Results 21,281-21,300 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I have as much Irish as the Taoiseach.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: It is not published.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: The Minister must have made an error.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 8: In page 7, before section 5, to insert the following new section: "5.â(1) The Authority shall, in the exercise of its functions as prescribed by section 4(1) of this Act, be responsible for setting training standards and ensuring quality control of driving instructors. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section, the Authority shall assume such functions...
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: ""Act of 2002" means the Road Traffic Act 2002;". Amendments Nos. 1 and 18 are technical amendments and I would like to hear the comments of the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, before section 4, to insert the following new section: "4.âThe Minister shall, notwithstanding the status of the Authority, remain politically accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas for all matters that fall under the aegis of the Authority, and nothing in this Act shall be used to diminish the level of that responsibility or his or her accountability...
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: All parties and Oireachtas Members wish to promote and seek the highest standards in road safety. One life lost or one person injured on our roads is one too many. The Minister can say what he likes about this issue but, ultimately, when an Oireachtas Member asks him or his senior colleague a question about the road safety authority, he can wash his hands of it. That is the reality. The...
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, between lines 46 and 47, to insert the following new subsection: "(5) Without prejudice to any other subsection in this section, the Authority shall further have amongst its responsibilities, the following: (a) the registration of vehicles and retention of data pertaining to the ownership of vehicles; (b) driver testing; (c) registration of qualified driving...
- Seanad: Lone Parents: Statements. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: Item No. 1 is statements on proposals for supporting lone parents. Party spokespersons have ten minutes and all other Senators have six minutes. I welcome the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to the House.
- Seanad: Lone Parents: Statements. (23 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I also welcome the Galway crew.
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (Resumed). (17 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I hope it is not Senator O'Rourke's nephews who refer to her as "dear".
- Seanad: Visit of Bulgarian and Indonesian Delegations. (17 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: Before calling on the next speaker, I welcome the delegations from the Bulgarian Parliament and Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery.
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (Resumed). (17 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: The Senator has one minute remaining.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: Senator Bannon should be allowed to speak without interruption.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (17 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Ambulance Service. (16 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: I welcome Senator Kitt and the delegation from his constituency to the Visitors Gallery.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: That is a matter for Committee Stage.
- Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (16 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 26 and 45 are cognate and they may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (16 May 2006)
Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 32 is a Government amendment. Amendments Nos. 32 and 37 to 44, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. Government amendment No. 32: In page 18, line 29, to delete "statutory undertaker" and substitute "person (hereafter referred to in this section as the 'undertaker')".