Results 5,021-5,040 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator is living in cloud-cuckoo-land if he believes that is the case.
- Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I do not want to repeat the points made by previous speakers. Before Senator Mooney leaves the Chamber, I wish to point out that it is somewhat rich of those in Fianna Fáil to try to wash their hands of what has happened in the economy in the past two years. Like Pontius Pilate, they state they had nothing to do with what happened. They claim that external forces caused our economic...
- Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: He might do that.
- Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I thought the Senator was offering herself.
- Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I join Senator Twomey in calling for a debate on the realignment of hospital accident and emergency services. Such a debate was called for earlier this week and last week. Reports have been compiled in number of regions on how services, including maternity and accident and emergency services, should be realigned. For some reason, however, these reports have not been published, even though...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Having sat all morning through the debate, I am gutted.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I also welcome the Minister of State. I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute to this debate on the upcoming reform proposals of the Common Agricultural Policy and the vital role CAP has played in rural Ireland since we joined the EU, a role which it will continue to play. It has always been my firm belief that the best form of rural development is trying to keep as many people...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Could the Senator tell mutton dressed as lamb?
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I will forgive the Cathaoirleach this time. I wish to note my agreement with Senator Fitzgerald and other Members who have called for a debate on banking and on the recent announcements in respect of Greece and the safety net being put in place by the eurozone's members for other future eventualities. I completely and utterly disagree with Senator Dearey as Members should be having this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: It is not good enough that for the past month, Members have been specifically seeking a debate on the position regarding Greece, which simply has not happened. If Members wish to make Seanad Ãireann relevant, surely they should be discussing the major issue of the day, which for the last couple of weeksââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Members have not debated specifically on the agreement on Greeceââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: ââ or on the developments regarding the eurozone over the weekend.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: No, actually it does not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: The record is pretty appalling.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: Moreover, the House also has not had a debate in recent weeks on Anglo Irish Bank. Senator Coghlan raised an important point, which is that the European Commission reverted to the Government with 101 questions pertaining to its proposals in respect of Anglo Irish Bank. Members also should have a discussion on this issue as soon as possible. I believe Senator Coghlan made a mistake...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator may have been referring to another issue when seconding the amendment.
- Seanad: Community Enterprise Centres. (6 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: The matter I wish to raise concerns community enterprise centres. For many years they performed valuable work in their communities but many of them are now struggling to meet their costs and in keeping their facilities open. It is important the Government has some plan in place to support them. From time to time Members get hung up â rightly so â about large employers in regions such as...
- Seanad: Community Enterprise Centres. (6 May 2010)
John Paul Phelan: I do not know why there is a difference between the Minister of State's figures and mine. Perhaps his figures refer specifically to the 21% of centres which receive Enterprise Ireland funding. I note the â¬10,000 grant to the National Association of Community Enterprise Centres. While I accept this is a time of scarce resources for the Government and choices must be made, the number one...