Results 1-19 of 19 for waste management speaker:Dara Calleary

National Infrastructure Bill 2018: First Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Dara Calleary: ...body, organised on a similar basis to the Fiscal Advisory Council and will advise the Government on all sectors of economic infrastructure, defined as follows: energy, transport, water and waste water, drainage, sewerage, waste, flood risk management and digital communications. The commission will also consider all of the interactions between infrastructure recommendations and housing...

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Dara Calleary: ...necessarily but because of the working conditions and practices within the HSE. It needs to be tackled. Many Deputies I have been listening to this morning deal with the HSE. Those in the HSE management think they are unanswerable to us as public representatives and to the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. There is no sense in us making grandiose...

Pharmacy Fees: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: ...with taxpayers’ money, not just for pharmacies but also in terms of agency fees and for any service involving a third party. When one sees what has occurred in the pharmacy sector, it does not give one much confidence about how the HSE manages its other debtors. Now that a number of investigations are under way, I would like the Minister to be specific in detailing the progress...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (17 May 2016)

Dara Calleary: ...Community and Local Government the nature of discussions that have taken place between his Department and groups representing persons with special needs in relation to the forthcoming pay-by-weight waste management arrangements; if he is aware that this change in policy will have a significant impact on households with adults and children who have special needs; if he has offered potential...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Dara Calleary: ...not go far enough. The company and entity that is Irish Water does not have and will not have the confidence of the people at any stage because of the way it was rolled out over the past 12 months. The company's management is imbued with a bonus culture and these bonuses even apply to staff performing poorly. The metering programme will cost some €600 million, though the meters...

Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: ...for the opportunity to debate this motion. At the end of February, Ms Laverne McGuinness, the deputy director-general of the HSE, addressed the Joint Committee on Health and Children along with the managers of the ambulance service. At that meeting, she stated:The primary role of the ambulance service is to deliver a responsive emergency service to the public in pre-hospital emergency...

Public Sector Pay and Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: ...they supported them. The Labour Party did not support them at the time. In spite of that and the lack of trust between the public service unions and the Government that followed those cuts, we managed to proceed with and get agreement on the Croke Park agreement which was then used as the template for public service reform and industrial peace since 2010. When one looks at the...

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: ...because we all know that many colleges are over quota because they do not want to turn people away who want to avail of the opportunities provided by PLC courses. The skills and ability of local management are to be cut. I refer to the variety of courses available which include cloud computing, ethical hacking - an interesting course, computer network infrastructure support, computer...

Shannon Airport: Motion (11 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: ...Ireland West Airport Knock this year. The 110 people employed there support 900 jobs in the region. This is the type of progress being made at an airport which 30 years ago was considered a waste of time, ironically by the same parties now in Government. The reason Knock Airport has done so well is that it has been responsive to passenger need and demand, to the just-in-time turnaround...

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Dara Calleary: ...and effects relating thereto. However, forcing businesses to pay for the lack of a proper debate is completely unacceptable. Let us reflect on the research available in respect of the current position. The 2011 IBEC guide to managing absence, which is based on data provided by 635 companies which employ in excess of 110,000 people, found that employees missed 5.98 days on average, an...

Scrap and Precious Metal Dealers Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Mar 2012)

Dara Calleary: ...in terms of registration to ascertain whether we are placing an undue burden on it. There might be a requirement to register with the local authorities, which are probably better resourced to manage such a register and its activities. Deputy Mattie McGrath touched on that towards the end of his speech in terms of the role of waste facilities and waste providers in this as well. Given the...

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: ...we are experiencing. Unfortunately, its imposition comes at the worst possible time. What was good in 2007 and 2008 in terms of worker protection may now be another negative for our cost base management in 2012. The responses of the various organisations are starkly different. The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland submission in 2010 stated: "Transposing legislation needs to strike...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Dara Calleary: ...little disagreement on this side of the House with what many of the Members opposite are saying. We all accept that the system must be changed. That is why, in Government, we introduced the farm waste management scheme and made a record capital investment in agriculture and in water treatment facilities throughout the State. However, we are being asked, in this legislation, to buy a very...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Dara Calleary: ...us as elected parliamentarians with mandates to take charge of our own affairs within the House, to make an input into Government policy or into general public debate in a properly resourced and managed function. It was the absence of such properly resourced and managed function that has led to the 14-year delay and to the most extraordinary legal bill imaginable. If that money had been...

Seanad: Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: ...with ideas in that regard. A proper rebranding exercise for an organisation the size of FÁS and everything that would go with it would cost a fortune. It could justifiably be regarded as a waste of money at a time when there are 420,000 people unemployed. Every cent we spend on FÁS should be spent on getting people out of the situation in which they find themselves. I accept damage...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: ...briefings was completed on 9th September 2009, and will continue each Wednesday in September 2009. FÁS Employment Services also hosted the first pilot programme in the country to support the many Managers and Executives in Tallaght who have been made redundant. This Executive Networking and Support Programme was very successful with a 45% placement rate. FÁS Employment Services is also...

REPS Payments. (25 Mar 2009)

Dara Calleary: ..., EU Commission investigations and so forth. These are obviously part of the problem but the human element must be considered. This is a time when many REPS applicants have had their farm waste management grants delayed, their dairy cheques reduced, or we have cut their disadvantage payment because of the current expenditure restrictions. I ask the Minister of State and the Department...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Dara Calleary: ...for next year alone. I understand that during a previous period the retirement schemes were suspended and were reinstated. There is a good commitment there on the part of the Department. The farm waste management scheme was referred to earlier. It should be mentioned that this is the most generous on-farm investment scheme in the history of the State, with funding of €615 million paid...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: ...Internet and changed and changing ownership regimes have had more impact on the broadcasting sector than on many others. This Bill brings up to date the necessary legislation and the response to manage that change. I welcome the increased oversight of the standards of broadcasting as well as the trading mechanisms of broadcasting. I also welcome the fact there is more openness in the...