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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Fitzgerald asked me to pass on her urgent concerns regarding respite care in Cherry Orchard Hospital. I will certainly pass on her views to the Minister. We will take the Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill in the House today. Senators Mullen and Ormonde spoke about end of life care and in particular the good work the hospice movement does. It was suggested that end...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Buttimer raised the matter of the all-day debate on the IMF report on Friday. During that debate the banks, mortgage support, everything related to daily challenges faced by small and medium sized industries and the challenges faced by home owners in trying to meet their mortgage repayments can be discussed. Friday is an important day on which we can make our position on the IMF and...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Now.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I said on the Order of Business that I would review progress and in that regard I am proposing an amendment to the Order of Business that on completion of Committee Stage, given the possibility of amendments being tabled on Report Stage, the House will suspend for 30 minutes to allow matters to proceed in an orderly manner.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: We can review the matter on completion of Committee Stage.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business. I propose to take No. 3, Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, now and then to adjourn because it is running extremely late. I thank all Members for their deliberations and for staying with the legislation.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: It reflects the temporary nature of the job.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: We had Seanad elections as well.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I do not wish to delay the House because it is 1.15 a.m. Fairness and balance is what we seek in this legislation. We are doing the right thing because we are leading by example. We are showing those who have lost their jobs that while the allocation of money involved is small, it is leading by example. It is a small lead, but it is the example that really matters. I certainly support...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the Stardust tragedy, No. 2, Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 - Committee and Remaining Stages; No. 3, Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009 - Report Stage; No. 4, Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 - Committee and Remaining Stages; No. 5, Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Touché, touché.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Prendergast, Norris, O'Donovan, Regan, Coffey, Bacik, Hanafin and Walsh all expressed their views on the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill. I want to assure the House that the Bill will not be guillotined in any shape or form. I will consult with the party leaders in this House at our usual weekly meeting to see what time is required. I will allow the longest...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I did not interrupt the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I have listened attentively and in order to give balance to the comments made in the House I must listen to those who are working in the legal profession. I certainly accept the word of Senator O'Donovan who outlined his experience to the House. We will discuss this Bill for as long as possible, as required by every Senator, for its passage. That is a commitment and I do not mind how many...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: It is divine intervention.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Yes. Senator Prendergast referred to swine flu and, as I said in recent days, I am endeavouring to have the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, here on Wednesday next week concerning the swine flu epidemic and an update on the pharmacy issue. I will revert to the House later this week to report on how successful I have been in arranging this. I join in Senator John Carty's...

Seanad: Stardust Tragedy: Motion (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That Seanad Éireann: - notes the report of the independent examination by Mr. Paul Coffey SC of the concerns of the Stardust Victims Committee in relation to the investigation of the cause of the fire disaster; - acknowledges that the cause of the fire is unknown, the original finding of arson is a mere hypothetical explanation and is not demonstrated by any evidence and that none of...

Seanad: Stardust Tragedy: Motion (8 Jul 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I fully support the motion and join with the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, in expressing my sympathy as Leader of the House with the victims of the Stardust disaster and their families. Some members of the victims' committee are here today and they are very welcome. Nobody will forget St. Valentine's Day 1981. We had been at the Ard-Fheis and were on our way home and I have never seen...