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| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Before I call the Leader, on my own behalf and that of the House I express sympathy on the death of a former Member, Mr. Sam McAughtry. The Leader will arrange formal expressions of sympathy at a later stage when Members can contribute. Sam was a very popular Member. He was el... | Book-10 Page [502] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I join the Cathaoirleach in expressing sympathy to the family of the late former Senator Sam McAughtry. We will have formal tributes to him at a later stage. I also express the sympathy of the House to Senator John Kelly on the death of his father, Kevin. The funeral is taking... | Book-10 Page [502] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I pass on condolences to Senator John Kelly on the sad death of his father. I also pay tribute to the late former Senator Sam McAughtry and pass on my sympathy and that of the Fianna Fáil group to his family. On another occasion we will have an opportu... | Book-10 Page [502] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I had wished to speak about the recently published crime figures, but Senator Darragh O'Brien's speculation and dramatisation of events require that I comment. While his remarks add to the political tension, they shed no light. It is now 2.45 p.m. and he has requested that the ... | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] In accordance with the amendment proposed to the Order of Business, the Senator is insisting that she come to the House today.[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] As I raised the matter last week, the Attorney General has been on notice.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Senator John Gilroy to continue, without interruption.[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] It is obvious that Senator Darragh O'Brien has no interest in pursuing the issue of the Attorney General coming to the House.[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] The Attorney General has a lot of questions to answer.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] From his point of view it makes more sense to try to catch "Oireachtas Report" and in the great Fianna Fáil tradition to be seen trying to do something when it really does not want to do it.[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Not at all; it is more important that she answer the questions asked.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Senator John Gilroy to continue, without interruption.[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] If it was a real and serious proposal that the Attorney General come to the House today, she would have been given notice and it would have been scheduled for tomorrow or Thursday. I am loath to refer to it, but it brings the procedures of the House to a new low and shows indece... | Book-10 Page [503] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] On a point of order, Senator John Gilroy should know me better than that. I would not, in 1 million years, dream of capitalising on someone's bereavement.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I can assure the Senator that if it goes to a vote, Senator John Kelly will be paired. I ask the Senator to withdraw that remark.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Does Senator John Gilroy have a question for the Leader?[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I do not propose that Senator Darragh O'Brien take this personally. I do not intend it as a smear on him. He is a decent, honourable Senator-----[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] -----but I am saying this is an opportunistic move on behalf of Fianna Fáil which I find-----[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] What about the Cathaoirleach? Is he opportunistic also?[Norris, David] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I can only call what I see here and that is what I do.[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Does Senator John Gilroy have a question for the Leader?[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I do not intend to withdraw the remark. I am going to leave the remark stand because we are asked to consider this as just a coincidence and it is far from that.[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] What is the Senator talking about? That is absolute rubbish.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I intend to ask the Leader, with regard to my first contribution on the recently published crime figures, if we might have a debate on the issue at the earliest convenience.[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I note that crime figures under most headings are down except in one or two areas, which is totally unacceptable. There is a matter of public confidence and public safety with regard to crime figures. The recent comment in the media about different types of crime being out of c... | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I extend my sympathy to Senator John Kelly and his family on the death of his father. I cannot support the Fianna Fáil motion because I have agreed to vote with the Government in order to allow some of the Labour Party Senators attend the funeral. That is a fact. I know some o... | Book-10 Page [504] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I do not intend to expatiate on the current political turmoil. I said my piece in the past two weeks and as far as I am concerned it is one down and one to go. At the risk of being called opportunistic, I extend my sympathy to the family of our colleague Senator John Kelly. I ... | Book-10 Page [505] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] That is unparliamentary language and I ask the Senator to withdraw it.[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [506] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] There is nothing unparliamentary about God. He is a democrat.[Norris, David] | Book-10 Page [506] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I express my gratitude to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, for visiting County Leitrim on Friday last to inspect a number of projects.[Comiskey, Michael] | Book-10 Page [506] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Wait until Senator Terry Leyden gets the good news.
The projects were funded through the Leitrim Development Company. The Minister visited Tullaghan and Kinlough in County Leitrim. That is the good news. A total of €3 million has been spent in north Leitrim, in particular, i... | Book-10 Page [506] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I congratulate Senator Michael Comiskey. Did he thank the Minister for reducing the number of councillors in County Leitrim to 18?[Leyden, Terry] | Book-10 Page [506] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I second my leader's proposal to amend the Order of Business. In fairness, this matter was raised seven days ago and there was a vote on it. A full week's notice was given. It is also provided for legitimately under Standing Orders. We are entitled to a full debate on this de... | Book-10 Page [506] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I have lived in Dublin West for a quarter of a century and have been a Member of Seanad Éireann for almost three years. However, I have never received as many calls, contacts or communications on any other issue in the past three years as I did in the space of the past 24 hours.... | Book-10 Page [507] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] In Dublin City Council 50 councillors out of 52 agreed with no opposition. In Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council 23 councillors out of 28 agreed, again with no opposition. In South County Dublin County Council 19 councillors agreed with three in opposition. However, in Fing... | Book-10 Page [507] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] This is all about new politics. The people of Dublin deserve a chance to say whether they are for or against the proposal, not 16 councillors. The Senator may be aware the Irish name for Fingal can be translated as "foreign tribe", a territory of foreigners. It is a medieval n... | Book-10 Page [507] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] The Senator should talk to Fingal's Fine Gael mayor, Mr. Kieran Dennison.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [507] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I call on the Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, not to let this go away.[Coghlan, Eamonn] | Book-10 Page [507] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I call on him to identify another means of keeping this proposal on the agenda and to give the citizens of Dublin a opportunity to decide whether they wish to vote for a lord mayor.[Coghlan, Eamonn] | Book-10 Page [507] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I echo the sympathy expressed to the McAughtry and Kelly families and, in their time of sadness, thank the McFadden family and the people of Athlone for receiving so many Members of the Oireachtas last week.
I compliment the Government on today being the first day of the abol... | Book-10 Page [508] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Is the Senator proposing an amendment to the Order of Business to take No. 11 today?[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [508] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I thank the Cathaoirleach for his guidance. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 11 be taken today.[Barrett, Sean D.] | Book-10 Page [508] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] It is very disappointing that my colleagues across the aisle are spending so much time trying to bring down an honourable, honest, hardworking and reforming Minister-----[Mullins, Michael] | Book-10 Page [508] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] -----and now they are trying to cast aspersions on the Attorney General. We all appreciate that the Minister inherited some significant level of dysfunction, as we have seen not only from the issues that have arisen in recent times but from the many serious issues that have aris... | Book-10 Page [508] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] The general public does not want this charade; it wants the structures of inquiry put in place to be allowed to work and come to their conclusions. My colleagues across the aisle in Fianna Fáil are out of touch with the people. That is obvious from the opinion polls published a... | Book-10 Page [508] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Does Senator Michael Mullins have a question for the Leader?[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [509] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] The Senator's party need not worry about us, he has enough to be worrying about.[O'Brien, Darragh] | Book-10 Page [509] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] My question for the Leader is to outline when we will get back to discussing what the people really want us to discuss, namely, how can we accelerate the level of recovery in the economy and how we can create more jobs. I ask the Leader if we could have a further discussion in t... | Book-10 Page [509] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón a dhéanamh le clann Seanadóir John Kelly tar éis an bháis sa chlann sin.
By Senator Michael Mullins's measure, Sinn Féin must be the only party in touch with the people, therefore, under his guidance, I believe I can speak authoritatively. It is im... | Book-10 Page [509] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] In the light of the requests for a debate on justice matters, is it appropriate under Standing Orders to bring the former Ministers for Justice, Dermot Ahern, Michael McDowell, John O'Donoghue and Gerry Collins, before the House?[Sheahan, Tom] | Book-10 Page [509] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] That is a matter for the Committee on Procedure and Privileges. Does the Deputy have a question for the Leader?[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [510] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] If a real and honest debate is to be held, the aforementioned individuals should be part of it.[Sheahan, Tom] | Book-10 Page [510] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Absolutely. In the light of the fact that the phone bugging continued for 30 years, all the former Ministers for Justice should be included.[Sheahan, Tom] | Book-10 Page [510] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] While some might think it is a trivial issue, people who lodge money in banks are exposed to a serious threat. There is only one bank in my local town and it has a small carpark used by staff. I am getting hammered with parking fines and I see the same thing happening to people... | Book-10 Page [510] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I join my colleagues in expressing my deepest sympathy to Senator John Kelly on the death of his beloved father, Kevin Kelly, and to his widow, Mary, and the family, John, Kevin, Bernadette, Anne and Claire, and his nine grandchildren. Kevin was a good friend and a wonderful com... | Book-10 Page [510] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] It must go before the House, as the Senator well knows.[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [511] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I, too, extend my sympathy to our colleague Senator John Kelly on the death of his father.
Following the general election in 2011, the Government said it would reduce the travel tax to zero. It was reduced from €10 to €3 but, thankfully, the Government has honoured the commitm... | Book-10 Page [511] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Like everybody else, I extend my sympathy to Senator John Kelly on the death of his father. Coming so shortly after the deaths of Deputy Nicky McFadden and former Senator Edward Haughey, it is a reminder of how short life is and how we must fit as much as we can into our lives. ... | Book-10 Page [511] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I would like to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to Senator John Kelly on the death of his father. I ask the Leader the following question. When is a student not a student? It seems it is when someone reaches 18 years of age or travels on public transport. I hav... | Book-10 Page [512] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I second Senator Darragh O'Brien's amendment to the Order of Business to bring the Attorney General before the House.[Daly, Mark] | Book-10 Page [512] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I support my colleague on the issue because the Attorney General has many more questions to answer than the former Garda Commissioner. She has been sitting at the Cabinet table since 11 November. She has been sitting next to the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Taoisea... | Book-10 Page [512] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] The Senator can raise these issues during the debate.[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [512] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] -----yet she appears to have no questions to answer and the former Garda Commissioner has paid for it with his job.[Daly, Mark] | Book-10 Page [512] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] This is madness. The Senator does not understand the system at all.[Gilroy, John] | Book-10 Page [512] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] If the Government and the Taoiseach are to be consistent on this issue, the Attorney General should also be gone and asked to consider her position. Why is there no disquiet at the Cabinet about the Attorney General who knew as much as the Commissioner? One of them has paid for... | Book-10 Page [512] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I would like to be associated with the remarks of the Leader and others in offering sympathy to Senator John Kelly on the sudden death of his father. We recently experienced the sad passing of our colleague, Nicky McFadden. I did not know the former Member, Sam McAughtry, who a... | Book-10 Page [513] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] In fairness, it is good. The Minister and Mr. O'Leary are at one in trying to secure much more direct inbound tourism and air services. The Minister wants to increase the number of ferry services. I welcome these objectives very much. It augurs well for us.
I welcome the an... | Book-10 Page [513] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] A large percentage of the national budget is going on it.[Ó Domhnaill, Brian] | Book-10 Page [513] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I appreciate that, but this is something that has just happened. I have been campaigning during the years-----[Coghlan, Paul] | Book-10 Page [514] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] This is going to be an outstanding visitor attraction.[Coghlan, Paul] | Book-10 Page [514] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I have, of course. Perhaps I will take the Cathaoirleach up on his suggestion of an Adjournment debate. Seriously, however, this initiative is great for tourism, not just for the region but also for the country as a whole, because the visitor attraction will be outstanding. I ... | Book-10 Page [514] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I ask the Leader to bring to the attention of the Minister for Health the fact that there are now 32,000 children on waiting lists for hearing assessments. Some 16,000 are waiting for a first assessment and a further 16,000 are waiting for treatment, having been assessed. A sub... | Book-10 Page [514] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I am formally asking the Leader to change tomorrow's Order of Business and not to discuss the Bill tomorrow.[Crown, John] | Book-10 Page [514] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Listening to Senator Mark Daly, one would think a double murderer had been found in the home of the Attorney General. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, announced today that €60,000 is being provided to support the delivery of anti-bullying training sess... | Book-10 Page [514] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] As things get better, the Minister should come into the Chamber to see what can be done in this regard. The work of guidance counsellors in dealing with the problems students have in schools should not be underestimated.[D'Arcy, Jim] | Book-10 Page [515] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I agree with Senator Michael Mullins. There are important economic issues troubling the public and they seek a resolution of them and assistance from these Houses. However, we cannot diminish the seriousness of what happened with regard to the Garda Commissioner. Last year the... | Book-10 Page [515] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I wish to be associated with the comments to Senator John Kelly following the bereavement in his family.
I congratulate everyone concerned with the management buy-out of the Elverys group. Some 654 jobs have been protected.[D'Arcy, Michael] | Book-10 Page [515] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I extend my sympathy to Senator John Kelly and his family on the death of his father.
Will the Leader say how the Taoiseach can tell the Dáil and the rest of us to have confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is clear from his actions he has no confidence in... | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] The Taoiseach had a hand in sacking the Commissioner without so much as even a recorded courtesy call to the Minister.[Mullen, Rónán] | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] It seems that the important public business of this country is being held up by a very unseemly and troubling affair. The Minister is a man of undeniable ability but does not seem to have the confidence of many people because of the way in which he has run his Department, from t... | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] That is a matter for the Taoiseach, as the Senator knows well.[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Perhaps it is time he did something that needs to be done-----[Mullen, Rónán] | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] -----to separate the justice and defence briefs because these two briefs should not be held by the one person. I am sure Senator Ivana Bacik and others would agree with me.[Mullen, Rónán] | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Does the Senator have a question for the Leader? We are on the Order of Business.[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] From the point of view of democratic theory, responsibility and accountability, the Garda and the Defence Forces should not be under the leadership of the same Minister. This has been a problem for a long time. Now is the opportunity for the Taoiseach, if he believes in the Min... | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I extend sympathy to our good friend, Senator John Kelly, on the loss of his father.
I commend last week's "Prime Time" programme for its analysis of ambulance services. It raised some concerns. I would like to have a debate in this House on the service. Over the weekend it ... | Book-10 Page [516] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Yes. The Hanly report was debated ad nauseam and it committed to ambulance cover 24 hours a day, seven days a week, when at full throttle in Ennis and around County Clare. This is a serious issue and I would like a debate specifically concerning the ambulance services in the li... | Book-10 Page [517] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Ba mhaith liom fosta cur leis na focail chomhbhróin a cuireadh in iúl don Seanadóir John Ó Ceallaigh ar bhás a athair. I also acknowledge an excellent contributor here, the late former Senator from Athlone, Deputy Nicky McFadden, who was a distinguished Member of this House.
I... | Book-10 Page [517] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] As by then it will be too late, we should have the discussions now.[Ó Domhnaill, Brian] | Book-10 Page [517] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I agree with Senator Martin Conway that there should be an urgent debate with Ministers about the ambulance service. After watching the programme the other night and hearing from representatives of the ambulance organisation throughout the country, one wonders why the Taoiseach ... | Book-10 Page [518] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I join other colleagues in sympathising with Senator John Kelly on the death of his father. Senator Aideen Hayden and I attended the funeral in Roscommon this morning. I know the Senator appreciates the kind concerns of colleagues on his bereavement.
I again call for a debate... | Book-10 Page [518] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I, too, express sympathy to Senator John Kelly on the sudden death of his father, Kevin. I know he is very pleased with the support he has received from his colleagues on the death of his father.
I support Senator Ivana Bacik's call for a debate on the issue of the taping of t... | Book-10 Page [519] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] A commission of inquiry is about to be established, for which the terms of reference were under discussion at this morning's Cabinet meeting. It is grossly irresponsible of Fianna Fáil to try to impinge on such an inquiry. It is a desperate attempt to play politics with such a ... | Book-10 Page [519] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] I note Senator John Gilroy's points on the crime figures he mentioned and will endeavour to have the Minister for Justice and Equality come to discuss them with the House.
Senators Jillian van Turnhout and John Crown referred to the Bill on smoking in cars with children. I g... | Book-10 Page [519] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Senator Darragh O'Brien has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business, "That time be made available today to allow the Attorney General to attend the Seanad, in accordance with Standing Order 56, to answer questions on her management of the taping of telephone calls in Garda... | Book-10 Page [521] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Under Standing Order 62(3)(b), I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.[Wilson, Diarmuid] | Book-10 Page [522] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Senator Sean D. Barrett has proposed an amendment, "That No. 11 be taken before No. 1." The Leader has indicated that he is prepared to accept the amendment. Is the Leader accepting it?[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [522] | |
| | 01/04/2014 | [Order of Business] Is the amendment agreed to? Agreed. Is the Order of Business, as amended, agreed to?[An Cathaoirleach] | Book-10 Page [523] | |
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