Results 5,921-5,940 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It was a missed opportunity across the board.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Acting Chairman for his leniency.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It was supposed to be completed by now.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Tell that to the Luxemburgers.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Another one.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Daingean Uà Chúis.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: We missed that.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It took ten years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: That is good to hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I join with other Senators who have requested that the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, comes to the House to discuss the issue of youth psychological services. I agree with Senator Maurice Hayes on the point he made about waiting times and waiting lists. County Kilkenny was highlighted as being the worst in terms of waiting times, with a waiting time of more than four and a half...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I do not subscribe to the notion that in this day and age we cannot have major clinical services available in regional centres. If it could be done 50 or 60 years ago when, as Senator Jim Walsh pointed out, the country was in a much more stringent economic position, I do not understand why it cannot be done now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I ask the Leader to raise with the Minister for Education and Science the concerns expressed to me by a number of parents of Down's syndrome children. Until two or three years ago, Down's syndrome children who attended regular primary schools were automatically entitled to resource hours. Three or four years ago, a change was made by the Government and now resource hours for Down's syndrome...
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister back to the House. One is reminded of the adage about public transport buses, that there is never one available when one wants it but when a bus eventually arrives, several arrive together. So it is with debates on finance in the Seanad. In recent weeks there have been five or six discussions on finance, and the budget next week will provide more opportunities for...
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It was announced in July 2005 that the amending legislation before us would be introduced. The centre of expertise under the National Development Finance Agency will have specialist responsibility for procurement of PPP projects. Initially, its programme will comprise projects from the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Education and Science and Health and Children. At the...
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Senator Mansergh has only a few more months to wait.
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Senator Leyden did his homework.
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It sounds like Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: That is a low blow.
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: The Deputy's mother died and he inherited a few shares.
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
John Paul Phelan: The Senator would want to be quick because we will have our hands on it soon.