Results 81-100 of 349 for speaker:Tom Morrissey

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I know many non-nationals as I employ some and have done for many years. They play an important part in the socio-economic life of this country and will be required to continue to do so in future. I also know immigration officers, as I am sure do other Senators. From personal experience I know of abuses that have taken place in regard to immigration over the past decade and I am aware of...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Tom Morrissey: They have to be rectified.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Tom Morrissey: That may mean having a register that is open to inspection, be it by local authorities or the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Tom Morrissey: We can examine the finer points of this kind of measure, such as whether it is affected by the Data Protection Act. The situation resulting from the court's ruling is laughable. It means that we are, effectively, a sovereign State without borders. As legislators it is our responsibility to ensure we protect our borders. I agree with most of the Bill's provisions. I hope the Minister of State...

Seanad: Public Transport. (4 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy McDaid, for coming before the House to address the subject I raise again tonight. On previous occasions I have raised the issue of the licensing of new bus routes and extensions of existing routes by both Dublin Bus and private operators, citywide and countrywide. There appears to be an inordinate delay within the Department...

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I am delighted to have an opportunity to partake in this debate. I welcome my constituency colleague and friend, the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to the House for this debate. I also thank the Minister for attending earlier and for his involvement in this debate since taking office. I will not deny that I was a critic of this project from its inception. My criticism of it stemmed...

Seanad: Proposed Stadium at Lansdowne Road: Statements. (5 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: Keep the ball low.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I support calls for the Tánaiste, Deputy Harney, to come to the House and put on record the job creation policies of this and the previous Government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: She could also put on record the dismal performance of the previous Fine Gael and Labour Government——

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: ——when unemployment was at 19%. I look forward to the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I am delighted I raised this subject because it seems to have raised some hackles on my colleagues opposite.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I hope the Tánaiste comes into the House and refutes——

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: Yes. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate quickly on this subject to ensure that the scurrilous article——

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: ——written in the Irish Examiner this morning can be rebutted by her.

Seanad: Revenue Commissioners: Motion. (18 Feb 2004)

Tom Morrissey: This motion is ill-timed because it comes at a time when the Revenue Commissioners have successfully completed the roll-out of a dynamic new customer-focused risk-based regional operating structure. After a period of fundamental redesign, restructuring and upskilling of a complexity never before attempted in the Irish public service, the Revenue Commissioners and their staff have...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I wish to share time with Senator Ormonde.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister and, in particular, I welcome the fact that he has chosen to introduce this Bill in the Seanad. Many of the Bill's provisions will engender greater public confidence in the work of the Garda Síochána which, I presume, is one of the Bill's main purposes. Many members of the public, and especially our young people, have for some reason lost confidence in the Garda...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2004)

Tom Morrissey: The Minister has taken the brave step of trying to reform the Garda Síochána. Such change in a force of 12,000 members was never going to be easy. The Garda Síochána is part of our everyday lives so anything we may seek to change regarding it will provoke public debate to which we must be sensitive. The approach now being taken is quite radical. Many Members of this House have served as...

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss the Aer Lingus Bill 2003. It has come as a great shock to Aer Lingus that it must operate in an ever-changing business environment. Gone are the days when the airline could operate with certainty. Changing times have demanded that airlines, and, more important, national airlines like Aer Lingus, are properly equipped with a business...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2004)

Tom Morrissey: I seldom agree with Senator Ryan's calls for debate but I agree with his call for a debate on transport issues. I and Government Members of this House know where the Minister of Transport and the Progressive Democrats stand on the transport issue. We want to introduce competition in both bus and air transport. The postal strike has not spread to SDS, the parcel delivery service of An Post,...