Results 22,681-22,700 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Business of Seanad. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: The Leader was merely being helpful to the House.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: Please allow Senator Tuffy to continue without interruption.
- Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister. The motion says it all on the housing policy in the country. The Minister should accept the motion before him. Part of the amendment makes no sense at all. The motion states that according to local authority housing strategies, almost half of all new families cannot afford a house. Numbers on council housing lists have more than doubled from 26,000 to 60,000 families....
- Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: In some cases, the impression has been given that the blame lies with the local authorities. In most cases, the blame lies with the amount of funding and the amount of start-up houses that are provided to local authorities. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government had previously said that it would get tough with local authorities that were not providing housing in...
- Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: I would be delighted to see them. I am sure he has nothing to hide. I know for certain that my local authority did not get any extra start-up houses and I was involved in two developments. Essential repair grants are causing much confusion in some local authorities, particularly the disabled person's grant. In this case, the health board carries out an assessment for the local authority and...
- Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: I, too, welcome the Minister of State. The Government is losing the run of itself in terms of this legislation. The Government has, over the past number of years, completely changed how local authorities perform and should take a closer look at what happened in that regard. The new systems introduced were to make local authorities transparent and more accountable. I do not believe they are...
- Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: Allow Senator McDowell to continue without interruption, please.
- Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: The Senator has one minute remaining.
- Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (26 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: It is up to the Members to decide.
- Seanad: Visit of Croatian Delegation. (20 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: Before proceeding further today, I am sure that Senators would like to join me in welcoming a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Croatia, led by His Excellency, Mr. Vladimir Seks, President of the Parliament. On behalf of the Members of Seanad Ãireann, I wish the delegation a warm welcome and I hope that our guests enjoy their visit to Ireland.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: The Senator should be brief.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: We are on Second Stage.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion. (19 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: We can.
- Seanad: Autism Services: Statements (Resumed). (19 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: Senator Ormonde, without interruption.
- Seanad: Autism Services: Statements (Resumed). (19 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: Senator Ormonde, without interruption. She has one minute left.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2004)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?