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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Nicky McFadden: 947. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on progress being made in implementing the resource opportunity waste management policy, particularly in relation to keeping costs down for the consumer and waste enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38276/13]

Seanad: Health Services (11 Mar 2010)

Nicky McFadden: ...we are extending the length of time one must work - it is important they have something to look forward to and a place to go to that is warm and safe to meet their friends. When I spoke to the HSE manager, I was told the reason there was a concern about the day care centre was that a nurse was retiring and there was a HSE embargo on staff recruitment. It is extraordinary that because...

Seanad: Mortgage and Debt Support Measures: Motion (4 Nov 2009)

Nicky McFadden: ...to sufficiently protect homeowners; that the Government has taken no steps to update or reform the current system of debt enforcement, which is ineffective, extremely costly to the taxpayer and wasteful of court, judge and Garda time; that 276 people were jailed last year for failing to repay their debt, receiving an average sentence of 27 days and serving an average of 20 days; and...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)

Nicky McFadden: ...employment in the construction sector and now their only source of income is in the area of farming. Farmers have been affected by the deferral of payments under the 40:40:20 option relating to waste management, the abolition of the early retirement scheme and the removal of suckler cow grants. I speak on behalf of these people by endorsing the importance of farming and agriculture to our...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Nicky McFadden: ...The fact that three different social community groups were using the meals on wheels service to claim thousands of euro in funding going back to 2003 causes me to wonder about the way FÁS is being managed and audited. If this is happening in one town in the west, what is FÁS doing in the rest of the country? The Minister must come into the House and be accountable because the buck...

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Nicky McFadden: .... My good and dear colleague, Senator de Búrca, whom I greatly respect, spoke about how easy it is for Opposition Members to criticise the Government. It is extremely easy when the boom has been wasted and so much money has been squandered. The Government's targeting of the most vulnerable sector of society, with one fell swoop in a single stroke of the pen, is callous. I refer to the...

Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)

Nicky McFadden: ...the time to come here and have this debate. I congratulate Senator Ross on his tenacity in continuing to pursue this issue along with Fine Gael. Fine Gael consistently warned that the FÁS mismanagement and waste would lead to disaster. Deputy Bruton was tireless in his warnings, which were arrogantly ignored. It is more of the out-of-touch governance of the Fianna Fáil and Green...

Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)

Nicky McFadden: .... Tuesday's budget was disappointing. It afforded the Government an opportunity to address the issue. Instead, the Government decreased the local government fund by 5% and changed local authority waste management funding. We have taken meagre measures to reduce emissions. Regarding the targeted 3% reduction in emissions, it was misleading of the Government to state that the 2009 budget...

Seanad: Merits of Farmers' Markets: Statements (6 Dec 2007)

Nicky McFadden: ...packaging is also reduced when one shops at a local market. One can bring a shopping bag and not get all the glitzy plastic and cardboard packaging. This is an important consideration in terms of waste management. The Minister of State should encourage the use of less packaging. Senator O'Sullivan referred to local abattoirs, as did other Senators. My local butcher still kills animals...