Results 821-840 of 1,886 for speaker:Fergal Browne

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I agree with Senator Finucane on the article in the newspaper last Sunday. It is time we considered the use of the PPS number when registering people to vote. It would solve many problems and also present opportunities. This is especially the case in respect of presidential elections. If, for example, somebody from Carlow found himself in Donegal at the time of an election, he could legally...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: When there is a general election.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: With regard to the debate on café bars, I have never met anybody who died of thirst or lack of alcohol. I am delighted the Minister has climbed down and am bemused to hear the Progressive Democrats talk of cheaper alcohol for sale in these so-called café bars. If that was the case, why did the party not look for a cut in duty from the Minister for Finance?

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I agree with Senator Bannon in that the Minister for Health and Children should come to the House to debate the health aspect of increasing the potential sales of alcohol. It would be a disaster for the community at large. We witness more anti-social behaviour every week. Local newspapers are full of court cases almost all of which are alcohol-related. Making alcohol even more freely...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: Absolute rubbish.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I will be brief because it has been a long debate. I regret the fact that this is neither a rights nor a resource-based Bill, there is no proofing and it is vague on financial commitments. It is deeply regrettable that parents will still be forced to take court actions and might even find that more difficult because of the Bill. There have been considerable advances made in this area over the...

Seanad: EU Directives. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I fully support everything Senator Bannon said. Big retail store such as Woodie's are now branching into electrical goods. I resent that because it is unfair to the small trader. If this directive is brought in as planned, it will wipe out small traders because huge multinationals will come in that have already been involved in the electrical wholesale business. It is grossly unfair as the...

Seanad: Disadvantaged Status. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I wish to make the case that a boys' national school in Tullow, Scoil Phádraig Naofa, should be granted disadvantaged status. When the Minister for Education and Science announced a recent allocation of resource teachers, the boys' national school received half the allocation of the neighbouring school. The Minister is aware of Tullow because he represents the adjoining constituency. This...

Seanad: Disadvantaged Status. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I thank the Minister for his reply. Perhaps he will share his local knowledge of the area with the Minister for Education and Science. The situation may look reasonable on paper but the reality differs.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I propose to share my time with Senator Brian Hayes.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I disagree totally with what the Minister of State has said. His claims regarding the Government's commitment to older people bear no relation to the truth in this matter. Once again, the Government has been found wanting and the fire brigade syndrome is in evidence. Instead of taking charge and being proactive as it should be, the Government merely reacts to crises. The purpose of any...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: He was the Minister for five years.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: It had no choice.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: What is there to consider if money is being taken off people?

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: That is all the more reason to legislate.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: That is all——

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: I did read it.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: All it stated is that the Minister should have probed more deeply.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: That is an outrageous allegation.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Fergal Browne: He had been pursuing it for seven years——