Results 41-60 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: I had not intended to speak in this debate. Having read the Taoiseach's speech, while I supported a great deal of what he did for many years – his consistency and lack of one-sidedness – I have to say this is the most one-sided speech I have heard in this House from a Taoiseach. It is most disappointing. I do not know who wrote it for him. I do not believe his scriptwriters in the past...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: His reference to punishment beatings is matched only by a condemnation of loyalist atrocities.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: I would like the Taoiseach to make some gesture to the other side.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: I hope the Senator is not reading his speech.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: As long as the Senator is not reading, that is fine. Read on.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: I will read the speech afterwards.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: I am sorry to part company with my right-wing friend but occasionally these things happen. With a great deal of soul searching, I will support this motion. There is an obligation on those who are not part of the Government not to oppose all cuts but rather to make serious suggestions about where they should be made because everyone acknowledges they are necessary. The Labour Party may also...

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: It is extraordinary that Members of this House should put that into a motion. The reality of power in this country is that the social partners must be deferred to on the enacting of legislation and the budget. The truth is that the social partners will probably write the budget.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: That is an assertion. Where is the evidence?

Seanad: Book of Estimates, 2003: Statements. (21 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: I congratulate Senator Quinn on having done two U-turns out of three. It is a time for U-turns because the economy has turned. I was not among those who welcomed the national pensions reserve fund as I believed it would be the first fund that people would suggest should be raided when times got tough. That is exactly what is happening. Everybody else supported the scheme at the time and told...

Seanad: Book of Estimates, 2003: Statements. (21 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: Or by public servants bashing farmers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: The Senator does not need any farmer's votes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: Farmer bashing. Another cheap shot from the left.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: Will the Leader consider having a debate on a controversial issue which relates to an area in which she is an expert, that is, the future of our semi-State bodies? In such a debate, we should ask why and for how much longer we can allow the boards of semi-State bodies to be politically appointed. I am glad the Chair is in a benign mood this morning. A controversy arose in the past week, which...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: We could sit on the board of Aer Rianta.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Shane Ross: There are two vacancies on the board of Aer Rianta.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Appointments to State Boards. (3 Dec 2002)

Shane Ross: Will the Minister for Transport outline the criteria used in appointing members of State boards under his aegis, particularly Aer Rianta? The reasons I bring up the issue are very obvious. It is currently a very topical matter, particularly as it relates to the board of Aer Rianta which is in the middle of a public controversy. The reason any objective person would assume one is appointed to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Appointments to State Boards. (3 Dec 2002)

Shane Ross: If I may, I will exercise my right to a supplementary question.