Results 18,041-18,060 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Seanad: Work Permits (25 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: While I accept that, it reflects the poor service this House gets from Ministers. A Minister capable in his own remit is sent in and has to plead before us that the matter is not in his remit. The person taking the adjournment does not know the brief. It is not his fault, but he comes in to handle a brief about which he knows nothing. That is not a respectful way to behave towards this House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: The issue I wish to raise has been addressed already by Senator Coghlan and Senator O'Toole, that is, Aer Lingus, the DAA and Shannon. This has wider implications for all Members of the House. What Aer Lingus does is not our business; it is out in the private sector. However, the Byzantine manoeuvres of civil servants, supposedly to protect their Ministers, could concern us. We debated...
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: There seems to be great contrast over the judgment on the IDA in the past and the possible future of the agency. I was struck by the difference in tone in the three speeches that have preceded mine. The speech from the Minister of State reflected, as did Senator Callely's, an enormous confidence in the future. I do not know whether that is misplaced but there is a danger about being too...
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Senator Mary White must declare her interest in the IDA before she speaksââ
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: ââotherwise she could be prosecuted, which I would hate to see.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I welcome the interruptions.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I would welcome the interruptions from Senator Mary White if she told us of her interest in this subject beforehand.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I would like to tackle the Minister of State's speech.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I welcome the fact the Minister of State quoted the mission statement of the IDA. I am afraid it fills me with even more fear about the future. I have no problem with what the IDA did in the past. I salute Senator Mary White's husband, who she does not acknowledge in her interruptions, and the great deal he did in the IDA, as did Michael Killeen and others before him. Let us salute all...
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: It was not the partnership process.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: Senator Mary White's husband did it all. She knows it and has told us that before. She should stop giving credit to other people; it is very unlike her. She does not normally do it. It was not native industry or normal financial measures but it was welcoming multinationals, to some extent rather quietly. I agree with all those who said we should keep the 12.5% tax rate. Why do we not cut...
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: ââbut about broadband as wellââ
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: ââpeople will not invest in this country.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: I am saying that and I will not take any lessons from Senator Callely on what I should or should not say in this House. Broadband is inadequate and its lack is bad for the people, big business and small business in particular. Senator Callely, who referred to small businesses, should know the lack of broadband is a terrible problem for them in Ireland.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: They never stop complaining about the lack of broadband because they cannot do business without it.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: It makes them non-competitive.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: In my last minuteââ
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: As I will in one second.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: The IDA deserves great applause in respect of the International Financial Services Centre.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Shane Ross: There is no doubt that what it did in the IFSC against the odds was a tremendous achievement.