Results 341-360 of 5,893 for speaker:Frank Feighan

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (21 Oct 2004)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Ahern, to the House. I also thank the Cathaoirleach for accepting this matter on the Adjournment today. I have outlined the need for the Minister for Education and Science to report on the progress to date on the extension at Scoil Mhuire, Convent of Mercy, Strokestown, County...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

Frank Feighan: I join my colleagues, Senators Bannon and Phelan, in seeking a debate on the NCT centres. I raised this issue last year. It has arisen time and again in various areas. I agree with Senator Finucane that we should debate the fact that although fireworks are illegal, they are widely available. Public awareness campaigns highlighting the dangers of fireworks have failed and the House should...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

Frank Feighan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

Frank Feighan: I also seek a debate on crime. Recently I warned against the downsizing of the number of armed gardaí from 1,600, which I feel is a fairly modest complement. When the paramilitaries were active in this State — one hopes they are now almost gone — it was unusual for anyone to fire at gardaí. Now we seem to have armed gangs, obviously connected with drugs, which seem to think they can...

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I see quite a bit of him on the circuit opening pitches and so on at various events. I am very interested in sport and local communities. In the late 1980s, my local soccer club, Boyle Celtic, applied for funding through the national lottery. The club was the second on file to apply for funding from the proposed lottery grants. The club received a very...

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: Is that agreed? Agreed. I take this opportunity to welcome a former Senator, Farrell McElgunn from Carrick-on-Shannon, to the Gallery. He is welcome.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: The Fianna Fáil Party started it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Transport to explain the U-turn by the National Roads Authority on the provision of central crash barriers, particularly after the recent horrific pile-up on the M1? I do not understand what criteria the National Roads Authority has used up to now. There is a great hurrah for the new motorway to Cork, completed a year earlier than expected. However,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I remind the House that next Sunday is Remembrance Day for the victims of the Great War. More than 35,000 Irish soldiers gave their lives in it and many others left a country which had changed totally when they returned. We have become more mature about Remembrance Day and all Members should attend some of the Remembrance Day observations next Sunday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I join with Senator Ross in calling for the Taoiseach to attend the House for a debate on Aer Lingus. The management team in Aer Lingus has been successful but, let us be honest, the successful formula was created by Ryanair because competition is the spice of trade. It is a disgrace that the Government has not moved on the creation of a second terminal at Dublin Airport. Look at what is...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Labour Party Members for proposing this motion, particularly the call for the Government to drop the Hanly report and upgrade the accident and emergency services currently available in general hospitals around the country. The health service exists to serve the needs of the sick and injured and that must determine any changes, particularly those that might disadvantage patients....

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I support colleagues in condemning the misuse of Garda resources following the arrest of a 77 year old widow. There was a great deal of violence on our streets over the weekend and I have frequently raised this issue in the House. A Lithuanian man was stabbed to death while another was stabbed in Tallaght and a 74 year old man was attacked in Donegal. A number of Members have wondered whether...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 1999: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, to the House and wish him well with the Bill. The proceeds of crime legislation has been a major achievement. It was set up after the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin in 1996. That was a testing time for the State when criminal gangs felt they could run everything. Many of the gangs were involved in prostitution, drugs, armed robberies and...

Seanad: Rural Transport Services. (24 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I would like to know if additional funding is available for the 34 important and successful rural transport initiatives throughout the country. It is estimated that it has cost approximately €9 million to administer the scheme since it was established in 2002. The scheme, which has improved the health and well-being of its users, has provided...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: Parlon country.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: Senator Leyden's nose is getting longer.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I have raised the issue of decentralisation on numerous occasions and it was I who requested the debate on it in the House in light of the deception I identified in respect thereof. It is not acceptable that the programme has been reduced from 10,300 to 3,500 places. This is a sad day for democracy and politics and thousands of civil servants have been deceived. Why does the Taoiseach have so...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: There is another issue on decentralisation to which I wish to refer, namely, that the Government has reversed the claim that the private sector and not the State would pay for the building work relating to the programme. This is a serious issue. The private sector was supposed to pay for all the buildings required. Who made the decision that the private sector would pay and who reversed it?...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: The Shannon will be drained by then.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2004)

Frank Feighan: I share the concerns of Senator Cox regarding the delay in the roll-out of BreastCheck in the west of Ireland. I raised the issue in this House on many occasions. I agree with Senator O'Meara that the Department of Health and Children has not properly funded this service. A woman living in the west of Ireland is more likely to die from breast cancer than a woman living in any other part of...