Results 841-860 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jun 2004)

Michael Finucane: I wish to raise two issues. Many of us watched the recent "Prime Time" programme on people with intellectual disabilities and people with autism. As a politician for 15 years, I was ashamed at the deficiencies in that area and the painful experiences of many families whose members have autism and the lack of resources within the system. It is difficult to understand why funding is not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jun 2004)

Michael Finucane: ——or when it went out of office, a disabilities Bill was withdrawn. At the recent Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy O'Dea, indicated that a Bill would be introduced within two weeks. We have seen no sign of that legislation. At what stage is the legislation and what is the Government's intention in regard to this...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2004)

Michael Finucane: Senator Hayes is off the chocolate mailing list.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2004)

Michael Finucane: I wish to raise an issue that concerns many people. In the past we were all extensively lobbied about St. John's wort, a medication sold in health shops. The Irish Medicines Board decreed that it could only be bought on prescription and, at the time, there was a furore over it. However, a person could establish a clinic in Killaloe and give out cancer therapy treatment to vulnerable people in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2004)

Michael Finucane: I seek to remind the Minister for Health and Children that legislation is urgently required in this area.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Motion. (2 Jun 2004)

Michael Finucane: I asked about the status of the decentralisation programme for Newcastle-West in an Adjournment debate in the House on 26 May. For many years, I have sought decentralisation to Newcastle West and assisted in the submission. Therefore, I was very pleased to see it coming to fruition at last with a commitment not alone for Newcastle-West but also for Kilrush and Listowel with the provision of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: I support Senator Leyden's point about the price of a pint. The increase implemented by Diageo is six cent, although it is expected that the actual increase will be 15 cent through a combination of factors. What should not be ignored, however, is the excessive duty imposed by the Government. For the working person, this is too much. There is one important factor we should all bear in mind, of...

Seanad: Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Compellability, Privileges and Immunities of Witnesses) (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (27 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Compellability, Privileges and Immunities of Witnesses) (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: That goes beyond the scope of what we have been discussing.

Seanad: Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Compellability, Privileges and Immunities of Witnesses) (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (26 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: I have raised the issue of the necessity for decentralisation projects for Newcastle West in the other House on many occasions and I do not intend to elaborate the reasons I believe such projects are required. The Minister announced in the previous budget that Newcastle West, as well as many other locations, would benefit from a decentralisation project. The Department of Finance was...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (26 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: That was a reasonably favourable reply as Adjournment Matters go.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: I support Senator Mansergh's comments on the road haulage industry, which I believe will hold a dignified protest today. The industry rarely protests in front of Leinster House but it has genuine cause for concern. Haulage is a highly competitive business in which it is difficult to pass on costs to manufacturers or end users, as the case may be. In such circumstances, the sector should be...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion. (19 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: I second the motion. I spoke on this issue in a debate in the Dáil on 9 February 1999. That debate revolved around the findings of the Special Criminal Court. The people responsible for the crime were not charged with murder but with manslaughter and the sentences were based on that. Those of us who are from west Limerick were appalled and remember vividly what happened in June 1996. For a...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion. (19 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: He does.

Seanad: Development Co-operation Objectives of Irish Presidency: Statements. (12 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Development Co-operation Objectives of Irish Presidency: Statements. (12 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Development Co-operation Objectives of Irish Presidency: Statements. (12 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: I am anxious to facilitate Senators Norris and Mansergh with four minutes each and the Minister of State to conclude at 12.40 p.m. with five minutes.

Seanad: Development Co-operation Objectives of Irish Presidency: Statements. (12 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: Thank you, Senator Norris.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages (Resumed). (12 May 2004)

Michael Finucane: I second the amendment.