Results 41-60 of 562 for speaker:Larry Butler

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Larry Butler: ——and he is letting down his side badly.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Larry Butler: I too am entitled to have my say.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: Senator Regan speaks the same old claptrap all the time.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: Senator Regan was spending more than €200,000 on his election.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: Senator Alex White could tell us a thing or two about that.

Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: I am delighted that we are adopting such great enthusiasm in this country for Fairtrade. There was a time when we had to do a great deal of work to put our products on the market and we were paid very little. Fairtrade Fortnight 2008 was launched on Monday 25 February by the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Michael Kitt. Fairtrade sales grew by 75% last year,...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: As we all know, the construction industry, housing development in particular, is going through a rocky patch. Recently, management at the Sandyford industrial estate, which is a major hub and employment centre in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area, announced that no further development would occur in the foreseeable future owing to a lack of infrastructural development,...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: This is an important issue because jobs will be lost. The other side of the House has often complained about how the Government is not paying attention. If this problem is occurring in one local area, it is occurring elsewhere. For example, there are problems in counties Kildare and Meath. In Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, developments worth approximately €10 billion, which is an enormous...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: I support the call for a debate on the economy to allow the House to recognise the strength of the economy. As Senator Callely stated, it is important to acknowledge the external influences over which we have no control. Despite these, the economy is in a strong position to respond to inevitable problems. This is an opportune time to have a debate on the issue. Yesterday, on the Order of...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Larry Butler: Senators from all sides, including Senators Callely and MacSharry, have raised this issue. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate to examine the option of breaking up the HSE. Some of the measures it has taken have had a disastrous impact. The organisation is undemocratic, unaccountable and has no mandate. The Eastern Regional Health Authority managed health services in Dublin and part of...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: On the tenth anniversary of peace in the North, I congratulate the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, on his wonderful work and I also congratulate the previous leaders. We are now reaping the benefits of a united Ireland at peace with itself. We, in this part of the country, played an important part in that. The Taoiseach negotiated that on our behalf and we will be eternally grateful to him...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: I do not speak that often and I do not interrupt Senator Norris when he is speaking. I expect the same respect from him.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: Thank you. I congratulate the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, who has done an outstanding job in the Department of Finance and in the various other Ministries in which he distinguished himself. I thank him for running the country and its finances and for putting us in a strong position to meet any downturn in the economy. I look forward to a debate on the economy as it would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: We will cover that in the debate. As the Leader mentioned yesterday, while 5.5% of the population is unemployed, it is not so long since 10% or 11% were unemployed.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: We must take steps to correct the increase in unemployment. Job creation is an important part of this Government's programme. The partnership process has done an outstanding job. The new leader of Fianna Fáil mentioned patriotism in his speech yesterday. We should build on that also. I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving me the opportunity to speak on the Order of Business. I do not...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: He could not handle his own accounts.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: Good management at that.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: What is the nonsense?

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: I wish to raise the matter of St. Colmcille's Hospital as Senator Fitzgerald has already mentioned. There is a very serious issue there, with 16 deaths in the hospital related to this new bug, C. difficile. The microbiologist post that should have been filled some months ago has not yet been filled. The position is shared between St. Vincent's Hospital and St. Colmcille's Hospital and I do...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)

Larry Butler: The Government is providing the funding.