Results 2,401-2,420 of 2,725 for speaker:Noel Coonan

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: In fairness to the Minister of State, he was a bit more positive.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: It is not there.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: Who suspended Part 3?

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister to the House and look forward to a constructive debate on this hugely important issue which will have serious repercussions for the farming community. The first four paragraphs in the motion point out that the Minister does not have the support of the farming community. It is obvious he has lost the confidence of all the farming organisations. This...

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: The farming community has clearly told the Minister that everyone in the country, with the exception of a few city-based people who believe farmers are amadáns, opposes him. The Minister should deal with the spin that 20% of the water in this country is poor quality. This spin is based on the water report and uses 25 parts per million, which is illegal and not even the objective at the...

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: I apologise, I was unaware of that rule. I withdraw my comments. I hope the proposals are not written in stone and that where alternatives and improved scientific advice are available to the Minister, he will take them on board. This advice is available to him. At a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment and Local Government, Dr. Séamus Cross from Teagasc stated that...

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: Can Senator Norris prove that?

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: That is nonsense.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: We need a workable directive.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: Some 170 kg is unnecessary.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: Some 170 kg is unnecessary.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: A workable one.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: We have the best water quality in Europe.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: I support the call for a debate on the events of last Saturday and add my commendation on the restraint and courage shown by the Garda in the face of thugs. Some Members of both Houses have been critical of the training gardaí receive in the Garda College in Templemore. They may change their minds following Saturday's events. Gardaí demonstrated in those circumstances the high level of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: I add my voice to the call for a debate on the report by Judge Harding Clark which reveals a horrific practice that took place for several years. I call on the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to immediately establish a forum where patients with legitimate complaints can be heard. Consultants and psychiatrists who were struck off elsewhere have been appointed in this State. As a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Noel Coonan: Yes. I also call on the Minister to put in place an effective procedure that allows people to make legitimate complaints without being made to feel they are the aggressors rather than the victims.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Coonan: We do not often disagree either.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Coonan: The Minister was sick on Monday morning also.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Coonan: I can vouch that the Minister is wrong.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements. (7 Dec 2005)

Noel Coonan: I was one of the people in question and I was not contacted.