Results 18,561-18,580 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: I wish to share time with Senator O'Toole. I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome the vigour with which he has addressed the subject before us. It is typical of his approach to any ministerial portfolio he attracts. He addresses difficult subjects with a great deal of energy. I hope however that the results here will be more successful than in his last portfolio. Although the...
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: The Pensions Board is a failure because the members want to maintain that situation without change. The first thing the Minister should do is fire them, because they have vested interests. The board is fundamentally flawed and has failed. It has been inadequate and has failed on PRSAs and on radically tackling the pensions industry. A structure should be set up whereby politicians can no...
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: The Senator will get another quango. I believe it will be his fourth.
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: The quango king speaks; he is the champion of the quangos.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: I am somewhat dazzled by the vision on my right.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: The issue of Aer Rianta has been raised by Senators Ryan, Coghlan and Morrissey and other Senators. A serious aspect of this matter is that what is happening is unknown to Members of this House. We should debate this issue now and not next week or the week after when a deal has been cooked up between politicians, trade unions and other businesses. If we debate this after an agreement is made...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: There is a nominal Minister for Transport.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: There is no reason the man who is pulling the strings of the public should not come in hereââ
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: ââand answer questions on the issue involved. We should not have statements with the Minister after the event. It is a serious situation because the future of Dublin Airport is not based on the effect on future generations on this country, but on half a dozen seats in north Dublin. It is a scandal that is the deciding factor in the issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: It is not democracy because the airports of this country belong to everybody, not specific people.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: Let us have a proper debate with the man who is accountable.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: Why not?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: The Leader would invite the Taoiseach to the House to debate Northern Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: He is the Taoiseach of the airports.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: That is why I would like him to come into the House to talk about this matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: If it was Jack O'Connor, he would be in the House in a flash.
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Shane Ross: No, it does not.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
Shane Ross: I take up the suggestion that the Leader send a message of congratulations to Mr. Tony Blair but it should be more than a token message of congratulations. The Leader should take the opportunity to include a caveat on Sellafield. Senator Ryan raised this constant problem. We tend to throw shapes at this problem when a crisis arises or when there are difficulties or danger, but then we let it...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)
Shane Ross: I would like to positively respond to a point made by Senators O'Toole and Terry. The ESRI report addressed a very important point. Senator O'Toole's point that the private sector was costing â¬1.5 billion in relief to taxpayers should be debated. This debate would address the pensions industry. It is very easy to say that â¬1.5 billion is being lost to the Exchequer, which is undoubtedly...