Results 341-349 of 349 for speaker:Tom Morrissey

Seanad: Book of Estimates, 2003: Statements. (21 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: Having listened to the previous contributions we can now see how difficult it is to manage the problems we are facing. I suppose one could say the problems we are trying to solve have been created by ourselves. One could possibly argue the last Government was beginning to lose its grip by spending money in areas where it should not have done. For example, we were going to have a £1 billion...

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: I am delighted to welcome the Minister. While I know thousands of people have benefited from this scheme, I received the first-time buyer's grant, but I was not a beneficiary. After I paid my booking deposit, the house price increased by the corresponding amount. This has been the practice since 1981. I purchased my first house on the weekend the first-time buyer's grant was increased by...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Flood Relief. (20 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, to the House to give his views on the stress caused to many local residents and businesses in the Clonee, Dunboyne and Mulhuddart areas last weekend, together with its impact on the residents of Drumcondra. The Minister of State will be aware that Dunboyne-Clonee is a fast growing area. Some 7,000 houses will be granted planning permission in...

Seanad: Rail Services and Related Transport Matters: Statements. (14 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister to the House to hear the views of Senators, including the excellent views which have been presented already. I commend the Minister on the excellent start he has made in dealing with his new portfolio. He has brought energy and enthusiasm and has shown a willingness to tackle major issues. He has introduced the penalty points system, he is dealing with the policy of...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements. (12 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: I thank this House for giving us an opportunity to discuss the Flood report.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements. (12 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: I might be delighted if they did.

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements. (12 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: I am dealing with it in the context of how Dublin County Council ran its affairs and was taking advice from its officials – the same officials who would have served the council prior to my time – on matters which are ongoing in the Flood tribunal. At the time there was a culture of council officials saying that certain lands were not to be zoned. Some councillors took that view because it...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements. (12 Nov 2002)

Tom Morrissey: Large portions of the Flood tribunal interim report are given over to the question of co-operation with the tribunal. In 1995, before any tribunal was established, I made the then Taoiseach aware of a highly inappropriate approach made to me. Since then I have not been asked to make a statement on that matter and I am not aware of other council members being asked to do so. I hope this matter...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht, 2002: An Dara Céim. Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (12 Sep 2002)

Tom Morrissey: I am delighted to be a Member of this House and feel privileged to be able to take part in this debate. I come before this House today to urge the Irish people to vote "Yes" to Nice. This referendum has been referred to by the Taoiseach as being a crossroads, and he is right, but it is much more than that. Nice is the gateway to a new Europe, to a new peace and a new, undiscovered future, a...