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Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...in the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine put in amendments. We discussed it and worked together. One good part of being up here is that at least in the committees we are not badgering and going at each other. In fairness to the agriculture committee and its Chair, Deputy Cahill, members from all parties and none worked very constructively. Everyone put an effort into...

National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...a nation. The other issue is rural decline and depopulation. Yesterday evening at 8 o'clock, I was at a meeting in Drumkeeran community centre in County Leitrim. It was about a small school called Tarmon school, which is on the shores of Lough Allen. Last year and this year, no child has started in the school. The three children in sixth class are leaving next year and if no more...

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...and in urban areas as well. There is danger to life and limb due to car accidents and cars are being destroyed. The Government will not address that at all because of the do-gooders, all these so-called environmentalists who want to lecture us and tell us we are backward, stupid, dirty or somehow not up to it. We are up to it and the farmers of Ireland are well up to it. The Government...

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2008)

Simon Coveney: ...and provocative and of asking questions that were quite unacceptable. He referred to unfair procedures that were unacceptable in civilised society, appalling treatment and accused the tribunal of badgering the Taoiseach. The Minister for Transport, Deputy Noel Dempsey, was almost embarrassed by some of the comments of his colleagues. I have some admiration for him for having the courage...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...rights of people who save turf; and — turf is an affordable solid fuel, many people are dependent on solid fuel to warm their homes, and in some counties up to 34 per cent of households are solely dependent on turf as solid fuel; calls on the Government to exempt from the proposed solid fuel regulations: — people who have turbary rights, Q3 agreements, fee simple rights,...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2022)

Gary Gannon: ...coastal surface hotspots in the north-east Atlantic, five are located off the coast of Cork, Kerry, Clare, Mayo and Donegal. We are truly blessed to have this amazing creature come to our shores every year to call Ireland home. However, basking sharks are endangered and they are at very high risk of extinction in the wild. They were first classified as endangered by the International...

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Mattie McGrath: ...providing it. They are not anarchists who do not allow free speech and prevent everyone else from doing things any way other than their own way. There is nothing worse than liberals who cannot get their way. They are very demanding, badgering, insulting to other people and bullying. There is nothing worse than them. We hear them here every day of the week. There is nothing worse than...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...interested in education. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, stated DEIS is our primary mechanism for systematically promoting greater equity within the school system, and that we are seeing compelling evidence that DEIS works in primary schools. Even now, there are calls coming in from DEIS schools about the danger of losing teachers because the numbers...

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: ...it. The Garda and superintendent Pat O'Connor have studied electronic tagging and I am sure the Minister and her officials are aware of it. I am not comparing humans to animals but in Scotland there was a study that used electronic tags on badgers to help combat bovine TB. The tags enabled the tracing of the badgers through the land and the checking of times. It shows how easy it would...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...have nowhere to turn when faced with a rent increase. We all want to see people in employment but if those who are employed cannot afford the increase in rent that will add to the numbers on the homeless list, which will interfere with their ability to work and result in them needing emergency accommodation. I get such calls every day from lone parents who work and who pay their rent but...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Sep 2012)

Martin Ferris: ...measures specifically designed to combat the most blatant and horrific examples of animal abuse, namely, the breeding and keeping of dogs for fighting or in pursuit of barbaric practises such as badger baiting. Previous to this we had legislation dealing specifically with the keeping and care of dogs and a separate Bill relating to greyhounds which recognised the unique aspects of the...

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ...of taxis in our cities and that the number of taxis in rural areas and small towns was insufficient. Come hell or high water, nothing could convince the then Minister to change things. I recall badgering the former Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, and pleading and fighting with him to introduce change. I did not realise quite how bad things were until I arrived in Dublin in 2007...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...and the very rich can no longer use their wealth to influence politics in the way they did in the past.  It is so different and so much better than other countries where big money has far too much influence on policy.We have also had a major reform of the public appointments system with an open call through www.stateboards.ieand the appearance of chairpersons designate before the...

Seanad: Lisbon Reform Treaty: Statements (8 Apr 2008)

Dick Roche: ...share my view. The impact of this change will be largely what we, parliamentarians, make it. The enhancement of the European Parliament's co-decision-making powers, the introduction of the so-called "yellow card" for national parliaments and the citizens' initiative makes the Union more effective, open and democratically accountable. As stated by Mr. Pöttering this morning, when he...