Results 2,241-2,260 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: Senator Dardis should listen; perhaps he could convince his Minister to do something about the tragic state of BreastCheck.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: He is a new socialist.
- Seanad: Medical Cards. (10 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. All of us are fully aware of the trauma and anxiety undergone within a family when one of its members has been diagnosed with cancer of one type or another. While many health board CEOs in the past have used their discretion to grant medical card services to identified cancer sufferers, anxiety could be allayed at what is a difficult time for...
- Seanad: Medical Cards. (10 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: I thank the Acting Chairman for his leniency.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: We read in the newspapers today of the success of the Garda in targeting criminals in parts of Dublin, for example, in flashpoints like Finglas and Blanchardstown. The Garda success can be attributed to the additional manpower put in place. Some 300 suspects have been arrested and gangs that were operating against ATMs in Dublin and throughout the country and that were importing mock arms...
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: Amendment No. 10 is declared out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: Amendments Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, are out of order as they involve a potential charge on the Revenue.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: I wish to point out a typographical error in amendment No. 15 where the word "acts" should read "act".
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: Amendment No. 16 is out of order, as it involves a potential charge on the Revenue.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: The amendment has been ruled out of order.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: We cannot discuss the matter as the amendment is out of order.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: Amendment No. 6 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: The Senator cannot question the ruling.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: If the Senator wishes there is a facility to discuss the matter in the Cathaoirleach's office at a later stage.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: Amendment No. 7 is in the name of Senator O'Toole. Amendment No. 9 is related and they will be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: This morning Senators will have received from the Minister for Education and Science a comprehensive list of appointments she has made at national level. Parents, school management boards and principals can have access to those people and resources in respect of special educational needs. However, for this to be fully effective it is important that, in tandem with the initiative, the Minister...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: I am compelled to challenge the validity of a number of statements made by the Minister of State and a number of his actions in the area of public expenditure. He stated he has generated resources to enable the Government to continue to target the needy. However, the Government has reduced the funding available to the Community Workers Co-operative, which has been dropped from the...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Ulick Burke: The Minister of State must be hurting, that is the reality.