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Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Senator is getting down to the matter.

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State. Having listened to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment as well as to Senators Leyden and Morrissey, it is obvious that the concept of rip-off Ireland is beginning to hurt politically. Throughout the year, lip-service was paid to the notion, but it was recognised by the Tánaiste, the then Minister with responsibility in the area of consumer...

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: I accept that but the person to whom I refer has ceased to be an effective agent as regards the control of prices. I do not know why that is the case but perhaps she is afraid to rock the boat for the Government, which has failed to take action. There were reports in yesterday's newspapers — this matter will be of great interest to the Cathaoirleach — that the Revenue is going to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food to preserve the part of the REP scheme which comes under her Department's remit? There has been a serious intrusion in this area on the part of other agencies, particularly local authorities. Farmers are being obliged to suffer an invasion of inspection personnel. This is a total waste of money and it is undermining the REP scheme...

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Minister is due to return to the House.

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Job Losses. (9 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Killeen. I wish him well in his new appointment for however long it may last. In 1999, the closure of the AT Cross factory heralded the beginning of three major job losses in Ballinasloe, with the result that 900 jobs have been lost since 1999. The Tánaiste and then Minister for Enterprise, Trade...

Seanad: Job Losses. (9 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: The CEO of that body has come forward and wholeheartedly supported every opportunity in job creation and in the provision of finance. It is important that the Minister indicate he will meet with those bodies with a view to taking some belated steps to move forward and show that the Government is doing something, rather than turning its back as it has done over the past five years.

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: Senator Paddy Burke has indicated that Senator Ross may use his time slot.

Seanad: National Car Testing Service: Motion. (3 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: A cheap remedy.

Seanad: National Car Testing Service: Motion. (3 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Senator gave a bad example.

Seanad: National Car Testing Service: Motion. (3 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: Senator Mansergh will soon be back for another test.

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Senator is coming back into his own again.

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

Ulick Burke: I thank Senator Cummins for sharing his time and I welcome the Minister to the House. Having listened to the debate so far, it is clear that there are two dominant views. The first concerns the provision of sports facilities at national and international levels, and the other concerns their provision at community level. The greatest and most important aspect of sport is participation. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

Ulick Burke: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Education and Science to investigate as a matter if urgency what is happening to the special needs unit of the Department of Education and Science in Athlone? The attempts of parents and principal teachers to get a response to requests they have made, in writing or on the telephone, have come to naught. It seems that the officials in the unit have gone to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

Ulick Burke: They have now gone to ground. Those working in the unit who have no responsibility for policy in that area have to take the flak.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

Ulick Burke: I call on the Leader to ask the Minister to investigate this unit of the Department of Education and Science as a matter of urgency so that the disadvantaged will not be scapegoats once more.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Oct 2004)

Ulick Burke: Will the Leader make contact with the new Minister for Agriculture and Food on the item in today's press indicating that imported free-range chickens have been contaminated with traces of a potentially cancer-causing veterinary drug? The chicken is imported into all our major stores, including Dunnes Stores, Tesco and Superquinn. It is time that we, as a food producing country, had greater...

Seanad: School Staffing. (20 Oct 2004)

Ulick Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter and the Minister of State for his attendance. I wish to share my time with Senator Kitt. Scoil an Chroí Naoife is a mixed school of 278 students. It is situated in the town centre. The biggest disadvantage faced by this school is that it has failed since 1998 to get access to any of the schemes such as Breaking the Cycle and Giving Children...