Results 921-940 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: The Senator should sit down. He is a single man.
- Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: I compliment the Labour Party on tabling this motion. I followed closely the discussion on this matter in the Dáil when it was discussed two months ago. If anything, the "Prime Time" programme of 22 December last helped to focus many minds on this issue. I watched the programme with a great deal of nostalgia. I could empathise with much of what the programme portrayed. I grew up in west...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: While none of us supports the actions of Hamas, one must deplore what happened yesterday. The Taoiseach, in his capacity as President of the European Union, should call in the Israeli ambassador to ask him what is going on out there. Surely, in making decisions such as this, Mr. Sharon knows the monster he is creating. The tit-for-tat situation which exists in Israel and Palestine is...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: I second the amendment. I agree with Senator Ryan's condemnation of the Government's decision not to set up an agency for the Irish abroad as recommended in the report of the task force on emigration. It was debated recently in the other House where Deputy Stagg made a very emotional contribution which was relayed practically in its entirety on the "Vincent Browne Show". Another issue is that...
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: The Minister will find a way.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: At least we stick with our own party.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: The Minister praised An Taisce.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: It hurts the Minister.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: It is gone.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: That is the current position.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: I wish it were as easy as that.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: Senator Leyden should watch out or he will be sent back to the Curragh detention centre. He was on the prison visiting committee for a few years.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: The Senator should check with his 3% supporters.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: We swiped her from under the nose of the Progressive Democrats anyway.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: The Senator does not go around the country looking at potholes as we did for the citizens.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: He is no different from those people we are talking about.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: That will be the test.
- Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: I read this document. I have been in a council for 18 years and of all the issues raised the most vexatious for any public representative is that of planning. If anybody analyses the various requests they get during a week they will find the largest number of requests relate to planning. In many cases we give advice and try to expedite and facilitate the planning process but I would like to...
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)
Michael Finucane: The Senator has no intention of delaying himself.