Results 1-7 of 7 for freedom of information speaker:Denis O'Donovan

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Denis O'Donovan: ...the House, and I wish her well in her future life and work in the Oireachtas. My concerns with this Bill mostly relate to legal and constitutional issues. I am deeply concerned about Article 38.1 of the Constitution of Ireland, which states that, "No person shall be tried on any criminal charge save in due course of law." I have concerns about the shift in the burden of proof here, and...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the former councillor, Bart Donegan, and his good wife to the Visitors Gallery. There is an interesting history to this. His grandfather was a Member of this House and the great freedom fighter, Seán Moylan, helped him to become a Senator but lost his own seat. Seán Moylan was nominated to be a Member of the House and was subsequently appointed Minister for Agriculture....

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I was involved in rural housing issues for 20 years as a councillor, for genuine people who wanted to live in their own locality. In some instances An Taisce got involved and deprived the community of a much-needed house for a family. In one instance, which was not a 100 miles from where I live, where a family with four members who had special needs, some of whom were adults, wanted a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Home Help Service (29 Nov 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I am sure the Minister of State seeks no great introduction to this motion but while I do not often use tough language, inside or outside this Chamber, what has happened in respect of home help is nothing short of being scurrilous and is attacking people at the very coalface. On the one hand, Government policy suggests and advocates that in so far as possible, one should keep people at home...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish to express my deep concern about the operations of a body that usurps its powers and functions regularly, that is, An Taisce. It is not subject to freedom of information requests and gets mandatory notice of every rural planning application in Ireland. It had the audacity recently to challenge the autonomy of Cork County Council and its manager in respect of that organisation's...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader for a full debate to out, as it were, this secrecy within An Taisce and to ask why it is not subject to the Freedom of Information Acts.

Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2006)

Denis O'Donovan: ..., crime has become sophisticated and international — one could almost use the word "cultured". As an island state, we cannot stand back and claim it does not concern us. The problems of crime have become matters of global concern. An issue of particular concern in this State is the frightening and growing drug trade. Some of these drugs are destined for use in Ireland while in other...