Results 19,661-19,680 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: The vote will be taken again by manual means.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: Amendment Nos. 21 and 22 are related and alternatives and can be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed. Government amendment No. 21: In page 14, lines 12 to 14, to delete subsection (3) and substitute the following: "(3) Written submissions or observations with respect to the draft housing services plan may be made by the persons specified in subsection (1) to the housing authority...
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: Is the Senator speaking to the amendment?
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: I call Senator Norris. We have given this a fairly good airing.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: I call Senator Doherty. We are beginning to rehash the debate on this amendment.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: I believe that is correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: Senator O'Toole should go to Croke Park again.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: Senator Cassidy is saying Senator O'Toole should go to Croke Park again.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, to the House.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: The acceptance of this amendment involves the deletion of section 7 of the Bill.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 5 and 30 are related and amendment No. 52 is consequential on amendment No. 30. Is it agreed that amendments Nos. 5, 30 and 52 be discussed together? Agreed.
- Seanad: Agriculture Sector: Statements (18 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for food, Deputy Sargent, to the House. I am pleased to have an opportunity to say a few words on the agriculture industry. I am worried about the performance of Bord Bia in the export market. When I was in southern Spain and Portugal during the summer, I found it hard to get Irish dairy products. One will see Dairygold butter for sale...
- Seanad: Agriculture Sector: Statements (18 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Unemployment Levels (18 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: We would all like to be associated with those congratulations.
- Seanad: Development of Green Technology: Motion (5 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I congratulate the Green Party on putting down this motion and allowing us contribute to the debate on it. I listened with intent to the various issues raised by Senator Coffey, one of which I raised some years ago concerning hydro generation at local authority level. Local authorities, along with the Office of Public Works, own and control the...
- Seanad: Nursing Home Standards: Statements (5 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: The Health Service Executive is taking 15% of the value of the house. Will the HSE charge those people interest? The HSE will pay the nursing home.
- Seanad: Nursing Home Standards: Statements (5 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: Will the Health Service Executive keep the same value of the house from the first year? What happens if there is a fluctuation?
- Seanad: Nursing Home Standards: Statements (5 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Hoctor, and wish her well with this document and her work with the aged. I have the greatest respect for people who take care of the elderly, especially the nurses, doctors and other staff who work in nursing homes. I have visited some nursing homes and they can be quite depressing places. There must be a better way, in some cases, of looking after...
- Seanad: Nursing Home Standards: Statements (5 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: What about the interest and the valuations of homes?
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Statements (5 Nov 2008)
Paddy Burke: Senator White, without interruption.