Results 21,921-21,940 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: During the run-up to an election, the three-week period to register to vote creates a farcical situation. In many cases, people must go to their Garda station but when they do, the green man is on the door and the station is shut. They cannot register and must go away. Most of those who have not registered are busy people. I heard of one case in which several people had to travel from Naas to...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: ââ-does not speak and could not do anything for them. Such people leave the Garda station disillusioned. They say "To hell with them. We are not going to register at all". They forget about it and do not bother to register. Something will have to be done in this regard. There should be some way of getting a form and registering with the local authority. The system is not satisfactory at...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: The Leader is interested in all of this.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: I will tell Senator John Paul Phelan what Senator Browne has said.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, to the House. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, and Nos. 4 and 6 form a composite proposal and will be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: Senator Walsh, without interruption.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: I now call the Minister to address the amendments in group 9.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: The Senator is moving away from the amendments in group 9.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: I hope there is a good promotion system in place.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: It would help make up the extra 2,000 gardaÃ.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: The Minister has already spoken on the subject matter of the amendments in group 7.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: The Minister without interruption.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: That concludes the discussion on the amendments in group 7. We will now discuss the amendments in group 8.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: We move to group 5 on Garda accountability and the Morris report, the subject matter of amendments Nos. 52 to 55, inclusive.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Bill. Under section 14, the Garda Commissioner can appoint a number of members to the rank of sergeant and inspector as he sees fit. Under this ground-breaking legislation, there will not be any changes in the current Garda ranks. There is a considerable number of retired members of the force of various ranks who are on different pensions but in many semi-State and State bodies...
- Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: Senator MacSharry without interruption.
- Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: As it is now 5 p.m. the Acting Leader of the House wishes to extend the time for this Bill.
- Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
- Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)
Paddy Burke: Before we commence I would like to remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage except that a proposer of an amendment may reply to a discussion on the amendment. Also, on Report Stage each amendment must be seconded.