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Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I would like a quorum of Fine Gael members.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Bill and the initiative behind it, and I compliment Senator Morrissey on it. I was astounded by the political petulance——

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: ——that greeted this initiative which I found difficult to reconcile with the dignity of this House. There is no such thing as political patents on good ideas. Good ideas, even when put forward first by a particular politician or party, do not belong exclusively then to that person or party. If they are good ideas they will gather support from many different sources and of course if...

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

Martin Mansergh: I welcome this legislation. I have some knowledge of its pre-history. In the late 1970s I was working on the energy section in the Department of Foreign Affairs with the then Department of Industry and Commerce and I have a clear recollection of all the discussions that were going on, with the EEC and more particularly, the International Energy Agency, IEA, about the holding of reserves....

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

Martin Mansergh: Cars are taxed according to their CC level.

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

Martin Mansergh: Wood chip boilers are manufactured in County Tipperary.

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

Martin Mansergh: Does this have any connection with the Bill under discussion?

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

Martin Mansergh: Ten out of ten for relevance.

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

Martin Mansergh: But not the Bill we are discussing.

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

Martin Mansergh: The Bill, perhaps?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: We would need an economic policy debate virtually every week if we were to take account of new statistics and European and international benchmarking, one piece of which was just been mentioned by Senator Ulick Burke. Myth number one, which is more in the media than in the political system, is that the only reason we have full employment is that we have been stuffing the public service. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: Another myth is de-industrialisation. Manufacturing output increased by 5% last year and industrial employment is rising not falling. A narrowing of regional disparity is taking place.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: The disposal income in the west is higher than in the south east. Despite the lack of site visits by the Industrial Development Authority to north Tipperary, the disposal income is higher there than in south Tipperary.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: Yes. On the question of whether we are happy, 46% of the people are very happy, 92% are satisfied with their standard of living and 94% are happy with their quality of life.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: On the matter of schools, 78% of people find their local schools satisfactory compared to 62% in the UK.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: It is 62%.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I do.

Seanad: Credit Union Savings Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome the discussion afforded by this Bill. As I noted last Wednesday, I thoroughly approve of the introduction by Members, be they Government, Opposition or Independent, of legislation or Private Members' Bills. Such legislation can stimulate discussion and the deliberative process and can give a push towards a destination. On that...

Seanad: Credit Union Savings Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I refer to section 12(9)(e), which excludes those who have been "nominated as a candidate for election as a member of a local authority". Unless I have misread the provision, this constitutes an exclusion of local authority members.

Seanad: Credit Union Savings Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Mansergh: Very well.