Results 19,001-19,020 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Twomey without interruption, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: There is no guarantee that someone else will not have a different opinion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Twomey without interruption, please. We are not discussing candidates on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Twomey should speak on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Chair ruled on this matter yesterday. Senator Twomey should speak on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: This matter is not on the Order of Business this morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Allow Senator MacSharry to continue without interruption, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Chair has made rulings on naming individuals who are not present in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senators must refrain from referring by name to individuals outside the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: The matter has been selected for discussion on the Adjournment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Does the Senator have a question for the Leader?
- Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: I wish to share time with Senator Mary White. I welcome the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Ryan, back to the House. It is great to listen to him as he has a great knowledge and is very much on top of his brief. This is not the first time the Seanad has heard him speak about different types of energy. He said at the beginning of his speech that energy is...
- Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: I do not have time to discuss the many other issues that Senator Quinn raises in the motion, never mind nuclear power which is a huge issue. It should be debated and this is an ideal forum.
- Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Coffey qualified the position on nuclear power. It should be debated.
- Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: Our amendment has been lodged and I agree with Senator Coffey that we should discuss it in the House.
- Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)
Paddy Burke: My local authority in County Mayo has amended its county development plan to include various types of energy such as solar, wave and wind power. Many local authorities have not done so and they should. That would help with the planning process for wind and wave power projects. Senator O'Malley said there could be problems down the road for offshore licences and so forth. The issue should...
- Seanad: Gangland Crime: Statements (30 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Yes. Are there two minutes remaining?
- Seanad: Gangland Crime: Statements (30 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State. I cannot say much in two and a half minutes; I understood there was more time remaining. One gets the impression at times that the Government is saying, "What can we do about this problem" but there is a great deal that can be done. The former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Nora Owen, brought in the legislation establishing the Criminal...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Will the Deputy Leader ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come into the House for a debate on the funding of local authorities? As a number of outdoor staff from local authorities will be laid off after the local elections, we should debate the funding of local authorities, particularly the cut backs in road grants, the laying off of staff and the reform...