Results 121-134 of 134 for cork speaker:Frank Feighan

Accountability of Government Agencies and Companies: Motion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Frank Feighan: ...each year and provides a wonderful service with very little finance. It also has a social aspect. It is an area to which we are not paying enough attention. There are motorways to Belfast, Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway, but there is nothing to the north west. The N4 stops at Mullingar and another road is in place, but it is not good enough. The people of the north west demand a...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Frank Feighan: ...witnessed in the bank's management. Anglo will, of course, be participating in NAMA. It should be noted that among most of the staff in the major banks who caused these problems the champagne corks are being opened because they are delighted to have jobs for life. They will be in no hurry to ensure that the banking crisis ends. Finally, there should be an investigation into why cheques...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (19 Feb 2009)

Frank Feighan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if persons working in Dublin, Cork and Galway while their home address is still their permanent address are entitled to postal votes; and the persons entitled to postal votes. [6854/09]

State Airports. (6 Dec 2007)

Frank Feighan: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in the restructuring of the State airports; the date he foresees independent Cork and Shannon Airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32906/07]

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)

Frank Feighan: ...N4 and the N5. There are many major road projects under consideration. However, there is one area in which I have some difficulty. There are dual carriageways and, indeed, motorways on the roads to Cork, Limerick, Galway and Belfast but on the road to the BMW region, the dual carriageway ends in Mullingar. It is getting much more difficult to get investment into the north west because if...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Frank Feighan: ...Reform to outline the measures he intends to take to stop the growth of pyramid schemes. Yesterday, we heard that a pyramid scheme with over 1,000 investors has collapsed. The same issues arose in Cork over two months ago. It is a serious situation because there are many naive people, including maybe politicians, who think they can make a quick buck through these schemes. Large sums of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: ...to Sligo route but it has been put on the long finger. Years ago we complained about trans-European networks. If I want to go from Sligo to Waterford I will not go through Galway, Limerick or Cork but through Athlone. This is not an Atlantic corridor or Pacific highway, or whatever it is called in the United States, it is a ministerial corridor. The Ministers had their snouts in the trough...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Jun 2005)

Frank Feighan: ...is good. While some of its provisions are positive, there are others which could be improved. The legislation is not as good as we had hoped it would be. I received an e-mail the other day from Cork. It stated that the Taoiseach had commented on "Six-One" on RTE when launching the Disability Bill that we were setting it in law in a way in which no other country had done. This person agreed...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Jun 2005)

Frank Feighan: The address is 4 Fairyville Lawn, The Lough, Cork. The Minister of State should knock on the door. It is in his area.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: ..., particularly after the recent horrific pile-up on the M1? I do not understand what criteria the National Roads Authority has used up to now. There is a great hurrah for the new motorway to Cork, completed a year earlier than expected. However, there are no crash barriers in the middle of the road, which is dangerous.

Seanad: Post Leaving Certificate Programme. (29 Jun 2004)

Frank Feighan: ...are now 50% less rural PLC places and five of the best and most committed teachers no longer have jobs. While it is accepted that there have been some problems in urban areas such as Dublin and Cork, a sledgehammer has been used to crack a nut and a very good PLC system is being attacked and undermined. To quote W.B. Yeats: "Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)

Frank Feighan: I join Senator Norris in condemning the use of a 14 year old boy for such a horrific, attempted crime yesterday. I am also concerned about yesterday's deadly firebomb attack by the Real IRA in Cork. Three of the suspects were out on bail from the Special Criminal Court. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform should attend the House to explain the situation.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Rail Services. (11 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: ...the vast amounts of money allocated to Iarnród Éireann, of which we have waited four to five years to see any sign. The fact that the company undertook to investigate an incident on the Dublin-Cork line is an example of how it places greater emphasis on that line than on those to the west.

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (27 Nov 2002)

Frank Feighan: ...it took between €300 and €500 for an air ticket to come into this country but less than €30 for a ticket to get out. I recommend that the Minister break the Aer Rianta monopoly by separating Cork and Shannon airports and develop low cost hotels at Dublin Airport.