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Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I see nothing wrong with agreeing with Senator Ryan or with being the richest country in Europe.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I know I will be accused of time-wasting if I have not. Will the Leader provide time for a debate on An Post? There is a threat of a serious industrial dispute in An Post which will bring the postal service to a go-slow, if not a halt, coming up to Christmas. It would be useful to study this company which is the worst-run State body. I not only blame the trade unions as An Post is a case of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Does Senator O'Toole have a question for the Leader?

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I rise to resist the provocation regarding Trinity College, which came from the left.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: I do not intend to respond to that——

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: ——except to anticipate a responsible and public spirited attitude of co-operation from the powers that be, if that is necessary. I do not believe there is any doubt about that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: When one realises that UCD has only been open for 150 years we will do what we can for it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: A debate on transport is a fine idea and absolutely necessary. However, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, could be occupied in this House for a long time. We should not restrict the debate to the Luas. Some serious questions have to be answered but there has been a continuous failure to do so. They concern the other two major problems in this area, namely, Aer Rianta and Aer Lingus....

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2004)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Schools of Music. (28 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: I wish to raise the need for the Minister to give a guarantee of the future of the music school in Waterford Institute of Technology. The Minister will probably be aware of the very intense campaign that has been going on in Waterford over several months to keep the music school there open under a certain amount of internal and external pressure to close it. There are two issues, the first...

Seanad: Schools of Music. (28 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. Is it possible for the Department to ring-fence funds for an establishment such as the Waterford IT, specifically for an internal element of that establishment, in this case the music school, and are there any precedents for such ring-fencing?

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: I welcome the fact that the European Parliament is centre stage. While it is a wonderful day that events in Europe have caused controversy in the House and aroused strong feelings, we are discussing them in something of a vacuum. I ask the Leader, who I know has made some efforts in this regard, to ensure the House has available to it an information channel which allows Senators to find out...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: Yes, that is the reason we could have him back here. I do not know if the Taoiseach would welcome that, but the Leader could relate to him the expressions of some Members of this House that, given that Deputy McCreevy will be unemployed for the next month, he could play a role here which could be of benefit to the Government, the Taoiseach and all those who promoted him so enthusiastically...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: He is still a Deputy. He did not have to resign.

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (21 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: Some years ago the former Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ken Whitaker, stood for election to the educational panel of the Seanad and he got what was considered to be a derisory vote. He had been a distinguished Member in 1981 having been appointed by the then Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald. He was not re-appointed but he felt later that he would still like to serve in the House. He stood for...

Seanad: Kidnapping of Irish Citizen: Motion. (21 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: I add my voice to the unanimity behind this motion. It is difficult for anybody to say much in this situation. I am doubtful of the value of having a debate not because of any wrongful intent, but because, by making public statements, we may add to the appetite of the kidnappers when they find they are having an effect around the world. I feel slightly ambivalent about this entire business...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (20 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Shane Ross: I raise an issue which has been causing me an enormous amount of concern in recent times. It is that despite the setting up of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority to examine the activities of the banks, this body appears to be failing to police them properly. The House may or may not be aware that, although IFSRA is doing a particularly conscientious job, it is failing to detect...