Results 121-140 of 1,451 for speaker:Michael Finucane
- Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)
Michael Finucane: The scheme has been operated and advertised for long enough. People should be compensated but I have met people who have encountered bureaucracy.
- Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)
Michael Finucane: It is not nonsense. How many compensation claims have been paid out? The figure is small and I can guarantee there will be a rush to pay the others before next May. I know how the Government behaves and the tactics it adopts in these kinds of circumstances. It should not play with the elderly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)
Michael Finucane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)
Michael Finucane: Given the day that is in it, much attention will naturally focus on the budget but I would like the House to also think of a group of more than 300 workers who recently lost their jobs at Castlemahon Food Products near Newcastle West. They received just two weeks' statutory redundancy payments from the company, which is based in the North of Ireland, and the State. One year ago, 150 workers...
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: I welcome the Bill. It gives enhanced tasks to the regulator and there is a strong emphasis on safety with regard to electrical and gas installations. That is important. However, the Bill does not do much more than that. It is surprising that these housekeeping matters for the regulator have not been attended to long before now. Energy has become an extremely important matter for many...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: It is not the money of the Civil Service.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: It is a social occasion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: Some time ago Members were invited to Buswells Hotel by the Irish Postmasters Union. Its members were concerned about the closure of post offices throughout the country. They were also concerned about the loss of income. The House will be aware that recently the European Court of Justice notified the Minister for Social and Family Affairs that next year, the â¬50 million social welfare...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: The Minister wrote itââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: The incident at the weekend involving the young Latvian woman has shocked the nation. During the debate on this case yesterday in the other House the Taoiseach conceded we have too many guns, criminals and murderers on our streets. That is an incredible statement from a Taoiseach who has been in Government for the past ten years. Admittedly, the Leader of the Progressive Democrats Party...
- Seanad: Telecommunications Structures: Motion (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: Co-location should be encouraged in that situation. Because of commercial discipline, the mobile telephone companies will not make that decision unless a directive is given to them. They will pay lip service to the idea of co-location, but because of a tested arrangement in different companies, they can always say they requested co-location with the other companies but it was not possible....
- Seanad: Telecommunications Structures: Motion (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: How long do I have?
- Seanad: Telecommunications Structures: Motion (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: I thank all the speakers. Oireachtas representatives in most parts of the country have been under pressure on this issue. Senator John Phelan is correct that the motion was on the Order Paper for some time. When it was put on the Order Paper we tried to ensure we got cross-party support for it. We expressed our concern, which had been expressed by most people here, and asked for a review...
- Seanad: Telecommunications Structures: Motion (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: Even if they put up an antennae on a mast there should be communication with the council to approve it. It is fine to say we included exemptions in the Planning and Development Act 2000. The impetus at that time was to accelerate the development of mobile telecommunications. The Department put pressure on us saying that modern telecommunications would enhance industrial development. The...
- Seanad: Telecommunications Structures: Motion (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: I move: "That Seanad Ãireann expresses its concerns following recent reports in relation to the proximity of telecommunications structures to domestic dwellings, schools, hospitals and child care facilities and calls on the Government to review the existing national guidelines in relation to the proximity of telecommunications structures to domestic dwellings, schools, hospitals, child care...
- Seanad: Telecommunications Structures: Motion (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: The Senator is discussing telecommunications.
- Seanad: Address by the European Union Ambassador to the United States (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: I wish to ask the ambassador a question regarding the Kyoto Protocol. He indicated that America is responsible for 21% of emissions. There is a feeling here that Ireland contributes only a thimbleful of emissions in contrast to countries like America. He also stated that a survey revealed 19% of Americans worried a great deal about emission standards. That is a surprise in the context of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: I do not wish to elaborate on what Senator O'Toole said, except to ask him to be patient. As a member of the sub-committee, along with two other Members of the House, we have put a good deal of effort into this in the past two years and we hope to conclude our business. That is all I shall say in this regard. We have never mentioned outside what was discussed in the sub-committee and it...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: A member of Senator MacSharry's party supported him.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2006)
Michael Finucane: On foot of a report in this morning's newspapers, I contacted Women's Aid to ascertain the actual position of the organisation. Women's Aid, which provides a helpline for women in distress, received approximately 26,000 calls last year. Regrettably, owing to a lack of manpowerââ