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Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: Last week we discussed the Aer Lingus Bill 2003. The mid-west region has a very close affinity with air navigation. First, there were the flying boats that flew out of Foynes, from where I come. There is a very good aviation museum in Foynes which commemorates that important era in our navigational past. Subsequently, we became very familiar with the successes at Shannon and at the air...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: Fianna Fáil spouts off about what it has done with Shannon Airport in the past, but most of the major policy changes that have taken place that have impacted on Shannon happened under a Fianna Fáil Administration.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: The landing of military aircraft is only temporary. If the landing of military aircraft disappeared——

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: It has had a financial impact in the airport because there is no continuity of military aircraft landing. It is impacting on the revenue of Aer Rianta. To say that is a significant earner which sustains Shannon is disingenuous for the simple reason that it gave only a temporary lift to the economy and Aer Rianta. It is unsustainable in the long term. What will sustain Aer Rianta and Shannon...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: Senator Dooley should not lecture me on Shannon. Fianna Fáil has three Deputies in the area, whereas Fine Gael has only one. It is time those three Deputies took action. The Senator and Senator Daly should also take action. They should be more vocal and fight for what is required at Shannon rather than engaging in the occasional flirtation with Clare radio in an attempt to convince people...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: The Minister of State is not at the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis now.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: What are special drawing rights?

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: I am sure he noticed it. There will be extra copies of the newspaper in Feenagh today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: The Senator's vigilance is noted.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: I support Senator O'Toole in his call for a debate following the IBEC report on the mid-west region. Speaking on the Aer Lingus Bill last night, I touched on many of the relevant areas. I also welcome the Government decision to proceed with guidelines regarding rural one-off houses. If one talks to the planners, one learns that in every county there has been a dramatic escalation in planning...

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister of State. I have studied the contents of the Bill. I would like to know about the future not only of Aer Lingus but of some of our airports which are intertwined with the success of Aer Lingus. The Minister of State said Aer Lingus was involved in opening up nine new European routes, but will he indicate in his reply whether any of those routes are to Shannon Airport?...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: We are all aware this is a leap year and Sunday was 29 February. One can imagine the surprise of many people with mortgages when they received a notification from at least one bank, which had the courtesy to notify them, that as mortgage interest is charged on a daily basis they were being charged for 29 February. All the other banks and mortgage societies did exactly the same. Every year we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: What about the surplus?

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister. I also welcome the Bill, which has many positive aspects. On this morning's Order of Business, much attention focused on the necessity for a press council following the reportage which took place in recent weeks. Undue attention was focused on the sad incident which took place outside Club Anabel. Fine Gael recently commissioned an MRBI poll which indicated that one in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: The Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, is a killjoy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2004)

Michael Finucane: I support Senator O'Toole's call for a press council. There has been wall to wall coverage of the sad event which took place outside Club Anabel. Recently, Fine Gael commissioned a poll undertaken by independent consultants and it found that 25% of people, one in four, were not reporting specific crimes. It also found that up to 40% of those under 25 were not doing so. I am aware of a case in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

Michael Finucane: We will deal with Committee Stage of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004 today. We are scheduled to deal with Report and Final Stages of this Bill between 12 noon and 2 p.m. tomorrow. Will the Leader examine the feasibility of taking Report Stage after a short sos this afternoon? Judging by the number of Committee Stage amendments, I think it would be...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)

Michael Finucane: The Chair was not here. Amendment put.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Motion for Earlier Signature. (25 Feb 2004)

Michael Finucane: Perhaps it is because the original Bill was over 100 years old.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts: Motion. (25 Feb 2004)

Michael Finucane: Their grubby hands.