Results 141-160 of 1,886 for speaker:Fergal Browne

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Apr 2003)

Fergal Browne: He has been saying that for six years.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: I agree with those Senators who looked for a debate on the mishandling of the SARS virus scenario by the Minister for Health and Children and his Department. This morning we learned that SARS had a 20% mortality rate and that it was increasing every day. Will the Leader ask the Minister to confirm that the long-term effects of SARS are still unknown? It is unhelpful to dismiss it as if it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: He did not do it last year.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: That is not happening.

Seanad: Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption: Motion. (7 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: I am a non-smoker. I have never enjoyed smoking and could be categorised as an anti-smoker. However, even I realise that smokers have rights. My concern with the proposed smoking ban centres on the question of enforcement. The penalty points system was introduced before Christmas and is encountering problems with regard to enforcement. Will the Minister outline how the proposed smoking ban...

Seanad: Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption: Motion. (7 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: That is debatable.

Seanad: Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption: Motion. (7 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: Cigarette vending machines in pubs could become redundant, which is a cause of concern to those who have invested heavily in them. The Irish Taxi Drivers Federation made a recent submission regarding the hardship imposed on its members following deregulation. Similar hardship could be imposed on those involved in the supply of cigarette vending machines. The Minister of State should consider...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: On many occasions, we have referred to the need for the Minister for Transport to come to the House in connection with the Dublin Port tunnel. His decision today to ban super trucks from the capital is astonishing. It is time for him to come to the House to explain where responsibility lies for the fiasco which currently pertains. I assume many experts and consultants were employed to design...

Seanad: Official Languages Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (13 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire. Aontáim leis an méid atá ráite ag an Seanadóir Ó Murchú. Tá súil agam agus ag Fine Gael go mbeidh comhionnanas don Ghaeilge agus don mBéarla mar gheall ar an mBille seo. Tá ceist amháin agaim. An bhfuil a fhios ag an Aire cathain a bheidh an rannóg nua atá sonraithe san mBille bunaithe?

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: She did make them.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: –condemns the Minister for Transport for his failure to adequately fund the penalty points system and his inability to address the huge driving test failure rate;

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: I hope the Minister can come before the House more often in this session because transport is an area that affects everybody from those who use cars for private use to those involved in the heavy goods transportation sector. In addition, transport impacts hugely on our quality of life and that is why we care so much about its development. When I saw the wording of the Fianna Fáil motion, I...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: It is like golf – one needs to follow through on one's swing. I would like to see achievements and further progress. I have not spoken about all aspects of Fine Gael's detailed amendment to this motion but I am sure my colleagues, Senators Bannon and Brian Hayes, will do so. I ask the Minister to deal with some of the issues I have raised.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: I am not that bad a golfer.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: On a point of information—

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: Rubbish.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: A total of €3.5 million has been generated by the penalty points system.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: What about the transport policy? A good economy is required to put a transport infrastructure in place.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: Yesterday, the Minister for Transport came before the House and we had quite a beneficial debate. I ask the Leader to invite him to return to debate the arbitration process. Mr. Padraic White, the chairman of the Rail Procurement Agency, recently expressed deep concern at the level of compensation, as have others involved in the infrastructural projects. A half acre of land was sold recently...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Fergal Browne: We have not seen them.