Results 2,981-3,000 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke
- Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (26 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Government cannot renege on the issue.
- Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30. (26 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: I thank the Chair for accepting this request and the Leader of the House for taking it this afternoon. It arises out of concerns expressed at the meeting here of the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Kitt, during the past week. Yesterday we debated the issue of the existence of dormant accounts in our own...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Minister's speech was the most appalling and pathetic display of incompetence and justification of a case that was ever presented to the House. The Minister was named as the person with direct responsibility for this board and for the dormant accounts. The distrust in people's minds in the House as well as outside it stems from events that took place during the lifetime of the last...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: Can the Minister of State explain why the independent board established by legislation is being sidelined and stifled in its endeavours? It has done good work and the record will show that. However, when the Minister discovered that he could not influence it in line with his preferences, he decided to move the goal posts and take the responsibility. The urgency with which the change is being...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: ââon the money, they decided there were deficiencies. I hope there will be continued resistance to the establishment of an official slush fund.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: There are no votes in the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: There was no room in Clare for the Senator.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: Did the Senator get the message from Clare that there was no room for him? He should stay in Dublin.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: It has been sidelined.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: I am sure that many who had those accounts will be turning in their graves tonight.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: I do not believe a word of it. The Senator has had his say and it is full of ambiguity.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: Is it 8 June?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Senator will not survive in Clare with that attitude.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: Is the Senator expecting a vacancy there soon?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Minister of State should tell us what he will do.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Minister was not able to get his hands on it.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: What does that change?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: The Minister definitely got excited.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: It will be very expensive electioneering.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)
Ulick Burke: We are absolutely certain.