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Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (26 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: I draw attention to the fact that there is a printing error in Government amendment No. 25, in subparagraph (a)(ii). The word "and" should appear after the first occurrence of "1999" and not at the end of the subparagraph.

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (26 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 30 is consequential on amendment No. 26, therefore, amendments Nos. 26 and 30 may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: School Dental Service. (26 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Sean Power to the House.

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (26 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 4, which is a Government amendment, is consequential on amendment No. 5 and amendment No. 6 is related. Is it agreed to take amendments Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, together? Agreed.

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (26 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: As amendment No. 8 is consequential on amendment No. 7, the amendments may be discussed together, by agreement.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Glynn, without interruption.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Senator Glynn, without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Regarding the Dublin waste water plant, how could the Government and Dublin City Council have got it so wrong? Previously in this House, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government stated that the plant was the model for the rest of the country. I ask the Acting Leader to arrange a debate on public private partnerships and design, build and operate schemes and how they...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Minister of State said the level of staff resources is being reviewed to manage the situation effectively. He said that an additional 60 screeners are in training, 20 of whom will come on stream later this week; a further 20 will have completed their training within the following two weeks and the remainder will have completed their training in four weeks time. The availability of...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: He has to keep the Senator in her box.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: The Senator will have to raise it at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, to the House. If he were the senior Minister in his Department, I have no doubt a decision would have been made on this issue long ago.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Passenger numbers will increase substantially over the next ten years. It has even been reported that there will be up to 30 million passengers by 2018. If we break that figure down, it means something in the region of an additional 30,000 passengers a week over the next ten years. The number of passengers has grown at a phenomenal rate, yet the Government is making no decision on the matter....

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: Knock is progressing and great credit is due to the management of that airport, which is run very efficiently.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: As Senator Feighan has said, the car park works very well and efficiently at Knock International Airport. Senator Kitt said people only have to go to London City Airport 20 minutes beforehand to get checked in. Senator Quinn said that when he went to Singapore Airport, his experience was that everything worked very well and people went right through all the different stages in an efficient manner.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: I move: That Seanad Éireann —deplores the failure of the Government to take a decision on the development of a second terminal at Dublin Airport; —condemns the Government for its failure to choose a site with optimum capacity for the Airport's future growth; and —notes the failure of the Dublin Airport Authority to provide adequate security protection to the travelling public and to...