would have more power to intervene directly in the legislative process. I welcome this...

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: She has joined the Independents.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I support Senator White's call for an urgent debate on elderly people and the attitude that has arisen within the health and social services regarding them. It is unfortunate that elderly people are denied access to proper treatment, are sent home from hospitals before full recovery and are classified as "bed blockers" and other such terms. If it is true that the needs of people over the age...

Seanad: Public Transport. (17 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for selecting this matter and the Minister of State for his attendance. An Agreed Programme for Government between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats states its aim for an inclusive society but some remain excluded. It also states that it is committed to building service provisions and legislative frameworks which will enable people with disabilities to...

Seanad: Public Transport. (17 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: Will the Minister of State investigate the possibility of relaxing the severe criteria for disabled passengers? Unless one has lost an arm or a leg, no consideration is given to those who are otherwise totally disabled in regard to support for transport in rural areas.

Seanad: Public Transport. (17 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: No. More than 600 people are awaiting appeal because of the criteria in place. They cannot get access to the scheme.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Agriculture and Food to extend the date for lodging single payment application forms with the Department. An examination in recent days showed that fewer than 30,000 applications have been lodged. This means that over 100,000 more applications have yet to be received just a few days before the deadline. Ordinary people who contacted the Department...