Results 2,961-2,980 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: And at the Ard-Fheis this week.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Not that we know of.

Seanad: Flood Relief. (3 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this issue and selecting it for debate. We are again looking at a monumental waste of public funds on this project and I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, who has had his hands on this project. He participated in some of the launches we had with regard to it. Since the serious flooding in south Galway...

Seanad: Flood Relief. (3 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Minister of State is being very cynical.

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: It was a sorry saga.

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The tail is no longer wagging the dog.

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State but I regret that neither the Minister for Education and Science nor his Ministers of State are here for this important debate. The discussion would have provided the Minister with a valuable opportunity to put on record his vision, if he has one, of education in the future. The motion is timely in so far as we have reached a funding crisis for third level...

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Does the Senator know something we do not?

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: We are used to that.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister and admire him for staying to listen to the opinions of all Members. The most important part of the Minister's contribution was his concluding paragraph in which he acknowledged, in a positive way, the work of the gardaí, his support for their work and his hope that what he proposes will enhance their work in the future. Over the past six months or so, the Garda...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Fair enough. The Senator will believe what he wants in any case.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The opinion poll was conducted by a reputable body. A fact, which Senator Leyden may not take on board, is that in the lead up to it, a judge made a comment that a member of the Garda Síochána prejudiced and perjured himself in court and a Minister of State made a statement that what happened to a constituent was tantamount to torture. Subsequent to those inflammatory comments, this opinion...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I hope the Minister will reconsider the provisions for voluntary policing in the Bill. Inevitably, there will be far more difficulties than we have at present if local, voluntary community policing is introduced in parallel with the work of the Garda Síochána. Senator Terry mentioned earlier that this was one of her chief concerns and I concur. The Minister should explain to the House why...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Senator Leyden cannot be very proud of the things he has done.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Senator should ask the Leader about that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Is the Senator objecting?

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Education and Science to attend the House for a debate. The Minister, Deputy Dempsey, has passed up an opportunity, traditionally taken by his predecessors, to attend the annual teachers' conferences to outline Government policy on education. At the same time, he has taken a roadshow to certain locations in order to listen to the partners in...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (26 Feb 2004)

Ulick Burke: I wholeheartedly support these amendments. In recent years we have found that the Minister responsible for certain areas has effectively lost control over his Department owing to everything being subject to the Department of Finance.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (26 Feb 2004)

Ulick Burke: When we hear the word "review" or any of the other references the Minister of State has made, we immediately understand it to mean cutbacks, or the withdrawal of supports that had been available. There is obviously a complete misunderstanding about the case of teachers. Teachers' unions at all levels have earned recognition from the Department that people must be treated humanely and...