Newspapers have reported that the Government expressed regret about a very fine interview given by President Bush to a rather finer questioner, Carole Coleman. I would hate to think that, as has been reported by some newspapers, the Government apologised to President Bush for the attitude taken in the interview. This was a very probing …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘June, 2004’
Want to Punish Bush? Ask him to Fly into Dublin rather than Shannon
Dublin Airport is a complete and utter shambles. It is because of the shenanigans that are going on between the chairman of Aer Rianta, the Minister for Transport, the unions and the board. Extraordinary alliances are being formed to frustrate the apparent wishes of the Government. In the meantime, we have complete paralysis at Dublin …
Social Partners Are Dictating Public Policy
The social partners are dictating government policy. There is a solution to the squabbling in which the Government parties are indulging in public. While there is a great temptation to blame each other after an electoral setback of the kind we have witnessed, I suggest that the House take the opportunity to debate what is …
Lack of Resources for Autistic Children is Unacceptable
lmost a year has assed since I initiated a debate on Autism. This week in the Seanad I pressed for more funding to be made available: “The issue [of autism] has arisen in this House more than in the other, and there is all-party support in the area. We could continue that debate and squeeze …