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- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: I understand that on 21 October last, the Clerk of Seanad, Deirdre Lane, retired. Will the Seanad be afforded an opportunity to pay tribute to Ms Lane who has over 40 years of dedicated and committed service to the Oireachtas since first joining the Oireachtas staff in 1976? She was appointed Assistant Clerk of the Seanad in 1987 and appointed Clerk of the Seanad in 1990. It is important...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Could the Senator indicate what route he will take?
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: To be helpful, the Senator may not understand. The two-hour debate will go ahead. The Government has an amendment to her Bill and there will be an opportunity during that two hours for the Senator to make her point to the Minister here. There is no need for an amendment to the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: On a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: I point out to Senator Humphreys that this House does not operate in a cloak-and-dagger style.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: That may happen in the Lower House among some parties.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: It is not in order to accuse a Member of the Lower House who is not a Member of this House of being in cahoots.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: I will not allow the name of a party colleague of mine from the Lower House-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: -----to be brought into disrepute here by Senator Humphreys.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: The bed is still warm from Senator Humphreys, who is not long out of it with Fine Gael.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: To accuse Fianna Fáil of being in conspiracy with Fine Gael and to accuse a Member of the Lower House and of my party of being in conspiracy, and some sort of a conspiracy being brought into this House, will not be stood for by my party, and I want Senator Humphreys to withdraw it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Before we would get into any bed that you were involved in, it would want a fairly good scrubbing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: It is a small one.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: That is not a point of order. The Senator will have an opportunity to speak again.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator is reading my mind.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Craughwell is contradicting himself.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Sorry, Minister. As he is aware, there are plans to renovate the Seanad Chamber. I will be recommending to the OPW that it should do something with the echo that is coming from one end of the Chamber. The Minister will continue without interruption.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: We are anxious to move on. Senator Landy has indicated.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: That is okay.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Does the Minister have anything to add?