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- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 5:In page 3, lines 17 and 18, after “section 85)” to insert “and the boat is not more than 12 metres in length overall”. I will withdraw the amendment, while reserving my right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will see.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I echo the comments of colleagues who have appealed to the Government not to proceed with the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 tomorrow. This legislation was stalled two years ago after very robust debate in this Chamber, but no effort was made to consult the fisheries organisations in the intervening two years. There has been no consultation, even though those organisations outlined...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It has not done a thing for two years.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Two years-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For two years, the Government has not done a thing.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Keep calm.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Stop scaremongering. One can talk anything up.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I wonder why all of a sudden after two years-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not even on the Dáil schedule.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The rights of all Irish fishermen should be protected.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Leader should reflect tonight on it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Leader should reflect on it.
- Seanad: Update on Implementation of National Forestry Programme: Statements (27 Feb 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The planting of large areas of land with trees, driven by grant aid and annual payments to landowners, has to be examined for its overall impact on communities and long-term impact on the land and the environment. The reason for very generous Government assistance for forestry is to encourage it as a means of reaching our commitments on climate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I must apologise. I had to step out for two votes in the Seanad. We were dealing with legislation. Apologies for the crossover of responsibilities today. However, I heard the ODCE's opening statement. As the ODCE representatives will be aware, the committee will be receiving its documentation and engaging on those issues. First, I want to go back to 2012. In 2012, Mr. Remy Farrell SC...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Going back to the issue of resources, would Mr. Drennan dispute the assertions of Mr. Remy Farrell in 2012 that the ODCE was under-resourced?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will put it a different way. Does Mr. Drennan believe that he had adequate resources in 2012?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Mr. Drennan said in his opening statement that there were five components in the Anglo Irish Bank trial. There was huge public interest in the Seán FitzPatrick trial. Would he have requested additional resources to assist with all of that? As that arrived on his desk, would he have said to the Department that he needed additional resources as this was big stuff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Mr. Drennan also referred in his opening statement to the Independent News & Media investigation and the finding by the court that it should progress. When I was questioning the senior departmental officials last week I mentioned that significant financial assets are being transferred due to Brexit, including €190 billion alone from Barclays. Mr. Drennan will understand that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am conscious that when we discuss the Remy Farrell comments there was one accountant in the office in 2012. Obviously that is not enough. Hindsight is 20-20 vision but the ODCE was given major responsibilities on behalf of the people of the State. The lives of many people were utterly destroyed in many ways by the economic collapse and the office carried responsibility for holding people...