Results 41-60 of 1,886 for speaker:Fergal Browne

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (5 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I second the amendment.

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (5 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: It was a severe budget.

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (5 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I second the amendment.

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (5 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I second the amendment. Ten years is too long. That would be the length of two full term Governments, an exception in itself. A three year period would be more appropriate.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (5 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: Cuirim fáilte mhór roimh an Aire. Tá mé cinnte go n-aontóidh sé liom gur ábhar an-tábhachtach é seo le plé inniu. I welcome the debate on the national spatial strategy. I regret it took a long time to publish it and that it was not published before the national development plan, which would have been a more logical and common sense approach. While I apologise for being cynical and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: It is evident that the House holds the Garda Síochána in high regard. In view of this it is appropriate that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform should make a statement to the House regarding the early release of Dessie O'Hare, despite the fact that he has shown no remorse for having shot a garda.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: The Minister might also explain how many prisoners have been released under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement and the number of reoffenders.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I congratulate An Taisce for organising the list of the tidiest towns in the country. It has been criticised in the past, but this latest venture is a good one. The best town in the country headed the list.

Seanad: Primary Education: Motion. (11 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: Rubbish.

Seanad: Primary Education: Motion. (11 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I wish to declare that I was a primary school teacher before I became a Senator. I may still be a member of the INTO, although I am not too sure. Maybe Senator Fitzgerald could advise me on that. Primary education is beyond doubt the foundation stone of the education system and of the continued social and economic progress we have...

Seanad: Primary Education: Motion. (11 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I jest. The last Government's biggest crime was the way it mistreated teachers and dealt with the voluntary aspect of teaching. The then Minister, Deputy Woods, downgraded teachers and made them feel bad about themselves. The last straw for teachers who gave up a lot of time voluntarily after school hours, invariably unappreciated by parents, was the way the Government annihilated them. The...

Seanad: Primary Education: Motion. (11 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: We are teachers in exile.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: The Senator should save his speech for the Ard-Fheis.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: Will the Leader ensure works are undertaken in the Chamber during the Christmas recess to make it more wheelchair accessible? I plan to bring a group to the House—

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I am not an architect, but given that the Press Gallery is not used all the time—

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: It is not accessible for groups. In this day and age the second House of Parliament should be wheelchair accessible.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: Not for groups. This issue should be examined.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: Disabled members of the public do not have access on sitting days.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Cervical Smear Tests. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: I welcome the Minister of State who is becoming a regular fixture in the House. In Carlow and the south-east at present there is a two month delay in doctors obtaining cervical smear test kits. It takes a further four months before they obtain the results from those tests, meaning that there is an overall delay of six months. I forwarded to the Minister a copy of the letter I received from a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Cervical Smear Tests. (12 Dec 2002)

Fergal Browne: No, it is self-explanatory.