Results 141-148 of 148 for feel speaker:Seán Sherlock "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]")

Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Seán Sherlock: ...judgment are not implemented in their entirety in this legislation or whether we should revert to the 1940 Act. I suggest we should not revert to the 1940 Act but that a response is required. I feel the response is delivered in the legislation, although the Labour Party still finds the legislation somewhat flawed. It remains to be seen whether the lack of a provision in this regard will...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Seán Sherlock: ...in the local and European elections to send a message to Fianna Fáil that its regime and days are numbered. The people have registered their disgust with the Government not only because they feel that the Fianna Fáil model of governance has failed us, but because they now want a change of the guard. They want to see a restoration of a model of governance that is based on the...

Community Support for Older People. (22 Apr 2009)

Seán Sherlock: I represent a rural constituency where many people live in isolated areas and this scheme allowed them to have the peace of mind and feeling of security brought about by having a monitored alarm system. Their relatives were also reassured by the scheme. I do not understand, therefore, why the scheme is being suspended. I hope the Minister will be true to his word when he says it will be...

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)

Seán Sherlock: ...distancing itself from the very people who would ordinarily have supported it. The philosopher Bertrand Russell stated, "To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life flowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future". This Government is...

Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Sherlock: ...and did so without complaint. I felt that I was doing what every loyal Irishman or Irishwoman should do and that every other working Irishman or Irish woman was doing the same. Now, however, I feel that I am being singled out as a soft target because of my position as a public servant and that my contribution to Irish society and the country has been demeaned. I would not object as...

World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: ...stand are overly ambitious in terms of trade liberalisation and rule implementation. Developing countries, as well as this country, rightly fear that they have nothing to gain from this deal. We feel that we have made enough concessions and have gained nothing in return. If this is the case, it is then clear that the process has failed both ourselves and lesser developed countries and...

Broadband Services: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: In the five minutes allocated to me I will do my best to cover the issues I feel are pertinent. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and to support it unequivocally. I wish to address a number of general points relating to the national broadband scheme, the lack of roll-out of broadband to rural areas and the need for the Government to adopt a universal service obligation...

Order of Business (30 Jan 2008)

Seán Sherlock: When is it deemed possible for a Member of this House to ask a question he or she feels is pertinent to the running of his or her constituency and is important enough to raise on the floor of the House by way of a parliamentary question, without being told it is an operational matter not for the Minister but for the NRA? Is it now the case that the Minister for Transport no longer has...