Results 621-640 of 4,363 for speaker:Arthur Morgan
- Pension Provisions. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Does the Minister have any understanding of how many low to middle-income civil servants feel completely shafted by the Government and the Minister's treatment of the assistant secretary grade? Does he understand why they feel sold down the river while assistant secretaries get favourable treatment? Will he admit he made a wrong decision on this matter?
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Perhaps the Minister of State will say when this whole sorry mess was discovered. We know that the new CEO learned of the situation on his appointment in December. When prior to that was the situation in this regard known about and by whom? I understand the Minister was informed of the position around that time and that she is claiming she was not made aware of the number of X-rays...
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Surely it would have drawn resources anyway.
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: That does not answer my question.
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Is "it will have to do" the best the Minister of State can offer?
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: "It will have to do." That is what is wrong with this Government.
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State's answer of "it will have to do" is pathetic.
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: It is not.
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: I do not find it adequate.
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State is hiding behind-----
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Concerns were raised by Deputies-----
- Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: That is scandalous.
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: I welcome the Minister for Social and Family Affairs and perhaps I should also sympathise with her. I support the amendment. I am sure we all know of instances where somebody awarded a substantial claim suddenly had significantly more friends than he or she realised and within a very short time those newly-formed relationships of friendship proved to be other than that and had managed to...
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: On a brief point of order, amendment No. 10 merely provides that the Minister shall examine the question of standardisation. If that creates a charge on the Exchequer, I suggest the sum involved would be very small and what would be described in my part of the world as less than pocket money. I do not know why it is ruled out of order.
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: I too support the amendment. Well thought-out and well-focused tax incentives could bring significant opportunities to Limerick and the mid-west. It is also important, as the regeneration project seems to have hit the rocks, that the Government demonstrates it has some commitment to developing Limerick and offers some hope to the people of that city which has suffered immensely over recent...
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: Like other speakers, I have sympathy for genuine charities who are trying to manage their affairs honourably, fairly and justly. It is important we provide as much space as possible to allow them to get on with their difficult work. Deputy Burton referred on Committee Stage to sharks, not of the marine type, who might be seeking a loophole in this provision for their own benefit. None of...
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: I have sympathy for the Minister having to take this part of Report Stage effectively under another Minister's portfolio. There is a complex implication here because the amendment refers to the draft development plan or local area plan, which is what the legislation refers to also, but is a contravention of a county development plan, for example, included or excluded? That type of minutiae...
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: In an earlier contribution, abuses of the incentives were referred to. I agree entirely on this matter. When we consider the Limerick and mid-Shannon areas and Leitrim and Roscommon, we see there are huge opportunities for tourism development. When we consider the opportunities that exist for entrepreneurs, farmers and residents to develop an income for themselves and become sustainable,...
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: On a point of order-----
- Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)
Arthur Morgan: On a point of order-----