Results 4,861-4,880 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: It is $180,000 in the United States.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: We are talking about carers.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (14 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: There are only a few points I wish to make on the Bill. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy White. Everybody expected the social welfare cuts to be outlined in the budget announced last week. There was an expectation that some of the more vulnerable groups would be exempt from those cuts or treated better than they have been or as proposed in this legislation. I have spoken on a...
- Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: He has not.
- Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: That is shocking politicisation of the Office of the Ombudsman.
- Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: She was appointed by Mr. Charlie McCreevy.
- Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Under the Standing Orders of the House, that comment should not be allowed to stay on the record. Senator O'Sullivan just made a political charge against the Office of the Ombudsman. I like Senator O'Sullivan and get on well with him but believe his speech was absolutely shocking. I could not disagree more with it. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Connick, my neighbour. The...
- Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator compared her directly to Mr. George Lee.
- Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Senator O'Sullivan also stated that it was reported in the media that the Ombudsman has political aspirations. His comments are beneath contempt and he should not have made them. The Ombudsman has fulfilled her role in an admirable way. Even though the Government has ignored her report, she has remained in her position. This is the second report to be produced by the Office of the...
- Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I was not aware of that fact but Dr. McDaid certainly indicated there was something significantly wrong with the way the scheme was operated. Surely it is time to acknowledge the suffering the Byrne family have endured. It is also time for the Government to accept that something went awry in the administration of this scheme. To restore some credibility to the relationship between the...
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I will allow Senator Butler have my last minute if he wishes to contribute.
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State. I was determined not to be political or to try and score points in my comments, but it is difficult not to. I had to send a text message to people today to inform them that my branch AGM was cancelled because of the snow. I had to look through every number in my phone back to do that and noticed that a significant number of my contacts now live in Canada,...
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I did not get my seven minutes.
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I would like to make a few other points. I will give him the last half minute. The Government must create an environment where jobs can be fostered. This motion is important in that context. Senator Hanafin mentioned that the four year plan states it is the Government's priority to stimulate jobs, but there is little else in that regard in the plan. Surely job stimulation should be at...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Does the Whip propose a suspension?
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Is that agreed?
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Statements (25 Nov 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State. I am deputising for my colleague Senator O'Reilly, who is out of the country today. There were a couple of things in the Minister of State's comments on which I would like clarification. We all agree there is major potential in Ireland for the production of energy from renewable resources, and we have made great strides in the last few years, most notably in...