Results 5,681-5,700 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Turn down the volume.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I echo the sentiments expressed by Senator Frances Fitzgerald on the letter from Deputy John Cregan. The RTE Authority was before the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources last week, which Deputy John Cregan chairs. As far as I know, Deputy John Cregan did not then raise any issue about the level of reporting in the tribunal, so it is rather strange to find that he...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: It is for the south east.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I thought Senator Harris was an independent Member of this House.
- Seanad: Respite Care (27 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: As Senator Callely has withdrawn the matter he wished to raise, the House stands adjourned.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (Resumed). (21 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: That is very unfair.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (Resumed). (21 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I propose to share time with Senator Pearse Doherty. I am pleased to participate in this good debate but I regret it cannot be rolled over to next week. We have had roll-overs of other debates on topics which were less deserving than this one. It is an emotive and politically charged issue but I reject any notion of making a political football of it. Those involved in politics have a right...
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (21 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Will the Senator withdraw the comment or not?
- Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (20 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I have no difficulty with the amendment as explained by the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (20 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I echo the sentiments of Senator Boyle. This Bill came about largely due to reports over a year ago on the involvement of Irish businesses in the global arms trade. I accept the amendment as stated by the Minister of State but I agree with Senator Boyle that we could usefully have a more regular discussion of these issues when the annual report is produced in the Seanad. The report could...
- Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (20 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister of State and Report and Final Stages have been quick in the Seanad today. This is significant legislation and Fine Gael has supported its passage through both Houses of the Oireachtas. However, Ireland can take another route in monitoring the international arms trade. A significant number of dual-use products produced in this country are used in some way, shape or form...
- Seanad: Fire Stations. (14 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State. I raise the question of the inadequate facilities available at the fire station in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. The station is a workplace for 12 firemen. It houses two fire tenders and covers an area that extends across south-east Kilkenny and south Carlow, which is a very large catchment area, much of it sparsely populated. The problem from a...
- Seanad: Fire Stations. (14 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Hoctor. When discussing this matter on the previous occasion, I outlined my views on incineration as a method of waste disposal. I also referred to the problems that exist in many rural areas â I am sure the Minister of State has encountered these â in the context of private operators employed to collect refuse who often cherry-pick routes. It...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: Will the Cathaoirleach be consistent? This is not relevant.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: She is still going on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: It is enshrined.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: That is a serious allegation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)
John Paul Phelan: I join with Senator Cannon and others who raised the issue of the rural environment protection scheme and the delay in payments to farmers. While there is a direction from the European Union, it has been varied for Ireland over the past 12 to 15 years since the REPS has been in operation and farmers are looking for a continuation of that. This situation will lead to serious financial...