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Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: The Minister does accept there are problems.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: That is a change.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: The first part of his contribution was a rallying call.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: The Leader is only defending herself.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: There will be no more election rallies like the one we just had from Tullamore Square.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: There are 30 or more children in classes.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: What we heard from the Minister would be wonderful if we were at a pre-election final rally in the square in Tullamore. That is how entertaining it was. The plan has been called visionary but we must consider what "visionary" means. It means something for the future but the reality is that most of the money allocated to programmes in the plan has been announced previously or has been...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: It is solely at the discretion of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: I support Senator Norris in his call for a debate on health as quickly as possible. We are fully aware of the problems in the health service. We hear about them every day in the media. However, the health service reached a new low as the HSE initiated measures to restrict the availability of drugs to Irish patients due to their costs. This is new and dangerous. The Minister and the HSE...

Seanad: School Closures. (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this item for debate this evening. I wish to share the matter with Senator Kitt. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Treacy, to the House. He has a personal interest in this item. The Minister of State is aware that since Senator Kitt and I first raised this matter here on 18 October 2006, the Minister for...

Seanad: School Closures. (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: That puts it up to him.

Seanad: School Closures. (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: The Minister of State said that there will be "sufficient places in existing schools in the general area for pupils who would have normally enrolled in the closing school". This clearly means the Department has effectively washed its hands of the matter.

Seanad: School Closures. (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: It is an indictment of the Government's failure.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: Now that the Senator is a member of that profession, they probably will.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: Is the Senator refusing sales?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: It is not an issue for this Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: The Senator should go down to Roscommon and name a few of them there.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Ulick Burke: It is bad management.