Results 521-540 of 4,132 for speaker:Donie Cassidy

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Cummins, O'Toole, Bacik, Boyle, Coghlan, Norris, Buttimer and McDonald expressed their concerns about costs in the HSE, banking and other areas. I will have no difficulty in requesting the Minister for Health and Children to update the House on HSE spending and the alleged waste of moneys highlighted in the media for several weeks and all other matters pertaining to her portfolio....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: On Wednesday the House will debate the Croke Park agreement. The debate on the national economy was wide-ranging and everyone was able to discuss issues concerning their various portfolios. That is why I included it in the agenda for the first week of the session. Debates will centre on each individual portfolio, starting with the Common Agricultural Policy on Tuesday and the Croke Park...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: On behalf of the House, I extend our heartiest congratulations to Senator Alex White on his elevation yesterday. We wish him well in the future following his promotion.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the economy (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business, to conclude not later than 5.30 p.m., if not previously concluded, on which spokespersons may speak for 15 minutes and all other Senators for 12 minutes, on which Senators may share time, by agreement of the House, and the Minister to be called on ten minutes from the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: It is the EU.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: We should not let the occasion of the third greatest sporting event in the calendar of sport pass without congratulating the European team, especially Rory McIlroy, Graham McDowell and Padraig Harrington, on their success, on being terrific ambassadors for Ireland-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: -----and on what they have done to enhance the image of Ireland, build confidence and give us an uplifting experience at the weekend. It was wonderful to watch television at the weekend and see the success of our sportspeople in Europe. Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Alex White, Boyle, Regan, Bacik, Ormonde, Donohoe, MacSharry, Harris, Hanafin, Twomey, Mooney, Cannon and Healy Eames gave us...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I ask the Senator to afford me the opportunity to continue uninterrupted, as I did not interrupt him. The one-liner - more for less - was used by speakers at that conference. The British are experiencing the same difficulties as those about which the Taoiseach has been telling us for the past 12 months, and quite a number of other countries are experiencing similar difficulties.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: We should be honest with each other. We all want to make effective use of our time here. We make a difference by being Members of this House, as do Members of the Dáil. I welcome the views and help offered by various Senators on the Opposition benches and we will continue to work with them as closely as is possible in this regard. Senator Regan called for a debate on waste of funds in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: There is never the wrong time to do the right thing. The right thing to do here is that I will ensure we have a debate on this matter in the next two weeks. Senator Glynn called for another debate on diabetes services. I have no difficulty in allocating time for such a debate. I join the Senator in welcoming the good news in the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in which a dermatology...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: That gives certainty to the markets and everyone who knows the Government will serve a five-year term.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: A division in the Dáil last Wednesday night was decided by 74 votes to 81. As someone who has been a Member of this House for a long time, that indicates to me that this Government will serve a full term.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Healy Eames spoke about-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The banks and the Central Bank were wrong on that one too, and so was Fine Gael.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I read the Fine Gael manifesto. I got part of the idea from the manifesto. I should not have read it, unfortunately. I should not have taken it as sacrosanct. That is where I got part of the idea.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: At that time-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Healy Eames called for the Government to support continued investment in Galway Airport and to do everything it can to retain the airport as important infrastructure for the city of Galway and the people of the west. We fully support that call here today.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (6 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: With the permission of the House, I wish to extend the statements on the economy until 5.45 p.m. to allow two colleagues to make their contributions. I thank the Minister of State and the House for their co-operation.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, McCarthy, Boyle, Coghlan, Harris, O'Sullivan, Buttimer, Cannon, O'Reilly, Norris, Hanafin, Donohoe, Leyden, Bradford, Ó Domhnaill, Doherty and Daly made their views known to the House on the announcement made this morning by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan. Yesterday Senator O'Toole and others asked me to contact the Minister of State, Deputy...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I came through the gates of Leinster House——