Results 841-860 of 1,591 for speaker:Eugene Regan

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: If we wish to change the heads of the banks because they have caused the problems in the banking system or the regulator who has failed to regulate, does it not follow that the leaders in government who have caused the problem in our economy and who have been part of the problem-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: -----are not the people to find the solutions?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: I ask the Leader to respond to that question.

Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: The Minister of State should look at the polls.

Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: The Minister of State almost let the cat out of the bag there.

Seanad: Tax Code (13 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: Will the Minister of State clarify the provisions in stamp duty legislation? I understand they do not provide for Revenue to accommodate a phased payment system for individual taxpayers who have a liability but who due to economic difficulties cannot make the repayment on a lump sum basis. Revenue provides such an accommodation in other areas of taxation for taxpayers who get into...

Seanad: Tax Code (13 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: First-time buyers who are exempt from stamp duty are aware of the position on entering into the transaction, which the Minister of State said is important, and they know their liability is zero. However subsequently, due to unforeseen circumstances, if they find themselves in difficulty and it is not practical for them to remain the occupier of the property they purchased, they must pay the...

Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: The motion is non-contentious and I do not understand why the Government could not agree to it. The motion invites the Government to act on certain legislation, political lobbying, whistleblowers' protection, good corporate governance and restoring the original provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1997. It does not condemn the Government but invites it to act in these areas. I do...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: The Senator should have some respect for the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: I welcome the decision of our sister body in the Czech Republic, the Czech Senate or haute chambre, to approve the Lisbon treaty. It leaves Ireland as the odd man out in Europe regarding Lisbon. In connection with this, Mr. Lech Walesa was invited to speak at the recent conference of Libertas in Rome, and allegedly, according to The Irish Times and the Polish press, was paid €50,000 by...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: Yes, I have two questions for the Leader. I have mentioned issues of political corruption and competence. There is a serious question of political incompetence and we are paying the price for it. The Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, does not have a mandate from the country one year after his elevation to that position. He does not seem to have a mandate from his coalition partners, given the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: I ask the Leader to address that because it is of fundamental importance in how we go forward.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: I join with others in welcoming Mr. George Lee's decision to stand for Fine Gael in Dublin South.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: I do this, not in a partisan way-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: -----but with a view to formulating a general question about politics.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: This is a triumph for politics. It is recognition that one can be a commentator but to participate in politics is quite different. It is also a recognition that real change only comes about through changing the political system and, in this instance, in changing the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: In this connection, I refer to today's column by Mr. Vincent Browne in The Irish Times. Vincent Browne denigrates the entry of George Lee into politics.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: Vincent Browne had his chance to stand for Fine Gael in Dún Laoghaire but he seems to have a chip on his shoulder about it because, ultimately, he withdrew from going down that road. It is wrong to trivialise politics in this way.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: My question for the leader is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eugene Regan: I will not mention George Lee again. Vincent Browne described-----