Results 5,341-5,360 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Statements (12 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister. I wish to make a couple of points and perhaps in his comments the Minister will outline to the House some of the pledges or items contained within the recapitalisation programme. I am in favour of bank recapitalisation. The lessons of history show that it must happen in this situation in an Irish context. However, there are serious shortcomings in what the Government...
- Seanad: Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Statements (12 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Milk Prices (12 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Senator Bradford for sharing his time. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent, on this important issue. I come from south Kilkenny which has traditionally been a strong dairy farming area. I was reared on a dairy farm. I compliment Senator Bradford on tabling this timely motion. I grew up in a household where there were nine of us at one time between my siblings, parents...
- Seanad: Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Statements (12 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: What is the Senator quoting from?
- Seanad: Care of the Elderly (11 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Senator Cummins for providing me with speaking time. As he stated, many of the patients in St. Brigid's ward are from south County Kilkenny where I am from myself. The patients and their families are very upset at the prospect of the closure of the ward. I raised a matter on the Adjournment ten days ago on the closure of a nursing facility in Carlow, namely, Bethany House. The two...
- Seanad: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, whom I meet regularly on the Adjournment about educational matters. St. Mary's College, Knockbeg, County Carlow, has been the victim of an ongoing, protracted dance with the Department of Education and Science over the past ten years about the drawing down of funding for a new school building. The school has a long history of a couple of...
- Seanad: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: It is hardly â¬581.
- Seanad: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The crucial point is that the Minister said the conservation architect would be appointed, but the point the school wants to get across is that the appointment should be made as quickly as possible as the process has dragged on for so long. I understand the constraints under which the Minister is operating and I understand the reasoning behind the appointment of a conservation architect as...
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, to the House. I did not hear his speech earlier, although I read parts of it. As previous speakers have said, I agree with much of what is contained therein, although there are a couple of points I will make about the Government's announcement earlier this week. I do not want to be discordant at the start but I must comment on the remarks...
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: One never knows.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Some of the provisions for the pension levy are worthy of comment. People on lower incomes in the public sector are being treated a little unfairly. I was talking to a nurse yesterday who is to lose almost â¬2,000 from her income because of the Government's measures. I would not consider somebody on â¬32,000 or â¬33,000 to be a very high-earning public servant. If I were in the...
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: There are some Ministers of State who have nine or ten people working in their offices. That is not acceptable. It has spiralled out of control in recent years and we need to get back to some semblance of reality. People expect this to happen and the Government should lead by example in this regard. The number of Ministers of State should be reduced significantly, as should the number of...
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: He was always busy here as well.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: That is unprecedented.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: As insulting as the Senator is to the Leas-Chathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator should apologise.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator should withdraw the remarks she made about the Chair.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: No, but you should withdraw those remarks.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator is a disgrace.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
John Paul Phelan: That is the most pathetic contribution I have heard in seven years in the House.