Results 361-380 of 1,229 for speaker:Denis Landy

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: In the main, as I have said, most people are satisfied with the outcome. There always will be people who will complain. I reject the allegation of cowboy operators. As far as I am concerned, the people doing this work are qualified to do it. If there were issues with health and safety, that is the role of the Health and Safety Authority and these issues should be reported to it and, if...

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: They are fellow trade unionists. That is disgraceful.

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I formally second the amendment to the motion.

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I bow to the Acting Chairman's knowledge. In an interview, Councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice of Fianna Fáil stated he does not have a problem paying a reasonable amount of money for water; that the amount being charged is very fair as it is quite a low amount of money; and that as the money must come from somewhere, the idea some people have that we can have every service and pay for...

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: Tullamore.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: Will the Leader ask the Central Bank of Ireland to initiate an inquiry-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I support the points made by Senator Ó Murchú. I have followed the case very closely since I was a young boy, and I am delighted the pardon, which is long overdue, will be granted. It was a tragic case and it was very sad that the man was hanged incorrectly. Whether it is appropriate to make statements in the House is a legal matter, but if it can be done, I would welcome it. I...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome this section and believe this amendment was probably tabled in good faith, but that is where my support finishes. If one starts requiring prescriptive lists, as Senator Hayden has just said, one will unintentionally exclude people from strata of society that should be included. We have great experience of establishing forums across various sectors of society for various reasons....

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: Some people said the health forums were a useless waste of time, yet the same people are at the meetings and are first to go to the media with their points after such meetings. We must therefore regard in a jaundiced way what this amendment is supposed to mean. If we were to insert these three categories to the exclusion of everybody else, we would be criticised for doing so and would be...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: Unbelievable as it is-----

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: It is counted. It is the same thing as a vote.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: The Senator can have a nice cup of coffee.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: The Senator should do so then.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: Many of the issues that were raised here at that time have been dealt with. We have made the whole billing system simpler. We have also dealt with a concern I expressed when the legislation was discussed last year. I refer to the extent to which the service provider could be contacted by the public and by elected representatives at local level, namely, councillors. I have to say it...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I want to compliment him specifically on one issue.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: The issue to which I refer is the transfer of staff to Irish Water from local authorities. I want to put it on the record of this House again that local authority staff were approached by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and asked to enter into discussions and negotiations. Contrary to what has been suggested here previously, it did not happen the other way...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I am talking about staff who have been brought across to Irish Water. The certainty of their employment has been assured in service level agreements. The bonus issue will be dealt with by the Labour Relations Commission because what was being done was disgraceful. It was part of their payscale, which was then an incremental system. I understand from my discussions with the union involved...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I have always opposed it. I would like to examine the logic of the argument that we should do nothing and just let the system sail on. In such circumstances, raw sewage will continue to flow into the rivers that go through 42 towns in this country. Lakes will continue to be contaminated. Some 20,000 people in Roscommon will continue to be on boil water notices, with nothing being done...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: Nothing was done. All of the money was spent in other directions. Now the same people are expressing concern about what needs to be done in the system. I will not even mention who they are. I will not go there in this debate.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: With the greatest of respect to the Minister - this did not happen on his watch - I have to say that the establishment of Irish Water left much to be desired.