Results 5,461-5,480 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: A ruling has been given.
- Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: It is not his job to make that declaration.
- Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: The ruling has been given.
- Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: That is clear.
- Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: The ruling is clear.
- Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: The Chair has ruled. The Leader should sit down.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I did not have a copy of the speech when the Minister was speaking. I am also interested in the review of labour market programmes in which FÃS is involved. The Minister made the point that this review was initiated before the current controversy came to light. I believe it has been initiated far too late, even if it was before the current controversy. The country has been through...
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Broken promises.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I partially agree with Senator Leyden's comments regarding FBD's unfortunate announcement about the closure of a number of offices around the country. The company provides a service of which I avail, similar to the Senator. It is unfortunate at this time that a company that has done well in recent years is seeking to reduce the number it employs. I support Senator O'Toole and others who...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: The Leader is talking through his hat.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: He is not replying to the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: It is a very unfair statement.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: There is no Bill before us today.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State to this timely discussion about the role and future direction of FÃS. The agency has been in and out of the headlines for a number of months, although it is only in the past couple of weeks that some very disturbing details have emerged about practices at the top management level in FÃS. The Minister addressed some of those issues in his remarks. The second...
- Seanad: Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Nov 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Is the amendment being pressed?
- Seanad: Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Nov 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Amendments Nos. 2, 5, and 9 are related and will be discussed together.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I agree with those who have raised the need for a debate on FÃS. I concur with Senators Fitzgerald, Ross and others on this side. I accept the points made by many of those on the Government side regarding the importance of the work done by FÃS, but it seems as if an apology is being made to the effect that, since FÃS does good and necessary work, questionable practices in the spending of...