Results 21,601-21,620 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: I would like to be associated with the welcome to the delegation from Hungary and wish them well in their stay. I ask the Leader to raise on our behalf the issue of the Castlebar-Westport to Dublin railway line, which goes through Athlone in the Leader's constituency.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: I am seeking a debate on the matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: It is a very serious issue because an advertisement on all the television stations recently has been referring to the fact that we are getting new carriages and so on. It ends with the words "some journey". On many occasions there is no dining car on the Westport to Dublin line, which means there is no wheelchair accessible carriage on the train. As a result, people in wheelchairs must remain...
- Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: That is agreed.
- Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: The Senator must conclude.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House and I concur with his concluding remarks. Everybody should be asked to drive more carefully. Recently, it was stated that if drivers reduced their speed by 5 mph, it would have a significant impact on road safety. I sympathise with all those who have lost relatives following road accidents over the past number of years and, in particular, over the month of...
- Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: One will also incur penalty points if one crosses a continuous white line. However, on numerous county, national primary and national secondary roads, people must cross such a line to enter their property. I hope they will not incur penalty points.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)
Paddy Burke: Tractors must use dual carriageways to transport farm produce such as sugar beet and they often travel on the hard shoulder to ease the way for other motorists. I am afraid they will incur penalty points and I hope that will not be the case. There is ambiguity about the random breath testing issue. The advice given to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport by the Attorney General was...
- Seanad: Employment Issues: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)
Paddy Burke: Senator Bannon, without interruption.
- Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements. (25 Jan 2006)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage. (15 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: I must ask the Senator to conclude.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: I ask Senator Bannon to conclude.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: The Minister of State without interruption, please.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: Senator O'Toole, without interrupting himself.
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: We will have to give up chocolates.
- Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?