Results 1-9 of 9 for destroyed speaker:Michael D'Arcy

Seanad: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Sep 2020)

Michael D'Arcy: ...of everyone else. They are the people with private equity funds and who administer the moneys that will be crucial if we are serious about sustainable finance. They are well ahead of everyone else because, if we destroy the world through climate change, there will be no world economy. They are clear that they want there to be a world economy. I am pleased with the beneficial ownership...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: ...it. We believe this is the appropriate way to do it without having too significant an impact on Ireland Inc. and urban and rural Ireland. I want to pull up people who say how appalling it is about rural Ireland and how rural Ireland will be destroyed by this. Senator Conway-Walsh raised that issue. It will be €1 for a tank of diesel or petrol - 60 to 70 litres. Depending on the...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: ...and over-reliance on VAT and excise. We kept spending. The Sinn Féin Deputies are encouraging us to keep spending and that this time will be different. That is Sinn Féin's policy: tax, spend, destroy the economy, have a good time, and we will spend the next decade trying to tidy up afterwards.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: ...and if they can average €75,000 per year, it is almost €9 million a week into the Cork economy. Anybody who could put that at risk must be out of their mind. If these jobs are lost to Cork it could destroy the Cork economy. I have seen a figure that companies attached to FDIs are responsible for 50% of PAYE returns. These are not minimum wage jobs. The Commission's...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Vaccination Programme (17 Jul 2014)

Michael D'Arcy: ...most crucial of which is why so much vaccine was used.  No other country went down the route of blanket vaccinations.  How much vaccine was purchased and at what cost?  How much was left over afterwards or destroyed at a cost to the State? I am glad the Minister spoke about the effects on the people who have been impacted.  The daughter of one my constituents was...

Gangland Crime: Motion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: ...the Fianna Fáil Minister does not know what to do. How much longer do we have to witness this abject failure and hand-wringing while the young people of Ireland die on our streets and lives are destroyed by guns and drugs? It is a shame on this Government which should resign if it has any sense of moral responsible. Any Minister or Government which allows this to happen to such a level...

Small Claims (Protection of Small Businesses) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Michael D'Arcy: .... I have been approached by a number of good businesses which have found that their overdraft facilities have been reduced to 10% of their original limits of €15,000 or €20,000. That is destroying businesses and putting people out of work. Not only are they out of work but they are seeking social welfare benefits and not contributing to taxation. They are dominos being removed from...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (6 May 2009)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times a year confiscated caches of illegal drugs seized by the gardaí are destroyed; the location where the destruction of such material takes place; the public auditor who attends such events; the way the amounts of material so destroyed are recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18136/09]

Waste Management: Motion. (3 Jul 2007)

Michael D'Arcy: ...it in recent days. The removal of local democracy has also been discussed. It is of concern that we are removing the democratically elected members of local authorities for the issue. We will destroy the niche market. Ireland produces the best foodstuffs anywhere in the world. We produce it from grass and the cereal products we feed to livestock. It can be marketed well, but we will...