Results 6,481-6,500 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)
John Paul Phelan: On the whole, while there are many positive aspects to the budget, I have not seen anything of significance in it. The Minister has tried to provide a little bit for most people but he has not concentrated his fire on specific areas. He should have done so and I am disappointed he did not take that opportunity.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)
John Paul Phelan: What about Senator Norris?
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Two parties.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Fine Gael was concerned with trying to bring the country back from the brink of bankruptcy.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: This is the most pompous rubbish I have ever heard.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: The Government lied. It said the process would take three years.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: This is pompous rubbish. Who does the Senator think he is?
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: We would not have told lies in the first place.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Decentralisation was an attempt to buy the local elections but it did not work.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: That is what was stated last year in this Chamber by perhaps five or six Fianna Fáil Members. It was stated the programme would be delivered over three years but it has not been.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I never said it would be delivered in one year.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: It was not.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: He told the truth.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: He told the truth. Senator Leyden could learn a thing or two about telling the truth.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: That had happened already. Did the Senator not see what happened last week? Has he been reading anything?
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: He was booted out.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Christmas is coming too.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I wish to share time with Senator Feighan, by agreement.
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I am delighted the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, is present for this debate. The Minister of State came to the House almost one year ago, following the last budget on 3 December 2004, when the main topic of discussion was the decentralisation issue. This was mainly because there was little else in the budget until the then Minister for Finance, Deputy...
- Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: No commitment to anything is contained in the Minister's remarks. He wandered onto many topics that had little or nothing to do with decentralisation but failed to refer to the commitments given in this Chamber on 3 December last by himself and other Government Members. However, we have come to expect nothing else from the Government. Some 12 months later, it is easy to comment on remarks...