Results 201-220 of 447 for speaker:Brendan Kenneally

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (13 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, for their attendance in the Seanad throughout the passage of this Bill. I thank the Members of the House for the consideration they gave to it. I was not casting any aspersions on Senator Norris when I pointed out earlier that he was not present for the Committee Stage debate.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (13 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I understand why he could not be in attendance on that occasion. I agree with his comments. This legislation has been improved as a result of the comments and consideration of Senators. It is now a very good Bill. I thank the Minister of State, his officials and the Opposition Senators for their co-operation.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (13 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (13 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I thank Senator White for sharing time. The upgrading of Waterford Institute of Technology's designation to that of university is an important issue for Waterford and the entire south east, which is being fought at regional rather than county level. One of the weaknesses of the region in the past was its failure at times to pull together. While Waterford has the largest population in the...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (13 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I do not dispute that, but Waterford Institute of Technology offers a much broader range of degree courses than any other institute of technology. Carlow has its place.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (13 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: Of the five cities in the State, Dublin has three universities, Cork, Galway and Limerick each has one, while Waterford does not have a university. The city and the south east region suffer as a result. This issue must be addressed. Today, the Urban Forum criticised Dublin's urban sprawl and the manner in which the city has developed. It called for a regional balance and proposed...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (13 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I wish to ask a brief question. When is it expected that the Government will receive that report and any recommendations that Dr. Port may make?

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He seems to be spending a lot of time here lately. I welcome the arrival of this Bill, which deals with some very important, but not well-publicised, issues and makes provision for the safeguarding of essential services for citizens. It deals in essence with fixed and mobile telephony and has particular relevance to electronic communications,...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I agree with the Minister's comments on this amendment, especially his point that those who are compliant need not fear these regulations. We never should be afraid to introduce harsher penalties in any sphere of legislation. The people who will always obey the rules have nothing to worry about. In the course of my research on Second Stage of this Bill I was struck by the weakness of the...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: On Thursday.

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I welcome the Bill and congratulate the Minister on facing up to and dealing with a situation that has particular relevance and in respect of which there is a sense of urgency. Never in the history of the State have we been so dependent on a substantial, regular and guaranteed source of energy. With the entry of new players into the market, everyone needs to know precisely where they stand...

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: On Tuesday, 27 February 2007.

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: It had been proposed that Report Stage would be taken tomorrow but the fact no amendments were tabled on Committee Stage would suggest none will be tabled on Report Stage. I will propose taking Report Stage now only if the other Members agree.

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: If the other Members have no problem with it, I suggest taking Report Stage now.

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (28 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I did not believe we would be finished as expeditiously as this. I thank the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, and the Minister of State, Deputy John Browne, for their attendance on Second and Subsequent Stages. I also thank the officials for the help and support they gave us during the passage of this Bill. Speakers on all sides were in general agreement with the contents of the Bill on...

Seanad: National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, to the House. I also welcome the Bill before the House which focuses on the security of our supply of oil, the life blood of economic life in any country today. I can think of no other substance whose loss would have such a profound effect on the workings of this planet and we, in common with just about every other country in the world,...

Seanad: National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: On Thursday, 1 March at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: The Minister of State has largely responded to the question I was going to ask. We have established a system of Oireachtas committees and so it is appropriate that many such matters should end up there. I recall from the debate on Second Stage, to which the Minister of State referred, that section 31 provides an opportunity for NORA's chief executive officer to appear before Oireachtas...

Seanad: National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I thank the Minister of State, his officials and the Opposition spokespersons, including Senator Coghlan, for their co-operation in bringing this Bill through the House. The legislation is largely uncontentious and was well debated in the Lower House. I am glad that Senators have been able to get through it as quickly as they could, which suited everybody. I thank everyone for their help...

Seanad: Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Kenneally: I, too, welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Browne, to the House. I also welcome the introduction of the Bill and hope it has a speedy passage through the House. People in the area have waited a long time for these provisions and it is hoped, now that they are about to be enacted, that it will spell a new era for aquaculture in this area. It is appropriate in the week in which there...