Results 561-580 of 1,467 for speaker:Geraldine Feeney
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: The Opposition can sneer and laugh as much as it wishes. However, the reason it is in the political wilderness is evident. It does not know how to communicate with or accommodate the elderly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: We do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: That is the reason my party has been the leading party in Government for so long in this country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: Senator Regan need not worry. We know how to deal with the issues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: That is what they did.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: The majority of them were Dublin people.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: They had no distance to travel.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: A fate worse than death.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: I support the call by my colleague, Senator Ann Ormonde, for a debate on the over-70s medical card issue. I must inform Senator Ivana Bacik that this side of the House is saying this week exactly what it said last week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: I hope the Leader allows for the debate on the issue. What is upsetting and exercising the Opposition today is that it is disgusted the Government has come up with such an equitable solution that will work.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: The solution means that 95% of the over-70s will be covered by the medical card scheme. Last week, I asked the Opposition did it support the principle that those who can pay, should pay. The answer I received was, "Yes".
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: Today, however, I know the Opposition does not support that principle.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: The 5% of those who will not be covered can well afford to pay.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: I would also like the debate to focus on a matter raised by Senator Alex White. He claimed An Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen, came out in a shoddy way and ran out for the last half of last Friday night's news. Senator Alex White knows the Taoiseach was out of the country until Friday. He was in his office then meeting members of the Northern Ireland Assemblyââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: ââand running the country. When he got out to RTE, that was the only time he could be taken. I, along with all my colleagues on this side of the House, am proud of the job he did for us on Friday night.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: I also hope the debate will cover the amount of savings that will be taken into account without affecting medical card eligibility. The thresholds given are â¬36,000 for a single person and â¬72,000 for a couple. It is only the interest on any sum over that which will be brought into question. I was rather surprised, but interested, to hear Senator Joe O'Toole claim â¬36,000 was not much...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: Absolutely, they are delighted with that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: This will be explained to all this week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: It is a question of pension income, rather than occupational income.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Geraldine Feeney: Rubbish. That is not true.