Results 221-240 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader for a debate on the legislation on the fishing industry passed in 2006 arising from a ground-breaking opinion given to the members of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food yesterday by Dr. Gerard Hogan, a leading constitutional expert, who set out clearly to the committee that in his view, administrative-fixed penalty fines or a penalty points system, as...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: That was a major bone of contention of the 2006 Bill and something I always believed was the case. The Minister told me at the time, when I was a Member of the Dáil, that he would revisit the legislation. This House is an appropriate forum for the Leader to suggest that amending legislation should be brought forward to appease the fishing industry on the one critical issue affecting them....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: There was no equivocation in his advice. Why should fishermen be brought before the Circuit Court or the District Court and end up with criminal records?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I know a young skipper who wants to travel to America to attend his sister's wedding. She is one of the undocumented Irish and cannot come home to marry but he cannot travel because he has a record arising from a fishery offence. The fishing industry is experiencing very difficult times. Arising from the clear opinion given by a leading constitutional expert, I suggest to the Leader that...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I do not claim to be an expert on the economy but I noted one of the headlines in today's business section of The Irish Times stated: "Banks to reveal details of bonuses." I find it difficult to accept, after what has happened in the past three years in the banking sector, that any bank would be considering giving any bonuses to any of its directors or chief executives. Some of them should...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I think we should move on, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 26 and 28 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator McCarthy may not speak again on the amendment. Senator Hannigan, as the proposer of the amendment may, however, speak again.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: No, only the proposer of the amendment may speak again.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 34 and 36 are related and they may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 35 and 37 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I compliment him and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Smith, on taking effective and stern action on this major crisis. The Minister of State's hope that organic food producers are recognised for their work and that restrictions on them are lifted as soon as possible is welcome. Organic farming is close to his heart and...

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I compliment the Minister of State and the Department on their work. We are on the road back from an awful crisis. We will learn from it and the food industry will become stronger.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome the introduction of the Bill by Senator Regan. Before I move from the analogy of Senator Norris concerning the fruit of the rotten tree, I wish to say that from my limited knowledge of horticulture, rotten trees bear no fruit and should be avoided.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: The fruit must be rotten, so.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I compliment Senator Regan on the personal effort he has put into this Bill. The Minister was complimentary in acknowledging the thrust of what the Senator is endeavouring to achieve through the Bill and I am glad he will now have a close look at the issue to see what can be achieved. I accept the point made by the Minister and by the committee chaired by Dr. Gerard Hogan who is probably...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator. My understanding of the judge's remarks, when put in layperson's terms, is that he was deeply concerned that a balance on this rule was not being achieved. In other words, he expressed a strong view in this case and regardless of whether one can call it obiter dictum, any view of an eminent judge in this regard must be taken on board. I also was interested to note the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: It was a delayed reaction.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I would welcome a debate on the workings of the Equality Authority, the Equality Tribunal and the human rights commission. It is worth putting on record that the Equality Authority was set up in 1997 with a budget of €378,000. In the 11 years since then €47 million of public funds has been spent. The human rights commission was set up in 2001 with a budget of €278,000. Since then,...