Results 13,001-13,020 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)
Joe McHugh: I concur with Senator Mooney on the Irish flag. His point is very important because there are rules pertaining to it. One of the rules states that the national flag should be raised on election day and on other appropriate days but in a respectful manner. We do not raise the flag in a prostituted way as is done in certain count centres and in discotheques in the early hours of the morning....
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)
Joe McHugh: They have the courage to acknowledge that there is much which has not been done and that they must follow the Fine Gael policy of creating a just and fair society.
- Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera. I also welcome this excellent legislation. However, I hope that it will be followed up with adequate resources. In five years, there has been a sea change in people's attitudes towards entitlements and needs. I first became involved in politics in 1999. When I knocked on doors, the major issues were potholes and water and sewerage schemes....
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (30 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: I know that time is against the Chairman.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (30 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: I would like to make a very serious point regarding Northern Ireland. Now that the dust has settled and, as must be acknowledged, our Taoiseach has carried out a very successful job in Europe and got his man elected to the Commission, the onus is on us as legislators, and it is our responsibility to have a serious debate on Northern Ireland in the autumn. That debate should not specifically...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: It is a transparency and not a personnel issue.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: ADM Limited is an independent and transparent body.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: The word "may" does not instil confidence. ADM Limited was not mentioned once in the Minister of State's opening speech.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: It is not mentioned once. That is a kick in the teeth.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: Why not?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: The Minister of State is questioning their independence of judgment.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: They are appointed at the discretion of the Minister.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: Has the Senator been drinking?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: CLÃR is gone from the programme.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: It is not mentioned in the conclusions.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: It is not mentioned.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: Will they be appraised publicly?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: Does the Minister envisage that it will reach â¬500 million? It is an ageing population and people are dying.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)
Joe McHugh: On a point of order, would it be possible to interject at this stage? While I do not disrespect the good offices of the Minister of State, Deputy Ahern, who is very much in tune with community and voluntary needs, would it be possible to delay the debate in order to have present here the Minister, Deputy à CuÃv?