Results 19,041-19,060 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I ask the Senator to conclude.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Leyden should be allowed to speak without interruption.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Leyden should be allowed to speak without interruption.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: That is a great way to get co-operation.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator said that 12 months ago.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator should first talk to her side.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Twomey agrees with Senator O'Malley.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator said that about the bank guarantee scheme last September as well.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this important issue. I remind Senator O'Malley that Fine Gael proposed and debated a stimulus package in the House last week, but her side of the House voted against it. Deputies Bruton and Burton, the Fine Gael and Labour Party spokespersons, respectively, have been treated shabbily by the Government, which has not listened to or taken on...
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: One minute remains to the Senator.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I was not present at the time and can only abide by the clock.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator has greatly exceeded his time.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: The Senator must conclude.
- Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Callely should conclude, he has gone far over time and other Senators are waiting to speak.
- Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: That is not a point of order.
- Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I congratulate Senators Boyle and de Búrca on tabling the motion, as it provides the House with an opportunity to discuss an important matter. However, I will support the Fine Gael amendment. This discussion is timely, given that the economy is going down the tubes. There must be reform,...
- Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: Senator Bacik has one minute left.
- Seanad: Elder Abuse: Statements (8 Apr 2009)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the opportunity to say a few words on a topic that has been well discussed this evening. While I have not read the report in great detail, the parts I have read shocked me. When the young people who appear on talent shows are interviewed, many say they do it for their grandmothers or grandfathers. It is difficult to reconcile this with the...