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Seanad: Order of Business. (20 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: —and that the Minister, Deputy Dempsey—

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: —has also been very responsible in publishing the lists. The fact is that there are far more schools being built, refurbished and renewed than was ever the case in the past.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: There was no confusion.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Facilities at State Airports. (20 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Older people and those with some disability like to be as mobile as possible for as long as possible. If one boards a bus in the middle of the day it is full of older people. Older people make great use of trains as well. They would make more use of aeroplanes too, particularly to visit friends and family, if airports were not as intimidating as they are. I express an interest here as I refer...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: It is very attractive.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Minister's speech. I also welcome the Minister of State to the House. For the purposes of moving the debate, I wish to pick up on some points made by Senator John Phelan. As I said earlier, Castlecomer is an attractive place. Any time I want to avoid the main Dublin-Cork road I go through Castlecomer and Athy. Senator Phelan made some interesting points about Castlcomer's...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: On a point of clarification, did the Senator mean 2002?

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Obviously, we would all like if we could do something in regard to retrospection because we all know areas of the country where jobs have been lost. To be fair, as has been pointed out by Senator Leyden, in many cases retrospection would not make any difference because the terms are above the new threshold which has been raised to a more realistic floor, similar to the position with regard to...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: There has been an awful lot of that going on.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: In my Second Stage contribution I read out what we said in our manifesto, which was cautious enough, even though there was much discussion about going further. However, in the debate Senators have alleged that something much more concrete was promised. I welcome this discussion as it throws some light on the political debate. There has been gross exaggeration of what was promised or...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Alleged U-turns.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Precisely.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I support Senator O'Toole's call for a review of the constitutional position on property and land. It has been announced that a record number of houses – 57,500 – were built last year. Therefore, to say nothing has been done by the Government is distinctly overstating it. I accept, however, that there is a problem of cost.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I wish to share my time with Senators Cox and Scanlon.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Yes. This side of the House has full confidence in the Minister for Health and Children and we were glad to listen to his contribution. He is one of the most able Ministers of the Government and an able Minister for Health and Children. His humanity is obvious to everyone. Any group which thinks it can whip up some kind of crisis and succeed in forcing his resignation can whistle at it. He...

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: It was not promised.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I support the unit but it was not promised by the outgoing Government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Without prejudice to the cogent case made by the two Senators Hayes on scouting, it is important to bear in mind that all traditions, including minority traditions, like to have some institutions that reflect their ethos while being open to others. Schools are the most obvious of these institutions. There is a fine line between desirable integration and respect for different traditions.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (8 May 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I warmly welcome the contribution of the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and I express my appreciation for the ongoing critical bipartisan spirit coming from the Opposition parties, which has been helpful for many years. I am naturally disappointed that there has not been a breakthrough. I compliment the Governments on the determination, commitment and leadership they have shown. I had hoped,...