Results 21,801-21,820 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, to the House. I am glad of the opportunity to speak on this important issue. There is no doubt that the country is doing phenomenally well and great credit for that is due to many people. Having listened to the speech by the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, earlier, and other speeches by Government Senators, one would think that the...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: We should cast our minds back. Quite a number of people played significant roles in shaping the economy. Great credit is due to Mr. Alan Dukes who took a courageous decision to support a minority Government back in 1987. Credit is also due to Mr. Ray MacSharry who was Minister for Finance at that time. In addition, great credit is due to the rainbow Government which was in office from 1994 to...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: It may be 93,000 this year, which is probably the highest. In 1996 and 1997, however, an additional 50,000 jobs were created, which was the start of the economic surge we have witnessed over the past number of years. When the current Taoiseach was Minister for Finance, he presided over the highest interest rates in the history of the State. As a businessperson, I remember paying 23% and 24%...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: We do know the priorities for the five interurban motorways which will link Dublin to Galway, Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Belfast via the Border. No costings have been done on anything, however. In his reply, will the Minister of State outline what will happen to the BMW region? If only 26,000 jobs have been created in the past eight years of unprecedented growth, it leaves much to be...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: Good. We will welcome the Senator with open arms.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: It does not say that.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Paddy Burke: He knows all about such matters.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House and wish him well with the Bill. Like Senator Cummins, I will raise several issues which I hope the Minister will clarify. Why does the Minister not envisage court services being provided at the proposed site at Thornton Hall? It is a large, 150 acre site with much room for expansion. I would have thought court services would be provided to alleviate some...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: Since that time, the Minister served a five-year period as Attorney General.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: Since then, he has served as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for three and half years. I presume that as the Minister gets more familiar with the north side of Dublin, he has come to understand it is not easy to get rid of drugs, particularly from Mountjoy Prison. Nonetheless, I agree with the Minister that there should be no drugs in prisons. He would have the full backing of...

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: We put the money into the project. We hope the present Government will carry out its aims and secure the money that is now required.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: The party has let the same people down in the past number of years. They are seeking money and it is not being provided.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Senator was all talk. No money was provided at the time and no money is being provided now.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: I will park it at the Minister's door.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Government has got enough already. It is on a merry-go-round.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: Will the Minister of State bring the Government jet with him?

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: There were 400 people on the flight.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: We will all be retired by that time.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Government has only one year left to address them.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Jim Walsh, without interruption.