Results 1-20 of 61 for going forward speaker:Denis O'Donovan

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Senator to correspond directly with the Leader and the Minister, setting out precisely the problem. It seems to be back and forth every day here ad nauseumand I am not sure if we are going forwards or backwards. I think we are standing time.

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: ...on record my appreciation for all the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, has done in service to the State. On a personal basis, I am sorry, as we are of about the same vintage, that he is no longer going forward for election. As Minister for Justice and Law Reform, he has been a tremendous and very fair Minister, which was indicated today by his very open acceptance of two Labour Party...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Denis O'Donovan: ...Fishermen's Association. Something has to be acknowledged first. In my experience of fishing, the inshore, smaller guys were totally disunited historically. It is great to see them coming forward as a national organisation. I wish the organisation well and every success. When I was a young fellow growing up, I would hear it said that the small boats must stay near the shore and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry: Horse Racing Ireland and Horse Sport Ireland (15 Dec 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: ...heard this is sending out the wrong message. Has this been done, or has it been proposed? If it has been proposed, what are the merits of this? I have heard that it sends a signal that we are going backwards rather than forwards. Might this tarnish both the draft horse and racehorse industries? These are very important to the economy of this country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank Mr. Verhofstadt for attending and for engaging with the members of the joint committees. Today's meeting has provided another opportunity to highlight Ireland's priorities in the Brexit negotiations and the need for flexible and imaginative solutions in regard to the special position of Ireland. The guiding principles published on 7 September by the EU in regard to the talks on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank Mr. Verhofstadt for attending and for engaging with the members of the joint committees. Today's meeting has provided another opportunity to highlight Ireland's priorities in the Brexit negotiations and the need for flexible and imaginative solutions in regard to the special position of Ireland. The guiding principles published on 7 September by the EU in regard to the talks on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank Mr. Verhofstadt for attending and for engaging with the members of the joint committees. Today's meeting has provided another opportunity to highlight Ireland's priorities in the Brexit negotiations and the need for flexible and imaginative solutions in regard to the special position of Ireland. The guiding principles published on 7 September by the EU in regard to the talks on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: IHREC: Discussion with Members Designate (22 May 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: ...with their colleagues in other international organisations, taking Germany as the major powerhouse in Europe, they can have a positive effect on it being resolved in Europe? Austerity is an issue going forward not alone for Ireland but elsewhere, particularly Greece. The UK and other eastern European countries are also affected. In the view of the commissioners-designate, how could they...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...closed down or brought back to regular hours. This has been changed and there are a number of instances where the Minister has listened, not alone to lobby groups, but to different views put forward. We must not lose sight of the fact that a further Bill is being proposed for the autumn, which can deal with many other issues. We voted on this already this morning. Senator Alex White has...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2007)

Denis O'Donovan: ...natural resources. I accept that fishing is a minority industry and that not many people in the House have an interest in it. However, it is important to the people I represent and to the nation going forward.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (15 Nov 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: ...Senators. I pay a sincere tribute and give thanks to the board of the National Museum of Ireland and its staff for their co-operation with the project and in being neighbourly in allowing it to go ahead. I greatly appreciate the flexibility and pragmatism they have shown and look forward to maintaining the excellent relations that have developed between us in the course of our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2024)

Denis O'Donovan: ...listened this morning with interest to Mr. Kieran Donaghy, the former great Kerry footballer who, unfortunately, broke our hearts on a few occasions. The point he made was that the team should not go; they should not play. I would endorse that position because what is happening here is that this team of basketball players are being taunted and abused by people in Israel before the game...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: ...both Houses, I would like to thank you most sincerely for your attendance at today's joint sitting and for your engagement with us. Today's discussion has provided a valuable opportunity for us to highlight Ireland's priorities in the current negotiations. I know I speak for all Members when I express our thanks for the support and solidarity we have received from other EU member states,...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (8 May 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: ...had attended as both a junior and a senior Minister, is her tremendous bravery on many issues. Sometimes Ministers can cow behind the power of the backroom team. The Commissioner was brave and forward-thinking and had an innate ability to think outside the box on many issues. That is a great credit to her. When history will be written she will be seen as a Minister who took on...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Architectural Heritage (8 May 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: ...community groups which are doing a lot of work regarding walkways in the area. There is a very vibrant community in Drimoleague, which is down the road. The information is positive and I look forward to the opening. As a lot of money is being spent there, perhaps Deputy Shatter would convey to Deputy Brian Hayes that there should be an official opening. It is of major interest and work...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...future of the fishing industry vis-À-vis the restructuring plan announced by the Minister for Agriculture and Food yesterday. I accept that under the Cawley report, which was the plan for fishing going forward, the fishing industry has, by and large, agreed to the decommissioning of its vessels. However, in this instance, 75 trawlers will be removed from our fishing fleet, which will...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Dec 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: ...to save money. Recently, the person who put in the kitchen – let us say it cost €15,000 – had severe difficulty logging in to sign up for the income tax rebate. Should that lady have gone online before doing the renovations and signed up in advance? That would have been a problem for her because she is not very computer literate. If that is the case many a person...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (1 Jun 2011)

Denis O'Donovan: ...Senator Cummins, and all of the other Members who spoke so kindly about me, including Senators Bacik, Norris, Cullinane, O'Sullivan and van Turnhout. I hope I have not left anyone out. Five weeks ago I was fortunate to win a seat on the agricultural panel. Serving as Leas-Chathaoirleach or holding any other position in the House was the furthest thing from my mind at that point....

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2011)

Denis O'Donovan: ...critical. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Simon Coveney, to come before the House to debate the specific direction in which the aquaculture industry is going? The industry has been bogged down for a number of years. Bord Iascaigh Mhara and those involved in aquaculture and mariculture produced figures in the early 1990s when the target to be...

Seanad: Civil Marriage: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, asking him to look at the area of the family, children's rights, etc. As a result of the impending general election in 2002 and ongoing work carried out by the committee at that stage, it fell to me to deal with this matter. We advertised for submissions because we were very open and transparent in dealing with the matter. More...