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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Pat O'Neill: The Senator's time has concluded.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Pat O'Neill: Senator——

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I, too, wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy. I acknowledge the announcement made by the Minister for Transport today that there will not be any new tolls during his time in the Department of Transport. I ask the Leader, however, to provide time for a major debate on fuel costs. On energy costs, we talk about alternative sources such as wind and wave energy, biomass and so...

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I welcome the Minister and I congratulate him on protecting the agricultural community in the budget. When quotas, especially milk quotas, are abolished in 2015, milk could become the driving force in the agriculture industry and with more farmers going into milk production, we may experience a major drop in the beef herd, suckler herd and sheep flock. Will he put measures in place to...

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)

Pat O'Neill: Cork would do well.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: We will stop you after five minutes.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I am delighted to speak on the motion. Colleagues on all sides will agree that the motion is comprehensive and allows for a wide-ranging debate on energy policy. Coming from a farming background I wish to speak on renewable energy and land use. The primary purpose of land should be for food production. I would welcome the comments and views of the Minister on the matter. I will focus...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: The Senator's party proposed €300.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I wish to compliment Senator Leyden who is to Roscommon what Senator Coghlan is to Kerry. At least, he gets to be on the agenda.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I listened with interest to the other side of the House, including Senator O'Sullivan's speculation on local government and Senator Ó Domhnaill's comments on septic tanks. It was speculation and misinformation again from the other side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I would like to ask Senator O'Sullivan, if he has the Minister's ear, to inquire about local government reform.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: Having listened to the speculation from the other side of the House, I think those people should start telling fortunes or give us tonight's lotto numbers. The problem, however, is that they did not consider the future of the economy in the way they let it run down.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I am sorry. I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Transport today that speed limits are going to be reviewed. In former lives, some of us were members of local authorities which had speed limit reviews. Such reviews had to go to public consultation, which took a long time.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: I will have a question for the Leader in a second. When the motorway system came in, the speed limit on national primary roads was reduced from 100 km/h to 80 km/h. We have boreens which still have a speed limit of 80 km/h. In other words, the speed limits are ridiculous. The Leader should ask the Minister to fast-track this review of speed limits. Rather than having to review each road...

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: Why is that?

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: Senator D'Arcy did. The Senator was not listening.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: Where did we get the universal social charge? We changed it.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: That money was never collected, so it is not a saving.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: On a point of order, the water services legislation stated "up to €50". It did not state-----

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Pat O'Neill: It is a point of order.