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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: The position is the same in Athlone.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: It is Government policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: This morning I did not intend to raise the issue of expenditure because I did not believe in politicising expenditure on anybody's make-up or hairdo but I feel moved to speak about it now. I resent the remarks of Senators Norris, Ross, Ormonde and O'Toole to the effect that this is a trivial issue. How could the spending of public money on oneself ever be regarded as right? I feel very...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: ——and a €900 tip for the Merrion Hotel. The comments made and views expressed by one of my colleagues are not representative of those of the Fine Gael Party as a whole. The Minister for Health and Children was wrong to spend public funds on her make-up. It is an issue of what is right and wrong and of spending one's own money. How much did the former Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern,...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Senator Ross did not speak to the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I feel very strongly that this is not a trivial issue but an issue of what is right and wrong. With the Cathaoirleach's indulgence, let me raise the issue of the poor unfortunate sheep farmers who were forgotten by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Brendan Smith, in Brussels. I saw them in the freezing cold last night. It is a scandal and a shame that they had to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: There has never been a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I second Senator Fitzgerald's proposal to invite the Minister to the House to discuss the economy. As regards the decision by Dublin City Council to increase rates, the Lord Mayor of Dublin has adopted the Fianna Fáil Party mantra of calling on people to be patriotic when the Republic's VAT rate is being increased by 0.5% while the rate in the North is being decreased by 2.5%. A bottle of...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I am appealing to the Leader, my County Westmeath colleague, Senator Cassidy.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I concur with Senator Coffey.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I acknowledge the comments of my colleagues. This is a very good Bill, but there should be a statutory definition of homelessness and it is a pity there is no mention of homelessness in it, given there are so many homeless people. I understand more than 5,000 people are in this position. People are moving from the house of one relative to another, carrying their belongings in a refuse bag...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Yes, he does.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to the House to debate the dreadful gangland murders in Limerick, Dublin and elsewhere. It was indicated yesterday that surveillance legislation may be introduced before the summer of next year. Why has it taken so long for the Minister to take action in respect of thugs and gangland murderers? Why are sentences...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: As Senator Cassidy.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I agree with my colleagues who want an urgent debate on the economy. Before I left Athlone this morning, I bought a takeaway coffee from a kiosk. The chap behind the counter told me that he might just last until Christmas, as his takings were down 20%. I was talking to a friend of mine who runs a small factory, and he said it was not just that the banks will not give him credit but also...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: How can a lone parent go back to work if there is not proper child care? That is the bottom line. It is not about using aspirational words like "motivation" and so on. She has not incentivised people who are losing their medical card or their back to school allowance if they go back to work.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: This research is really interesting and is all about empowering lone parents and getting them to use their wonderful talents to get back to work.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: We are addressing the budget cuts. That is the thrust of the motion.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Ì welcome the Minister. I am delighted to hear Senator O'Donovan singing from the same hymn sheet and supporting our motion. It is not about politics but about supporting our constituents. With deference to Senator Boyle, that is what we are doing. Fine Gael certainly has come up with an alternative budget. Along with the rest of the population, farmers realise there is a global downturn...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I join my colleagues in sympathising with the family of Shane Geoghegan, members of the Garryowen rugby club and the people of Limerick. I feel most strongly about the 135 people who have lost their lives in recent years. I think of Baiba Saulite and of those poor children who were almost burnt alive in a car in Limerick. I wonder about leadership and whether this Government is providing...