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Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Shane Ross: I am seeking a debate on this issue. I am asking the Leader to respond to my request for a debate. All the people I mentioned are making a fortune out of the pensions pie. If these people took less, and they have a vested interest in this industry's continuance, there would be much more money available for the taxpayer and the €1.5 billion would be substantially reduced every year.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Shane Ross: It was not the first time.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: I ask the Leader if we can have a debate on public service pay.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: I do not know how much Senator O'Toole gets from the public service, but it is a lot more than I do.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: The commissioner, Senator O'Toole, wishes to interrupt.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: If Senator O'Toole wishes to interrupt, perhaps the Chairman could ask if he is interrupting in his capacity as a commissioner or as a Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: Public service pay should be debated. There is another benchmarking deal due in 2007 and that is a serious issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: This will be a serious issue because it will be thrust upon us once again without debate. The House should have a debate on benchmarking before the event, rather than afterwards.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Shane Ross: We have never had a debate in advance of the benchmarking deals. The issue is also important because there is a serious problem in the public service at the present time around benchmarking. The problem arises because certain public servants have not delivered on the performance targets that were set under the previous agreement. I call on the Minister for Finance to come into the House to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: They will have to.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: I thoroughly agree with what Senator Brian Hayes said. What we were treated to by the Minister, Deputy Cullen, last week was insulting. I do not say it with the same feeling of respect as Senator Hayes. I have no respect whatsoever for Ministers who come to the House and behave the way Deputy Cullen did last week, followed by members of his party who waffled in exactly the same way. There is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: Correct. That is exactly what I would like.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: I thank the Cathaoirleach for helping me on that point. As Senator Brian Hayes rightly said, this came out in a question and answer session after the Irish Management Institute conference. The Minister did not say it in his speech. He waffled in his speech at the conference in the same way as he did here but when he was asked questions by Olivia O'Leary he spouted it all out. The whole plan...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: With the permission of the House, I would like to share my time with Senator Quinn, perhaps in somewhat unequal proportions in my favour.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: I congratulate the Fine Gael Party on tabling this timely motion. I was interested in what Senator Dooley had to say. I did not interrupt him because I have never heard anybody spend such a long time saying nothing. I did not want to give him the opportunity to waffle further.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: I thank you, a Chathaoirligh. I hope the Minister will not simply outline another catalogue of delays. It is staggering how long it has taken to make a simple decision about the second terminal at Dublin Airport. Senator Dooley spoke about the process being expeditious, ongoing, consultative and used all sorts of other words to describe it. He failed to point out that the real problem for the...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: He was a decent man.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Shane Ross: I agree he had great vision, which is my point. He had a great deal more vision on issues like this one than the current Taoiseach or Government.