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Seanad: Israel-Palestine: Motion. (4 Feb 2004)

Shane Ross: I second the motion and congratulate Senator Norris on a powerful explanation of what is going on in the Middle East following his trip there. Senator Norris's report is particularly potent in that despite the fact that he has skilfully managed to obtain all-party agreement on this issue and that he has managed to produce a balanced motion, he has reached conclusions which must be difficult...

Seanad: European Presidency: Statements. (29 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: I also welcome the Taoiseach to the House. In the little time available to me, I would like to relate a small anecdote. In the first week of the Irish Presidency, I was reading through the Sunday newspapers in preparation for a review on a television programme. It struck me that it would be appropriate to review a piece on Europe, which was a topical subject at the time. I should add that I...

Seanad: European Presidency: Statements. (29 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: That is not my viewpoint.

Seanad: European Presidency: Statements. (29 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: Say it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: I endorse what Senator Mooney has just said and what Senator O'Toole said earlier. The decision in question will be made public on Tuesday. We are speaking here of a leaked document. If Senator Mooney is correct and the decision goes against Ryanair, there are very serious implications for the airline industry in Ireland. Whereas many of us are on different sides on the Ryanair issue, this is...

Seanad: FÁS Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (28 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: I welcome this debate in the sense that it gives everybody an opportunity to demonstrate their support of the various schemes promoted in their communities. It also gives them the opportunity to be on the side of virtue, to be uncritical and to maintain that community employment schemes are of benefit to their constituents. It also gives them the opportunity to make speeches directed more...

Seanad: FÁS Community Employment Schemes: Motion. (28 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: It is an amazing achievement of political parties to continually place identifiably sympathetic people on the boards of State agencies. Their loyalties and interests can be undeniably traced back to the social partners but not to the job creators. Where are the representatives of enterprise on the board of FÁS? Enterprise is where real job creation exists. Instead of political hacks, we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: I endorse Senators O'Toole and Henry's comments on the issue of the prisoner killed in Mountjoy Prison. It is a matter that should be of enormous concern to us. However, I suspect it is not really a priority on the Government's list. It is a serious problem which we are failing to acknowledge. Senator Henry quite rightly said that the prison governor, Mr. Lonergan, apologised and he did so...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: It is an embarrassment to Senator O'Toole.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: The ATM is still there.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: It is an embarrassment to the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: I support the request for a debate on the possible strikes at the airports. I do not know, nor does anybody in this House, whether they will take place. There is a case to be made for pointing out to those who are holding the nation to ransom that Sustaining Progress promised industrial peace. It seems to me that the Sustaining Progress agreement is only meant to be kept by one side and not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: Yes. The Minister should come to the House and make some comment on that issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: I am a member of a trades union.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: That is correct, a Chathaoirligh. I gave the reasons. I do not suppose you want me to repeat them. Did you hear them over Senator Ryan's interruptions?

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: My second point is a very serious one. Last May, Senator O'Toole and I introduced a motion calling for an examination of the activities of auctioneers. The Minister came to the House and pledged that a commission would be set up to look into the activities of auctioneers and to make recommendations with a view to regulating the area or introducing legislation. I gather from the Department of...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (21 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: I was privileged to serve in this House with Pat Joe Reynolds for many years. He was not only popular, but principled. He was almost rigid in his adherence to those things in which he believed. He was a traditionalist, although some would say a conservative. However, he was humane and sincere and not prone to bending his opinions with the fashionable winds of the time. This was most potently...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (21 Jan 2004)

Shane Ross: It was many years ago. He asked what they were like and I told him I would take him to one. We went to a night-club in Baggot Street or Leeson Street and I never saw a man's eyes pop out of his head so obviously as Pat Joe's. He was fascinated. It was a world to which he was not accustomed and we left at a very early stage. Nevertheless, he told the story afterwards and repeated many times in...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Shane Ross: I wish to share time with Senator Norris.