Results 19,001-19,020 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: Senator Ryan is due at least five more interruptions before he makes his own boring speech.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: Indicative of that was the fact that the only private sector member on the board resigned.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: Why did Jim O'Leary resign?
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: I do not mind. Nobody else is taking any notice of me. His resignation indicated a dissatisfaction with what was going on. Those on the outside understood his resignation to mean he was flagging the fact that the results were predestined. That is a pity. The disappearance of the data discredited the findings, to which the Minister referred. I see no reason the data on which they based their...
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: I will conclude with a slight reference to our situation in the Seanad.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: I promise industrial peace if I can have one more minute.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: Our position is embarrassing to say the least. We are beneficiaries of this enormous rise at the expense of the taxpayer yet there are no demands upon us. It is somewhat ridiculous that we are debating this issue with that particular embarrassment hanging over our heads.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: Senator Norris is in America.
- Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: I support the sentiments expressed by Senators O'Rourke and Brian Hayes. I did not know Lady Goulding well and did not serve with her in this House. She was a family friend so I knew her when I was younger. She was a unique person. As Senators O'Rourke and Brian Hayes said, she was a British aristocrat who came here and embraced the country with open arms. Instead of apologising for her...
- Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: On behalf of my Independent colleagues I express our condolences to the family, friends and acquaintances of former Senator Louis Walsh who, were he still living, would have had some wonderful tales to tell back to the 1950s. I did not know him but we have heard a story of a public servant who ended his life in public service as the county registrar in Donegal, which is a rare path to take. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Shane Ross: There is also an independent Progressive Democrats Party.
- Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)
Shane Ross: This is a difficult problem and I am not sure on which side of the fence I stand. In theory, one should be able to spend a large amount of public money in defence of democracy, which makes a worthy target for public funds. We do have to pay a price for democracy. The question is how much should one be able to spend and whether that democratic funding should be supplemented by other funding....
- Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)
Shane Ross: If we could have all-party agreement on this issue it would be more credible.
- Seanad: Interest Rates Reduction: Statements. (12 Jun 2003)
Shane Ross: I am sure the Senator's grandmother had plenty of money. Otherwise she would not have treated any bank with such courage. That is the only moral one can draw from that story. I endorse what everyone has said this morning. To me, what has happened regarding the banks and the ECB cut is simply theft. It is subterfuge, but it is theft. There is only one purpose to ECB cuts. Whether the cut is...
- Seanad: Interest Rates Reduction: Statements. (12 Jun 2003)
Shane Ross: With AIB having cut its rate by a smaller amount, the rate difference between the institutions is now so small that inertia exists, and people have no incentive to switch to other institutions. The banks know this. I am convinced that, as Senator O'Toole said, there is a cartel operating, that telephone calls are being made between banks, and that they agree on rates and on what action they...
- Seanad: Autism Services: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)
Shane Ross: I would like to share my time in rather unequal proportions with Senators Henry and Norris. I will give Senator Henry five minutes and Senator Norris one minute.
- Seanad: Autism Services: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)
Shane Ross: I thank the Leader for providing an hour and a half for this debate, in response to a request I made to her. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, for coming to the House to give us a comprehensive reply to some of the statements that have been made. I do not believe his speech was adequate, however, as it read like many of the presentations made to the Joint Committee on Health...
- Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)
Shane Ross: I move: Seanad Ãireann, seeking to ensure trust and confidence in the process of auctioneering, calls on the Government to establish a group, predominantly comprising non-auctioneers, for the special purpose of drawing up a Code of Ethics and Professional Standards applicable to auctioneers in the course of their professional work. Such Code to be implemented by order, regulation or...
- Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)
Shane Ross: This serious motion, which is long overdue for debate, concerns the auctioneering profession. It is appropriate that it should come so soon after the previous debate on this subject. It concerns the self-regulation of the industry.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)
Shane Ross: Talking of Dick Turpin, it might be appropriate to have a debate on chief executives' pay, which is becoming a significant issue in the United Kingdom and Ireland. They are paying themselves vast sums of money while their shareholders are losing vast sums. This has remained uncontested by the large fund managers for far too long. Will the Leader state if we will have the debate on autism, of...