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Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Schools Building Projects. (5 Mar 2003)

Pat Gallagher: I thank Senators Kitt and Ulick Burke for giving me the opportunity to outline to the House on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science the Department's current position regarding the allocation of funding for schools building projects. The capital programme has been published and full details are available on the Department's website at www.education.ie. The programme is designed to...

Seanad: Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (12 Feb 2003)

Pat Gallagher: The Minister for Finance has informed the Dáil that most low value policies are not yet computerised, so that if insurance companies had to personally notify these customers, it would entail a lengthy and substantive trawl of paper records. Considering the value of such policies, this does not seem worthwhile at this time. A balance must be reached between the aim of reuniting people with...

Seanad: Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (12 Feb 2003)

Pat Gallagher: What the Senators have said seems very reasonable. To give an example, one company has approximately 500,000 policies below €500 in value which have not yet been computerised.

Seanad: Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (12 Feb 2003)

Pat Gallagher: I am only giving an example. To personally notify the account holders would involve a manual trawl of paper records. This would be a huge undertaking and we might never see the money from the accounts and the people concerned might never be notified. One would have thought that all accounts would have been computerised but that is not the case. It might be possible to look at this in the...

Seanad: Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (12 Feb 2003)

Pat Gallagher: Some of us are old enough to remember the insurance agents who called bringing only paper files. When insurance agents call to a customer now, they bring a laptop and everything is computerised from the outset. It is somewhat surprising to learn that one company has 500,000 small policies but it does not follow that there is €500 in each of those; some of them could be so low as to not be...

Seanad: Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (12 Feb 2003)

Pat Gallagher: I had information for only one company. Companies do not have this information because they will not deal with it until legislation is passed. It could be some time before we become aware of it. If one company has 500,000 policies, it is likely there are millions.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (5 Dec 2002)

Pat Gallagher: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Tá áthas orm an deis seo a fháil teacht go dtí an Teach chun labhairt ar an straitéis spáisiúil náisiúnta. Ar ndóigh, tá luas na forbartha in Éirinn le deich mbliain anuas suntasach ach tá an dul chun cinn tar éis a bheith míchothram. Tá roinnt limistéir ag forbairt ar bhonn níos tapúla ná limistéirí eile. Tá barraíocht forbartha...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (5 Dec 2002)

Pat Gallagher: Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a chur in iúil don Teach, a thug am dom féin agus do na Seanadóirí labhairt ar an gceist thábhachtach seo. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas do na Seanadóirí go léir a ghlac pairt sa díospóireacht ar ábhar atá tábhachtach don tír go léir, idir Bhaile Átha Cliath agus an ceantar thart ar an gcathair agus do na réigiúin ach go háirithe.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Roads Projects. (4 Dec 2002)

Pat Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas don Seanadóir as ucht na ceiste seo a ardú ar an Athló agus deis labhartha a thabhairt dom maidir leis an mhéid atá le déanamh leis na hoibreacha riachtanacha seo. I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment and giving me the opportunity to outline my views. In line with the rest of the city of Dublin, the Phoenix Park, in particular its main road,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Roads Projects. (4 Dec 2002)

Pat Gallagher: I will look into the matter. The Seanad adjourned at 9 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 5 December 2002.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Water and Sewerage Schemes. (3 Dec 2002)

Pat Gallagher: Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a chur in iúl don Seanadóir as ucht na ceiste thábhachtach seo a ardú. The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, Deputy Cullen, regrets that he cannot be in the House to respond to the important matter raised by the Senator. I am, however, pleased to have the opportunity to respond. The main objective of the national spatial...

Seanad: Report on Immigration Policy: Statements. (27 Nov 2002)

Pat Gallagher: Thar cionn an Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha, an Teachta Cowen, atá thar sáile ar ghnóthaí tábhachtacha, gabhaim buíochas don Teach agus dóibh siúd go léir a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht tábhachtach seo.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - National Monuments Preservation. (9 Oct 2002)

Pat Gallagher: I am grateful for this opportunity to clarify my position on the situation at Carrickmines. I appreciate the genuine contribution the Senator has made this evening and will endeavour to address it. The proposal for the south eastern motorway was approved by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government in 1998. In accordance with legal requirements, a comprehensive environmental...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - National Monuments Preservation. (9 Oct 2002)

Pat Gallagher: I will bring the Senator's views to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Cullen, who will deal specifically with this issue. The Seanad adjourned at 8.55 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 10 October 2002.