Results 61-80 of 349 for speaker:Tom Morrissey

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the coverage in today's newspapers of the report by the Competition Authority on certain IMO practices in regard to price-fixing for doctor services. I recently learned of a more disturbing aspect which I would like to put on record. Doctors receive a flat fee of, I understand, €700 or €800 per annum for visiting their patients in nursing homes. However, there is a practice, and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Tom Morrissey: That is a useful comment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business in order that First Stage of No. 7 on the Order Paper may be moved. I seek the House's permission to have this Bill printed. The Bill is entitled Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: First Stage. (31 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide a full defence in criminal and civil law in cases where force is reasonably used by occupiers in dwellings to defend life or property against persons trespassing with criminal intent.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: First Stage. (31 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: First Stage. (31 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: Next week.

Seanad: Local Authority Operations: Motion. (24 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister and thank him for being here for this important debate. I support the motion moved by my colleague, Senator Dardis. He clearly set out the broad elements of the issues raised in my party's motion. The motion before us refers to public apprehension about the role of management companies in new housing estates and apartment blocks, and the charges imposed on residents....

Seanad: Local Authority Operations: Motion. (24 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I will repeat what I said.

Seanad: School Transport: Statements. (24 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We are holding these statements in the context of a bleak year in the safety of our school transport system. Recently there was a fire on a bus in County Meath and in another incident, a 13 year old boy fell from the emergency exit of a school bus in Monaghan. Last month, a school bus and a waste disposal lorry were involved in a collision near...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: On my way to the House today I witnessed a traffic jam stretching a mile from Clonee to Dublin Airport via the M50. That was not at peak time, morning or evening, but at 1 p.m. I mention this in the context of the opening of the Dublin Port tunnel and the ban on heavy goods vehicles being imposed within the city. I also mention it in the context of competitiveness. While much has been said...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: ——the previous chief executive said publicly that Aer Lingus had ripped-off its customers for decades. During his tenure he reduced the average fare by €30 per passenger, a total of €560 million in a space of two years.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: On his departure he said the same would have to be achieved. Are we really asking to return to that model, given that the State system ripped-off its customers, could not look after its pensioners and left a pension deficit, even at those exorbitant prices? How are the pensioners of that airline to be treated in the future?

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I would welcome a debate on the matter and the sooner the better.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: Like other Senators, I condemn out of hand the wildcat strike that has taken place in the past 48 hours. My party has always said that reform should be part of the great investment in public transport, including in our railways. Only last week the interconnector for the DART in Dublin was being designed and spoken about. It is inappropriate for a strike such as this to spread across the...

Seanad: School Enrolments. (11 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I apologise to the Minister of State for detaining him. This is the second year parents have queued overnight to seek enrolment for their daughters at Loreto College in Swords. This year the queue started 48 hours in advance of the allocation of places. We all know there have long been queues for housing in Dublin but when parents queue for school places we must do something about it. I hope...

Seanad: School Enrolments. (11 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply.

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, to the House. We all know the terrible context in which we are discussing the legislation, namely the high number of people being killed on our roads. It is important for the Minister of State and his officials to hear our contributions. There are no experts guarding the secrets of success with regard to road carnage. If there were, we...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Tom Morrissey: Like many other Senators, I was present for the debate on the relevant legislation. Members entered choppy waters in the early days of July 2003 when we tried to get the Bill through the Seanad and the Other House. I am familiar with the commitments entered into in the legislation. Senators have lauded the increase in traffic at our airports. When the Bill was introduced the Government was...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Tom Morrissey: Yes, and we want to see it sold as quickly as possible. The authority also has interests in airports outside of the country. Do they need to be involved in those interests? If they were realised, would there be enough money available to pay the debts? How much would be available to provide a way forward? Dublin Airport Authority is a company with certain assets and these must be examined. I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I support Senator Ryan's call for the Minister for Education and Science to give whatever support is required to ensure that St. Michael's CBS, Inchicore, is retained as a school in that severely disadvantaged area. In so doing, I wish to pay tribute to the Christian Brothers and to the staff who taught in that severely disadvantaged area for the past 70 years. It would be a pity to see that...