Results 121-140 of 231 for speaker:John Carty
- Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)
John Carty: Fine Gael has a majority in local government.
- Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)
John Carty: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Ãireann" and substitute the following: "recognises: the economic impact of the significant decline in value of sterling against the euro in terms of exports and the effect on the price of consumer goods; that around half the value of goods and services purchased in the State, including the majority of foodstuffs, oral medicines,...
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Carty: Ag 10.30 a.m. amárach.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Carty: You were masters at it.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Carty: No, we learned it from you.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his speech. There is great disquiet at recent revelations in the media, primarily through the investigations of Senator Shane Ross, concerning activities in the corporate affairs division of FÃS, especially relating to foreign travel where a massive â¬643,000 was spent over a short number of years. I welcome the board's...
- Seanad: Agriculture Sector: Statements (18 Nov 2008)
John Carty: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.
- Seanad: Agriculture Sector: Statements (18 Nov 2008)
John Carty: I thank the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for coming to the House and taking time out from a busy schedule on his way to Brussels to negotiate on the Common Agricultural Policy health check. I also welcome the Minister of State to the House. I fully agree with Senator Bradford on the importance of Europe to Irish agriculture. I would also like to remind certain farming...
- Seanad: Agriculture Sector: Statements (18 Nov 2008)
John Carty: While Senator Healy Eames says "hear, hear", destocking had to take place. At the time it had to be severe, but it should have been reviewed. Within another couple of years, grants will be given to hill sheep farmers to get back into hill sheep from an environmental point of view rather than from an agricultural point of view. Vegetation is occurring at a high rate, so there is a problem...
- Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)
John Carty: That was not too often.
- Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)
John Carty: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Ãireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: having regard to the objectives of budget 2009, including the objective of ensuring that Ireland has a solid basis for economic recovery when world economic conditions improve, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has protected the most productive elements of the Irish...
- Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)
John Carty: I did.
- Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)
John Carty: Some â¬355 million has been provided for REPS in 2009, a 17% increase for farmers joining REPS 4 as new entrants and transferees from REPS 2 and 3. This is a major increase and is most welcome. The Minister is to be complimented on retaining this important contribution to farmers' income. Great work was done with this money, particularly in my part of the country where farms are small....
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)
John Carty: Will the Leader state whether the first meeting of Dáil Ãireann, which took place on 21 January 1919 in the Mansion House, will be commemorated? It was a most important meeting and the Irish declaration of independence was made on that day. This week, a great ceremony took place to commemorate the end of the First World War, the war to end all wars, but our forefathers had to fight on for...
- Seanad: Development of Green Technology: Motion (5 Nov 2008)
John Carty: I commend the Green Party on putting down this motion. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McGuinness, to the House. It is nice to see the Waterford alliance of Senators Cummins and Coffey so strong on the other side of the House. I am sure the Minister of State, coming from the sunny south east, is delighted to see them also, although that would not be the case in Croke Park.
- Seanad: Development of Green Technology: Motion (5 Nov 2008)
John Carty: With the increased cost of natural resources such as gas from Russia and the ever-fluctuating price of oil, there has never been a more pressing time to reduce Ireland's reliance on foreign fossil fuels. We must develop our own natural resources such as wind and wave energy and produce the infrastructure we need. I welcome the Government's target that Ireland will get 40% of its energy from...
- Seanad: Broadband Infrastructure Bill 2008: Second Stage (22 Oct 2008)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, and thank my colleague, Senator Ross, for bringing forward this opportunity to discuss broadband in Ireland today. There are many good parts to the Bill and there are weaknesses in it. The Government has done quite an amount over recent years to implement broadband policies and to bring it to as many subscribers as possible. However,...
- Seanad: Unemployment Levels: Statements (15 Oct 2008)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and compliment him on his speech, regardless of what some Members of the Opposition might have stated. His speech was comprehensive and provides a line on where we are going. We are in trying economic times and the level of unemployment is high. The construction industry is more than partly relevant in this regard. However, I agree with Senator...
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
John Carty: I welcome the pupils and teachers from Mount St. Michael in Claremorris, my local school.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister. The purpose of this Bill is to improve housing services and many of the sections are most welcome. Section 11 provides that housing authorities should provide and maintain services ancillary to housing development, including roads, shops, playgrounds, places of worship and sites for various facilities. It is important that this be done, especially in large urban...