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- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Was there a reason?
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Before the Easter recess, I asked the Leader for a debate on the current economic conditions. Senator MacSharry and other Senators on the Government side also called for such a debate. It would be apt to invite the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, to the Chamber as soon as possible to discuss this matter before he is elevated to another office. The discussion should focus on rising...
- Seanad: Schools Amalgamation (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I know the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has been in the Chamber all afternoon. It is Easter week which explains the absence of other Ministers. I echo Senator McFadden's comments on the absence of Ministers from the Department of Education and Science. Two weeks ago I raised an education matter on the Adjournment but no Minister from the Department attended...
- Seanad: Schools Amalgamation (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister for his response, although he is only reading what he has been given by officials. We have no officials from the Department here either. This goes back to my previous statement regarding not having a Minister from the relevant Department here. On 4 March I clearly referred to the population of the town as being 7,000 or 8,000 and there is approximately 30,000 in the...
- Seanad: Schools Amalgamation (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister.
- Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister's presence in the Chamber for this debate. I wish to make a few points and will be as brief as possible. I refer to Senator Boyle's comments in respect of the current motor taxation system and its grossly inequitable nature. However, on foot of the Minister's proposals, there will be two motor taxation systems. While an argument could be made that the new system...
- Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I do not know why.
- Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: This is outrageous.
- Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Are most of Deputy Boyle's voters not SUV drivers?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: The Leader was trying to sell us a house in Castlepollard last week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: The Leader is not addressing the point.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I must ask Senator Kelly to finish.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Senator Hanafin without interruption.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: He is not replying to the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Schools Amalgamation (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I, too, welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher. He indicated the Minister is unavoidably absent but there are at least three if not four Ministers of State in the Department of Education and Science. While I have no problem with the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, being here, it is disappointing on a night when both Adjournment matters relate to education that none of the...
- Seanad: Schools Amalgamation (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Deputy Gallagher gave as good an answer as he could. In the early part of his answer he referred to three schools catering for 720 pupils each and in the second part he said the school planning section's discussion paper recommended three schools catering for 500 each. At the beginning of his reply the Minister of State referred to declining enrolments. There has been a large increase in...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Her constituency is the entire country, as Senator Leyden should know.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: He spent his own money, unlike others.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Who is he shouting at?