Results 5,321-5,340 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: There is no pressure then.
- Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: That might happen again.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I join other Senators in expressing my sympathy on the death of Mr. Christopher Nolan. I was in secondary school when he won the Whitbread prize for Under the Eye of the Clock. It was a remarkable achievement and I remember the national pride that an Irishman won such an award, particularly one who had overcome such difficulties in his life. I join Government Senators who seek a debate on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Whether that was under pressure from Mr. Barroso or elsewhere, he seems to have done a U-turn. A number of months ago I attended a committee meeting where Mr. Pat Farrell, a well-known friend of Fianna Fáil and head of the Irish Banking Federationââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: He is a former Senator and was a guest of an Oireachtas committee when he expressed the view that the financial sector is over-regulated. I welcome the fact that the Government belatedly thinks that we need some serious regulation in that regard. I join my colleagues in asking for the Minister for Health and Children to attend to discuss the cutbacks in the HSE. In the constituency in which...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Government should look again at the Teagasc plan.
- Seanad: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Minister said there will be an 8% increase in funding for the schemes in 2009. Is that an 8% increase on the â¬71.4 million originally allocated for 2008 or the â¬86.4 million spent in 2008?
- Seanad: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: It appeared in the response to the parliamentary question that it is an increase on the â¬71.4 million.
- Seanad: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Yes, on the original allocation for 2008.
- Seanad: Housing Aid for the Elderly (19 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Finneran. I want to ask him about the schemes administered by local authorities for housing aid for different groups, mostly for elderly or disabled people. Within the past 12 months responsibility for a number of schemes that previously rested with the former health boards has been...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Like Carlow-Kilkenny.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Waterford to Tullow.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: She is a member of the commission.
- Seanad: Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (18 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State and apologise for missing the beginning of his presentation. While researching the passage of the Bill through the other House I noted it was introduced by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern, who stated on Second Stage that the rule of law is the cornerstone of a properly functioning democratic society, which is correct....
- Seanad: Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (18 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I did not know there was one.
- Seanad: Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008: Second Stage (18 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Almost every speaker has raised the issue of the banking crisis, and the need to have a discussion on it. Senator Norris made a good suggestion to allow a rolling debate for an hour every day after the Order of Business, so that people could raise issues of concern in the broader economy and especially in banking. I agree with Senator Donohoe, as there needs to be a complete reconstruction...
- Seanad: Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Statements (12 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Acting Chairman might allow me 30 seconds more.
- Seanad: Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Statements (12 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I do not want to eat into the Minister's time either.