Results 4,281-4,300 of 4,717 for speaker:Martin Mansergh

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: All Governments lose by-elections.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Seán Lemass, Countess Markievicz and that fine leader Tom Johnson represent the left on the walls of this House. Will the Deputy Leader organise, between now and the recess, a debate on the OECD report on the economy? This report would be a very good peg on which to hang an economic debate because it shows that, far from squandering the boom, we are holding on so far to the gains we have made.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: The Senator should read the OECD report.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: What former advisers? I made no contribution to the document.

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: On a point of order, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, I am not arguing with the substantive point about occupation but it is not in order to attack civil servants in the course of a debate. A Government Department—

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: If Senator Norris is entitled to make a point of order, I am too.

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: We have a development office there.

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I am not neurotic.

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I have been there. Has the Senator?

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Has the Senator been there?

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements (Resumed). (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the motion which will be agreed on an all-party basis. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt, and his officials. I compliment him on the fine speech he delivered, not for the first time on this subject, which distils the best values this country can contribute to the resolution of the problems in the aftermath of the war. If one tries to look at this from a...

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements (Resumed). (11 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (10 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Minister of State, who is the son of one of Ireland's earlier European statesmen. The other place to which Senator Brian Hayes referred, where he was speaking at the weekend, was Tipperary. We were commemorating the Emmet bicentenary and discussing Ireland's place among the nations. I join every other speaker in congratulating the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, Deputy John...

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (10 Jun 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I will read it. It obviously has the heavy imprint of the person whose signature appears at the bottom, namely, Deputy Gay Mitchell. It is not clear to me that we have to go as far as he recommends, particularly regarding mutual defence. Quarters other than neutral countries will block any attempt to establish the EU as duplicating or rivalling NATO, the core of which is the mutual defence...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I support the call for the acquisition of Lissadell House by the State because of its unique historical associations. Like Bantry House with the Tone exhibition and Strokestown House with the Famine exhibition, there should be an exhibition showing Countess Markievicz's role in the Citizens' Army, the early years of the labour movement with James Connolly and the 1916 Rising. I will be very...

Seanad: Sustaining Progress: Statements. (27 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Minister of State. While I have no knowledge of the situation pertaining to the secretarial assistants, if the facts are as stated by Senator Higgins, I would have a good deal of sympathy with the case made. The Senator also gave a very fair historical analysis of one of the most notable achievements of the past 15 years, social partnership. While it is not the only ingredient...

Seanad: Sustaining Progress: Statements. (27 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: The sixth.

Seanad: Sustaining Progress: Statements. (27 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Some of us have spoken up in support of it.

Seanad: Sustaining Progress: Statements. (27 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Rubbish.

Seanad: Sustaining Progress: Statements. (27 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: And the farmers.