Results 901-920 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will intervene to resolve the ongoing dispute over the Cork Airport debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12681/07]

Order of Business (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: When will the passports Bill be published and taken?

Order of Business (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: Has it been published yet?

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: The Minister should stop lecturing us and be a bit more humble after all his catastrophes.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: The Minister has not fixed much.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: The Minister never lost his arrogance.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: He never did.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: That is what the Minister said about electronic voting.

Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2007)

Bernard Allen: This is quite an admission of failure.

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (29 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent statements by a person (details supplied) that the Irish private health insurance market does not need risk equalisation to ensure community rating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12018/07]

Legislative Programme. (29 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to break up the VHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12019/07]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there was an increase of 6% in the number of tourists who were victims of crime here in 2006 compared with 2005 as reported to the Irish Tourist Assistance Service; the action he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11770/07]

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the decline in the competitiveness of the Irish film industry and the fact that major productions are going elsewhere; the measures he will put in place to make Ireland an attractive location for film production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11771/07]

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: I expected that we would have a fairly adult and mature debate on the issues before us but——

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: I will deal with the matter in two minutes. I expected us to have an adult and mature debate on the issues. I tried to be as constructive as possible in my earlier contribution but the Minister of State misrepresented my position. He spoke about being a little boy in short pants but he is behaving like one now in attempting to misrepresent my views and those of my party. I said in my...

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: Why then is the Bill being guillotined?

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: This debate is due to conclude at 4.45 p.m. The Bill is being guillotined.

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: The Minister of State forgot to mention one important point, namely, that the Government is accountable to Dáil Éireann.

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: If the Minister of State had not been spoofing for two minutes he would have had plenty of time in which to comment on the amendment.

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2007)

Bernard Allen: No, we do not have enough time to allow him to do so.