Results 2,601-2,620 of 4,717 for speaker:Martin Mansergh

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: I wish that were true.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: The CIF refers to €300 million.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: That is right. The Senator has been around long enough to know that.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: Where is the slightest evidence that old people are deterred from selling their houses? The Senator is waffling.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: I was talking about a single property, not multiple property owners, for God's sake.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: There is not much substance in the Senator's speech.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: Will the Leas-Chathaoirleach tell the Senator to address the Chair?

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: It is perfectly clear from the context.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: I said to wait and see.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: I did not quite say that.

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: Having regard to the election pact.

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: We may allow the Minister of State to finish what he wants to say.

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Minister of State and the legislation. The peace process and the Special EU Programmes Body for peace and reconciliation have made a useful contribution over recent years. I have attended a number of conferences under its auspices dealing with specific small projects on both sides of the Border. At a more general level, one of the positive aspects of the past four or five...

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: May I have another minute?

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: Today's edition of The Irish News states, "Taxpayers' £11 million bill for RIRA firebombs". The Newry bombings cost another £20 million. As I stated during a debate on other legislation last week, there is a strong security dimension to the issue, but there is also a political dimension and we must find a way of closing down that type of destructive and counterproductive activities and a...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and this legislation. His presence in the House during the passage of legislation is much appreciated. For someone who is occasionally accused of arrogance, he does a lot of listening here. In that respect, he resembles one of his predecessors as Minister for Justice, the late Charles J. Haughey, who also took a very...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: Given the events of recent days where a Latvian woman was assassinated, a woman beaten within an inch of her life in the Wicklow Mountains, drug abuse and people being shot dead in apparent drugs-related feuds, I have not heard the suggestion from any Member that prisons are not necessary. Indeed, they are very necessary for certain people who are a danger to the community. The notion that...

Seanad: Estimates for Public Services 2007: Statements (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: The Senator should read the social partnership agreement.

Seanad: Estimates for Public Services 2007: Statements (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: The partnership agreement was accepted by the farming organisations.

Seanad: Estimates for Public Services 2007: Statements (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Mansergh: It has decided to increase the premiums by 15%.