Results 141-160 of 1,310 for speaker:Shane McEntee
- Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: The Deputy should never forget that his party caused the problem. It sat on it.
- Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: The Deputy would not know a stag if he saw one.
- Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: On a point of order, I would like to apologise for what happened. I sincerely mean this.
- Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: I am making a genuine apology.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: Deputy Adams wants to pull the plug.
- Gender Equality (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: Given it is international women's day, I must say they are all looking very well today in the Dáil. I welcome the opportunity afforded by this debate to underline the Government's strong commitment to improving corporate governance, particularly in light of the serious shortcomings of corporate governance revealed in the recent past in both the private and the State sector. The quality of...
- Gender Equality (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: I might not answer that point at all.
- Gender Equality (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: I wonder what answer Deputy Mathews might have given. One is ashamed, especially when one sees the manner in which women are treated in other countries. Everyone must strive to achieve equality. We are all the same and we are all entitled to the same wages and to be in the same positions. With people such as Deputy Mitchell O'Connor fighting for that aim it is not too far away in this...
- Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: We have to pay for them.
- Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The policies being pursued by the Government are working and the evidence is there for all to see. The public service pay bill has stabilised and we have now returned to 2006 pay levels. The number working in the public service continues to fall and we are now close to 2005 staffing levels. The Croke Park agreement...
- Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: The Deputy can tax anyone he likes, but the money is not available. It is time the Deputies opposite copped themselves on and supported those who elected them.
- Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: The matter is close to everybody's heart. By right, we should be discussing this for a couple of hours rather than a couple of minutes. We stated it would never happen again after the Second World War and it has happened several times since. In this case, I hate to think that we must wait another four years for the truth when people are being butchered by their own government. Horrific...
- Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: I will conclude shortly. In saying all of this, we must be also realistic about what the international community can accomplish in regard to Syria. There is little or no appetite anywhere for any form of external intervention. This also extends to any idea of arming those now opposed to the Syrian regime. We must never fail to remember that Syria is a country through which many fault...
- Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: In a statement the Tánaiste outlined the widespread international revulsion at what is currently taking place in Syria and the steps which are being taken by concerned members of the international community to try to put a halt to the killings, repression and terror currently being inflicted by the Assad regime and its forces upon the Syrian people. The League of Arab States is playing a...
- Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: The Deputy's county beat us last week as well.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: When is the Deputy's party going to stop encouraging people to pollute our rivers?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: The Deputy's party is promoting the pollution of the rivers in County Meath.
- Seanad: Afforestation Programme (7 Mar 2012)
Shane McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this important subject at this time of the year, rather than in September or October. It is my aim to meet everybody throughout the country to hear their points of view. The price of timber is very solid and the future for the industry is very strong, and not just from an exporting point of view. A large number of people are interested in getting involved in...
- State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)
Shane McEntee: We do not want to see it.
- Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)
Shane McEntee: They are very happy in Dundalk and in my area.