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Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Noel Treacy: This Finance Bill is fair, balanced and very much in keeping with the visionary strategic approach of the Government to the economy. I commend it wholeheartedly to the House for its full and final approval. I am sure it will be endorsed.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (2 Feb 2006)

Noel Treacy: Is cúis áthais dom an deis seo a bheith agam páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht an-tábhachtach seo, agus gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí uilig as ucht chaighdéan iontach na díospóireachta. I have listened with great interest to the statements made by the Members of this House. I would like to acknowledge again the support and encouragement of all Senators for the work of both...

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Noel Treacy: If he binds he will be okay.

Seanad: Development Banks Bill 2005: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: I thank Senators for their wide-ranging and interesting comments on this Bill. Members of Seanad Éireann have shown consistent and genuine concern for the affairs of the less well-off countries of the world and, on behalf of the Government, I fully acknowledge their contribution. I thank them for their contributions, sincerity and collective and individual support for and commitment to the...

Seanad: Development Banks Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: There are two words which are always pertinent to Ireland's situation in the international arena —"governance" and "generosity". We have always been as generous as possible taking into account the resources available and we always ensure governance is a key to ensure resources pledged both by the Government and the people are managed carefully, disbursed properly and get to where they...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: I welcome this opportunity to address the Seanad on the Appropriation Bill 2005. Given the Seanad's busy schedule, I appreciate today's debate will be very brief and, as the Leader indicated this morning, there will be a more substantial debate on public expenditure early in the new year. The main purpose of this Bill is to give statutory effect to the departmental Estimates for supply...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: I thank both Senator John Paul Phelan and Senator Mansergh for their respective support on behalf of their parties and the House for the Bill before us. I very much endorse what Senator Mansergh said. Senator John Paul Phelan referred to the flood relief measures on the River Nore in Kilkenny. Complaints were made by people who felt the salmon should be protected. The fisheries people tried...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: Senator Phelan referred to PPARS in particular. Senator Mansergh put his finger on it — PPARS is one particular project and its whole purpose is to create an umbrella ICT architecture that will have the capacity to absorb the totality of the management of all of the health services in the Republic of Ireland from an ICT point of view so that we can bring much more efficiency to the delivery...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: ——of success in the biggest hospital in the country, St. James's in Dublin, but I accept it has had serious problems elsewhere. It is a complex, multi-purpose, multi-functional system and I hope the problems can be resolved as it evolves because there is not much point spending money, either capital or current, on the delivery of permanent structures or ongoing services if the result will...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: Nollaig faoi shéan agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh uilig.

Seanad: Development Banks Bill 2005: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: The Development Banks Bill provides for Ireland's future membership of the Asian Development Bank, the extension of the activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, known as the EBRD, to include Mongolia, and amendments to existing legislation governing Ireland's membership of a number of multilateral financial institutions, to better facilitate Ireland in meeting its...

Seanad: Development Banks Bill 2005: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: Yes.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: I am pleased to contribute to this very important debate. This is the ninth consecutive budget presented to the people of Ireland by this Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government and is, as I was glad to hear Deputy Kenny admit today, a budget that the Irish people deserve. Over these nine budgets, a clear and focused strategy has been followed, which has positioned this modern republic...

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: ——and that more people should be taken out of the top tax band. That is what the social and morally proper party is looking for. It is bankrupt of ideas. Industrial unrest was widespread while our young people were leaving in search of jobs in numbers not seen since the 1950s. The facts of history also show that in 1987, faced by an economic wasteland of incompetence and mismanagement,...

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: There is plenty vinegar in Deputy Ring's chips.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: He is a great man.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: Our tenth anniversary will be just before the general election.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: Yes.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: From Kavanagh's pub, yes.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Noel Treacy: No it will not.