Results 1,141-1,160 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Cancer Services. (23 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: The Minister of State did not respond to the question that was asked. His reply does not answer it, which proves what I have always said about the Adjournment, it creates obfuscation.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: Yesterday the Hanly report was issued, the 105th report published by the Department of Health and Children in three years. What happened to the other 104? Its main recommendation was 2,500 acute beds and 2,000 consultants but the other recommendation was the reduction of accident and emergency hospitals from 40 to 12. There will be much discussion on this aspect because the closeness of these...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: As we are talking about the North there must be concerns in regard to the statements made by SDLP representatives this morning. As people who were involved in the peace process over many years – people like John Hume initiated much of this – they, particularly Mr. Gerry Adams and Mr. David Trimble, have been totally sidelined by the Taoiseach and Mr. Blair in discussions that have been...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. - Local Radio Licensing: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: I welcome the Minister to the House. As a member of the joint committee, I acknowledge the great work Senator O'Meara put into the report, which opened the debate about radio licences.

Seanad: Fishery Policy: Statements. (15 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive statement. Shellfish farming and fish farming were first established about 25 years ago and the whole aquaculture field has been successful. The greatest success is that about 19,000 people depend to some degree on aquaculture. Many of these are in peripheral communities into which it would be difficult to attract industrial employment. The...

Seanad: Fishery Policy: Statements. (15 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Fishery Policy: Statements. (15 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Fishery Policy: Statements. (15 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: On many occasions I have been given the opportunity to raise the provision of a radiotherapy unit for the Limerick area. The expert review is out today and I am disappointed that Limerick is not included as one of the locations for such units. There are about 1,500 cases of cancer each year in the mid-west region, of which 750 require radiotherapy. It is contrary to the principle of...

Seanad: Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: What the Minister of State told us and his reference to different Acts is quite technical. Will he clarify why Denmark is precluded from the supplementary fund?

Seanad: Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: What is the logic of it?

Seanad: Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: Given that Denmark is a coastal state and as we are talking about oil pollution, it is rather surprising that a member of the EU is precluded from the fund.

Seanad: Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: Perhaps the former Minister of State present might know about them.

Seanad: Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: That is right.

Seanad: Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: On a point of clarification I know that there is urgency with regard to getting this through before 1 November. Has this date been agreed internationally?

Seanad: Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: I spoke on Second Stage on this legislation and noted what an important piece of legislation it is. I also made the point that pollution preparedness is extremely important. As a commitment was given in May 2000 to purchase a towing vessel at the time, and the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Ahern, has since indicated his Department has entered discussions...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: Senator Daly raised the issue I intended to discuss. When the matter was mentioned at a recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, an urgent discussion on it was requested. The recent revelations are a matter of great concern for those involved in aquaculture, which is a growth industry in this country. Some people were identified in the course of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: This issue should be examined and a sense of tolerance should prevail. I ask the Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, and the Minister of State, Deputy McDaid, to examine this issue. I am sure many Senators have encountered people who have concerns about this matter.

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (Resumed). (8 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: I listened with great interest to the previous speaker because he brought a human dimension to the debate. I remember growing up in Foynes, which was ten miles from Glin where there was an industrial school. When I was young in the early 1950s, industrial schools obviously presented themselves as a terrible prospect because I remember that parents of young school-going children who misbehaved...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (Resumed). (8 Oct 2003)

Michael Finucane: I did not interrupt anybody and listened with great patience. Deputy Woods made a sterling defence of his stance on the issue recently.