Results 201-220 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: The Cathaoirleach is overwhelmed today.
- Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I accept that. However, there will be further opportunity on Committee and Report Stages to ask questions.
- Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I have no control over the reply given by the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy T. O'Malley.
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: At the outset I wish to read a statement by the then Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, into the record. According to the statement: The provision of an Alzheimer's unit for the hospital referred to by the Deputy is a priority development of the Mid-Western Health Board. It is included in the board's capital development programme as part of the national development plan. The...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I welcome the commitment in the last line of the Minister of State's speech. On 22 June 2005, he confirmed that planning permission had been granted, the health board had submitted documentation to the Department of Health and Children requesting approval to seek tenders for construction of the unit and work would proceed. If the project does commence at the end of 2006, perhaps the right...
- Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: Perhaps the Senator should desist from referring to a Member of the other House in that way.
- Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I thank my colleague.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I thank the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: At the last general election, electronic voting was tried in three constituencies. Fortunately, there was no close-call count in any of those constituencies but I ask Members to consider what might have happened if it had been tried in Limerick West. On the basis of the commission's report, the wrong candidate could have been selected in the event of a close count. This is a serious issue. In...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: The Leader should not be so parochial.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)
Michael Finucane: It was recently announced that the Health Service Executive is putting out to tender for four private hospitals in the campus of existing public hospital areas. One of those is Limerick Regional Hospital. I wonder what is evolving in the health service. In the Limerick area there is already permission for two private hospitals. During the week a private hospital recently established in Galway...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)
Michael Finucane: I support Senator Mansergh's comment. I read that newspaper this morning. People in rural areas are aware that plenty of funds have been allocated for sewerage projects throughout the country but these projects are surrounded by an incredible web of bureaucracy. It has transpired that we took a retrograde step in bundling various sewerage projects together. This escalated the cost of those...