Results 2,601-2,620 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Noel Ahern, but regret the Minister with responsibility for the overall workings of the new board is not present as I wanted to highlight some of the Minister for Finance, Deputy McCreevy's statements on the last occasion on dormant accounts as well as some of those of the Minister of State. I...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: That is the spin and I am delighted the Senator has admitted this. I am correct in suggesting that there is a spin which runs right through the various contributions of Members on the Government side. The reality, as most can see, is that this is about control, arrogance and greed; that Ministers want to share in what is now a slush fund of €500 million. Has everyone forgotten the statement...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Minister also reneged on the last occasion he was supposed to be here. When this was pointed out to him he said he was out of the country. Is he out of the country tonight?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: Is the Minister not available?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Minister of State does not spend the money.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Minister of State is taking the flak.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: They did not have sufficient staff.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: Bad polls.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: There is a lack of confidence in the board.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: Would that be ministerial expertise?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: There is no confidence in the board.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: Has the Minister of State been talking to his colleague, the Minister for Community, Rurual and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: This is merely a slush fund.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: It is a slush fund.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: I have no confidence in the board.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: Two more boys.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: By then all of the money will be gone.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: Will the Minister of State please quote the Minister of Finance's previous utterance on the matter?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: It is coming from different pockets.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Ulick Burke: Now I understand why the Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, did not turn up. He would not have been able to make such statements.