Results 1-6 of 6 for waste management speaker:Denis O'Donovan

Seanad: Fisheries Sector: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: .... Irish fishermen, particularly in the polyvalent and whitefish fleets, want to fish ecologically. They are very anxious to work with the Marine Institute, which they are doing, and to manage their fishing methods and fishing effort, as opposed to the set-up that is currently in place. A vessel can catch all kinds of whitefish in the same trawl and the same area, so sometimes when they...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ...sewage treatment plant in Bantry came 20 years too late. Raw sewage went into a bay which was the capital of the mussel industry. The matter has been resolved. The local authority and the county manager spoke about these schemes and were deeply concerned about the delay and the logistics of how the process operated in the past. It is to be hoped this might help to resolve the current...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ...beg with planners but each planner differs from the next. One must also speak to the engineers but in the case of some 60% of the planning applications eventually approved, I had to beg the county manager to bend the rules. I am not talking about big developments but places such as the Mizen, Sheep's Head and Beara Peninsulas. People should be able to live in their community, if they...

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...the effect is minimal, the stocking density requirement also affects the most severely disadvantaged. The suspension of the early retirement scheme is regrettable. I understand that under the farm waste management scheme, the Minister introduced a supplementary budget amounting to €190 million. This broke the bank as far as he was concerned. I am concerned that approximately €650...

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...going well. It has always been my view that the notion of the Green Party coming into Government with Fianna Fáil is a wake-up call for our party. We have our faults and failings on the issue of waste management and other environmental matters and the new coalition is pulling us in the right direction. It could have a positive impact politically on our party. There may be a few at...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Jun 2006)

Denis O'Donovan: ...represented for almost 20 years, Bantry and Schull. It now holds the record for the highest number of objections to one-off rural housing. The objections are made by An Taisce. In fact, somebody at managerial level in the council told me recently that it accounted for almost 50% of all the objections to rural housing which go to An Bord Pleanála. Approximately 95% of the objections made...