Results 1,821-1,840 of 3,623 for speaker:Ulick Burke
- Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: The Senator would say that.
- Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: As I noted, his ministerial colleagues are undermining him.
- Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: We have domestic rates by the back door.
- Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: How did Fianna Fáil get mixed up with that lot?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: In the past week many local authority tenants have received notice of rent increases. This increase is savage, particularly for those in receipt of social welfare. Old-age pensioners have received an increase of approximately â¬14 per week. Three constituents of mine have received notice of an â¬11 per week increase in their rent on top of increases in charges for refuse and water services...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: I want the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, to come to the House and justify why he is allowed to take back the money that was given in what was supposedly the most generous budget in the history of the country.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: Another task force.
- Seanad: Energy Resources: Statements. (16 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State and I congratulate him on his appointment. I wish him well in his new brief, which he has taken up at an important time. Energy provision is at crisis point. IBEC's recent report outlined its concerns about Ireland's production methods and its dependency on oil importation. I support Senator MacSharry regarding energy availability. Nothing is being done to...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: Will the Leader speak with the Minister for Transport, as a matter of urgency, regarding his proposal to contract out the appointment of a group of testers to expedite the backlog of driving test applications? I recently met a delegation of people from the west who are involved in testing. They have grave concerns about the Minister contracting out such appointments to people who have no...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: That is not a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: That is not a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: That is rubbish.
- Seanad: Educational Services: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: Off to the AGM again.
- Seanad: Educational Services: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: Wait until the election.
- Seanad: Educational Services: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: He was also everything in between.
- Seanad: Educational Services: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Educational Services: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: An independent voice.
- Seanad: Educational Services: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)
Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House and am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. Everybody welcomes improvements in the education system, which provide children with an opportunity to improve their lot. Earlier on the Order of Business, I again raised an education issue, which is the failure of more than 1,000 children to transfer from primary to second level education...