Results 801-820 of 1,979 for speaker:Nicky McFadden
- Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: What about all the cuts which have been made?
- Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: What about those who are not able to access the services to which they are entitled?
- Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I am not making a political charge. I do not do that.
- Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: On a point of order, I have been accused of making a political charge. I am making an observation based on experience in representing my constituency. It is not a political charge.
- Seanad: Flood Relief (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran. It is opportune that he is here, given that he knows as well as I do how devastating the flooding has been in south Roscommon and south Westmeath. I raise this matter out of sheer frustration because nothing has happened since the devastating floods last winter. Water levels were extremely high during September, when the Callows around...
- Seanad: Flood Relief (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: The Minister of State has outlined what is stated in the report. I commend all of the agencies involved for the way they responded. However, will a Shannon Basin committee be established, as recommended by the committee? Who will take responsibility as the lead agency to ensure this will never happen again, that the sluice gates will be opened on command and that rivers will be maintained...
- Seanad: Flood Relief (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I have contacted the OPW and the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, but I am not getting anywhere; neither is the committee.
- Seanad: Flood Relief (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I have asked the OPW and the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, the exact same question. The source of my frustration is that I am going from Billy to Jack. There is no lead agency taking responsibility, which means the same thing will happen again.
- Seanad: Flood Relief (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: But the Minister knows where I am coming from.
- Seanad: Flood Relief (13 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: And the report.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I read the transcript of the debate and discussions the Minister had and it seemed very much above board. The Commissioner appears to have been very forthcoming and supportive of the Minister's position. I wish the Minister very well in the negotiations. So far he has done a very good job. As the Fine Gael spokesperson on agriculture, Deputy Doyle, noted, the CAP is a victim of its own...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I acknowledge the passing of the late, great Maurice Neligan, an outstanding cardiologist and wonderful heart surgeon. Many people are alive today because of his skill and his vocation. When he retired he continued to be an advocate for the sick and the vulnerable in his column in The Irish Times, often criticising the Minister for Health and Children and Government policy on health. His...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: Fianna Fáil is in Government, not Fine Gael.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I welcome the Minister. The contributions of my colleagues are also welcome. I welcome this debate because, as my colleague, Senator Bradford, noted, we all have to don the green jersey. I wish the Minister luck in the negotiations. There is time between now and 2012 and we can all participate in the debate. I come from a provincial town in the midlands which is supported to a large...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: Fair enough. That is very welcome.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I thank the Minister for the clarification.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I do totally, but the Minister can also understand that the said leaked document will have caused huge insecurity. I, therefore, welcome his assurance which will go a long way towards reassuring the farming people of Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: How dare you.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: We have had 15 years of failed government.
- Seanad: Electricity Prices: Motion (6 Oct 2010)
Nicky McFadden: I welcome the Minister of State. I will speak on two issues relating to contradictory policies being pursued by the Government. There is also an idea that people will no longer be able to pay for their electricity usage in the post office because they will not be allowed to pay less than â¬20. Like Senator Coffey I am a former employee of the ESB and I know many people paid â¬5 from...