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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Section 2 provides that the number of Members of Dáil Éireann will be 158 on the next dissolution of the Dáil following the enactment of this Bill. I seek clarification from the Minister, Deputy Hogan, on this. Fine Gael committed prior to the last general election to reducing the number of Deputies by 20. In a previous debate in this House, the Minister stated the reason for the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is in the Fine Gael manifesto.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: That was only a draft.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: I will be brief because I know the time is up. I have the height of respect for Senator Brennan and his comments.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Absolutely, Senator Brennan.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is not my style either. On the confirmation about the property tax and whether the previous Government signed off on it, it is my understanding that it did sign off in principle-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----on a property tax. However, as a result of that, 53 of our colleagues are sitting at home today rather than sitting in the other House.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Since the tax was agreed in principle with the troika by the previous Government people have got into severe difficulties with mortgage arrears. Our party now believes that this is not the right time to bring in a property tax.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: That is my understanding of the situation in layman?s terms.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: I agree with Senators Conway and Brennan about hotels and other places providing accommodation increasing their rates dramatically. As Senator Conway said, in some cases it is by six or seven times the rate because we are coming up to the bank holiday weekend. I pay tribute to them for raising this matter concerning what is happening not only in this city, but in the towns around the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----to try to encourage people to come to this country this year in particular for The Gathering.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Not all of them.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: There is one further clarification I seek from the Minister. Section 23(1) states that the Minister may direct an education and training board "to carry out a function of another education and training board". Does that mean that the Minister would sanction services that one education and training board may be competent of providing to another or does it include services from that education...

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Does it cover the provision of expertise from that ETB to agencies outside of the education and training boards?

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: There is an excellent system in Cavan where IT facilities have been provided by Cavan VEC for a sum of money to outside agencies and this has been successful under the stewardship of Mr. Colm McEvoy, the CEO. I thank the Acting Chairman, Senator Noone, for allowing me the latitude.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister to the House. As my colleague Senator Averil Power stated, we support this Bill. We initially started the work in this regard and, therefore, support the Minister in finishing it. I agree with Senator D'Arcy. I pay tribute to the VECs throughout the Twenty-six Counties which have, since 1930, done such trojan work in providing educational services to their...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator John Crown has one minute remaining.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Diarmuid Wilson: Is that agreed? Agreed.