Results 121-140 of 605 for speaker:John Whelan
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I just want to commend the Minister, Deputy Quinn. It bewilders me that Senator Darragh O'Brien has joined the ranks of certain elements in the INTO that have managed to complain about this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I would like to inform the House that the Minister announced last week that a separate fund of â¬35 million would be provided to replace prefabs in small rural schools.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: It is an absolute outrage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I do. I would like to ask him to establish how it is possible to have strong local government and strong local services, such as libraries, good secondary roads, street lighting and fire stations, if local authorities are not being funded. Many Sinn Féin spokespeople have taken to the airwaves to appeal to people. It is lovely to hear them say they will not pay the household charge out of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: It is absurd in the extreme.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I have a serious concern in this regard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: That is wrong.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I do indeed. Could the Leader facilitate a discussion - a genuine and open debate - with the Minister for Justice and Equality at some stage in the future on the question of inconsistent sentencing in the courts? I fully acknowledge and respect the separation of powers. I am not speaking out of any contempt. In the past two days, four different people have received six-year sentences -...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: It is important that we discuss this issue in the public interest. A man was sentenced to six years in prison for importing garlic.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: It is a matter of huge public import.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I am respecting the Judiciary and the separation of powers. I am not speaking in a contemptible fashion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: It is necessary to air the public disquiet on this matter. I am entitled to call for a debate on it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: On a point of order, that is inaccurate. In reality, there are 16 projects across Laoighis-Offaly and seven new schools in Portlaoise.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: The Senator knows more about Portlaoise than he does about Meath.
- Seanad: Infectious Disease Screening Service (14 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to address this issue, about which I will make every effort to avoid scaremongering or being sensationalist. Although it had been my understanding that tuberculosis, TB, was a disease that largely had been eradicated from the community, it has been brought to my attention that it is re-emerging and that its incidence in the community is again on...
- Seanad: Infectious Disease Screening Service (14 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I thank the Minister for his thorough and comprehensive response. I am heartened and reassured by the information he has provided on the measures that have been put in place by the Department of Health and the HSE. What has been instituted appears to be wholly comprehensive. I will relay the Minister's reply to the parents and other members of the community who brought their concerns on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: I extend the sympathy of the House to the family of the late Jim Stynes, a giant of a man on and off the field. It is appropriate that he is being afforded a state funeral in Melbourne. We can look to him as an excellent role model. However, the person who most concerns me this morning is not a role model. The chief executive of Bank of Ireland drew down a staggering â¬831,000 in payments...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)
John Whelan: They have to stand up to the banks. This bank would not be in existence if not for the taxpayer.