Results 2,181-2,200 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Ulick Burke: That is what the Senator thinks.

Seanad: Disabled Drivers. (2 Mar 2005)

Ulick Burke: I wish to share my time with Senator Coonan.

Seanad: Disabled Drivers. (2 Mar 2005)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, to the House. The matter I wish to raise concerns the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to urgently put in place the disabled drivers medical appeal board. Those seeking redress from the now defunct board have been waiting in limbo for three months and the waiting list is two...

Seanad: Disabled Drivers. (2 Mar 2005)

Ulick Burke: What about the backlog?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, to the House. Of all departmental staff, the majority of those in the Department of Social and Family Affairs are helpful, courteous and responsive to representations from public representatives and the public. However, there have been instances, particularly in the appeals process, where some individuals have set...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

Ulick Burke: The decision of the High Court yesterday to award €370,000 to a victim of abuse has serious consequences for the Residential Institutions Redress Board, which has dealt with the cases of 2,500 victims. The Minister for Education and Science should indicate in this House the steps she will take to help those who have lost out.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

Ulick Burke: That the redress board did not consider the loss of earnings on the part of the many victims who have already received awards was a shortcoming on its part. Given that the Committee of Public Accounts will publish a report on this matter tomorrow, there is an urgent need for an opportune debate about the plight of the many victims of abuse who are continuing to suffer under the aegis of the...

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: That is the mindset.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: Senator Leyden did not spot the mistake and should not take credit.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: The Minister has some head knocking to do.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: I did not say the IDA was not interested. I referred to its failure to get a return.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: There are more of them in the UK than in Ireland.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: The chocolates in the bag.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: The Minister got some.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: The Leas-Chathaoirleach got none.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: It was coming from the other side.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: At least a couple.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Tánaiste's remarks in the House today as it was necessary for her to make a clear statement on the issue. We must, however, view matters in the context of the circumstances in which she found herself. She is part of a Government with collective responsibility for the scenario in which many people find themselves now. Many Members spoke of the need for a balanced debate and a...

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: On the same date, the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, said the charges were accepted policy and that no one had said anything about it for 50 years. Deputy Martin owes an apology to the many people Senator Mansergh and many other speakers have mentioned. As Minister for Health and Children he was told about the problem but he walked away and washed his hands of it....

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Ulick Burke: Senator Leyden went on about that issue in 2002. It is exactly the sort of matter which he would raise and the situation to which he would return. That is over and done with. This is a current situation.