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Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: I welcome Deputy Brennan to the House and I welcome many of the provisions of the Bill before us. It is a substantial piece of legislation and great change will follow from its implementation. Has the Minister any indication of the costs of changing the names of the allowances? New application forms and supporting documentation will have to be changed as a result of this proposal. Does the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: In the congratulations Members are extending to sports people and teams, I want to include the County Galway teams of Portumna and Salthill-Knocknacarra on achieving a unique double in hurling and football, respectively, onSt. Patrick's Day.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: It will be some time before Roscommon achieves that. A group of parents are protesting outside of the gates of Leinster House to highlight the failure by Minister for Education and Science to deliver the necessary funding for the maintenance of St. Catherine's school for children with autism. Given that this is a pre-school facility which prepares children for integration into mainstream...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: Perhaps the Senator should bring back his campaign.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: What happened to the Senator's campaign?

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: I support Senator O'Toole's request for the publication of the report into Marino Institute of Education and for a debate on the matter. It is very regrettable to see professional people being bullied out of their positions in any higher level institution or in any other circumstance. The people who have made statements on behalf of the trustees clearly indicated that there was no remorse...

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: I thank Senator Bannon for sharing his time. I have listened to the Minister and he has taken responsibility for health, the environment and agriculture and has pontificated on all those areas. I want him to stop and think that he, as Minister, presides over a group of local authorities which has contributed more in one day than the farming community has done in ten years. Many of the...

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: Senator Bannon has shared two minutes with me.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: The Minister has taken responsibility for agriculture in the absence of any Minister. He took advantage of the former Minister for Agriculture and Food, Deputy Walsh, who was lackadaisical in his efforts to preserve farming communities. Some Senators behind me would have praised the former Minister for his stance on this issue. I suggest Senator Ross put on his wellies and visit some of the...

Seanad: Driving Tests. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Will he indicate if it is the intention of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, to recruit the much-needed additional driving testers from outside the Department, as opposed to within the Department, as there is already an available pool of highly-qualified driving testers with relevant experience, knowledge and...

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: The Senator quoted the Green Book and undermined it.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: Senator Callanan is using the traditional tactic, the weapon of fear.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: Teamwork?

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: What are the indicators of that?

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: The Minister was pontificating.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: Let the Minister take responsibility for his own area.

Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: What about pollution by local authorities?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Ulick Burke: I hope the Leader will convey to the Garda authorities the sentiments expressed in this House and indicate that we acknowledge their professionalism in the way they dealt with the severe provocation they faced last Saturday. I very much welcome yesterday's High Court decision in regard to a challenge brought by a UCD student to the back to education allowance. Many people were cruelly and...