Results 2,721-2,740 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke
- Seanad: Autism Services: Statements (Resumed). (19 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: We have heard it all from the Senator, now. Dream on.
- Seanad: Autism Services: Statements (Resumed). (19 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: Thank the Lord.
- Seanad: Autism Services: Statements (Resumed). (19 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, and congratulate him on his efforts to tackle the serious difficulties experienced in the area of special needs education. Everybody, especially the parents of those with special needs and autism, recognises the past neglect that has occurred in this area. On 17 October 2001, the Minister of State's predecessor stated in the House that in...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: There is a growing state of chaos and crisis in the Prison Service regarding access for prisoners to the medical officer. There were reports yesterday about Castlerea Prison, County Roscommon, where a prisoner was held, stripped to his underclothes, in a padded cell. This is 2004 and if such treatment is continuing in our prisons, there is an urgent need for the Minister to come before the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (12 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: There will be no guillotine tonight.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (12 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: It was rejected.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (12 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: Will the Leader speak to the relevant Minister about fading public confidence in the NCT? A total of 150,000 vehicles have been incorrectly failed. Recently, a person whose car failed the NCT challenged the result and returned to the centre 90 minutes afterwards with verification of the inaccuracy of the machinery being used at the test centre. The decision was overturned. It is most...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (12 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: Give leadership on Shannon too.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: It is sad to hear a Member of this House say we have to pay a price for peace in this country. Anybody who has lived and been in communication with the people of Ireland for the past 20 years realises a price has been paid by people on all sides who suffered murder at the hands of those who went about dealing with matters their way. Members of this House do not understand the public's...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: Does the Leader accept it?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: How much would the Senator's claim be worth?
- Seanad: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (6 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister. I also welcome the Bill, in so far as it indicates a clear acknowledgement of the need to upgrade the ESB network and continue its expansion. It is time to re-assess the provision of our electricity supply. In order to upgrade a plant such as Moneypoint to comply with EU regulations regarding CO2, we have been told that the increased cost to the consumer could be as...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: I call on the Deputy Leader to request the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come to the House as a matter of urgency to indicate what steps the Government intends to take regarding the housing crisis, particularly in the area of social housing. There are 60,000 families on housing lists throughout the country. The ESRI report on housing, poverty and wealth in...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Government has failed.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: I ask the Deputy Leader to invite the Minister to the House to indicate clearly the policies, if any, he intends to promote to rectify the crisis I have mentioned.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: Mr. Cox is a substitute for the PDs.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 May 2004)
Ulick Burke: He is hardly ever mentioned in this House these days.
- Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)
Ulick Burke: The electronic voting has failed.
- Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)
Ulick Burke: It is too late.
- Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)
Ulick Burke: That is a mysterious statement.