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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Phelan might take it up with his leader and the Whip on the Fine Gael side.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Quinn and White spoke about reductions in the minimum wage. In fairness, these are two Senators with their finger on the pulse, given that their record as regards employment creation down through the years, as captains of industry, has been exemplary. The comments by those Senators this morning were not made without careful thought. I shall certainly pass the message onto the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Again, the Senator can take that matter up in Private Members' time and get the up-to-date position.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator John Paul Phelan called for a debate on school transport and catchment areas. I certainly shall request a debate and ask for the Minister of State with responsibility for this area, Deputy Seán Haughey, to update the House on the matter.

Seanad: Issue of Writ: Motions (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the Clerk of Seanad Éireann do send to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government notice of a vacancy in the membership of Seanad Éireann occasioned by the death of Senator Tony Kett, a member elected from the Nominating Bodies Sub-Panel of the Administrative Panel at the general election for Seanad Éireann, July 2007.

Seanad: Issue of Writ: Motions (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the Clerk of Seanad Éireann do send to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government notice of a vacancy in the membership of Seanad Éireann occasioned by the election to the European Parliament of Senator Alan Kelly, a member elected from the Oireachtas Sub-Panel of the Agricultural Panel at the General Election for Seanad Éireann, July 2007.

Seanad: Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children: Motion (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the Order of Seanad Éireann of 2 April 2009 in relation to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children be amended by the deletion of "16 October 2009" and the substitution therefor of "16 December 2009".

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: At 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 21 October 2009.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the proposed postcodes, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 5.30 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes, the contributions of all other Senators not to exceed seven minutes, on which Senators may share time by agreement of the House, and the Minister shall be called...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: There is no question of swanning.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: That is unfair.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Bacik, Boyle, Regan, Norris, Carty, Donohoe, Ormonde, Burke, Hannigan, Callely, Mullen, Ó Murchú, Buttimer, Glynn, Harris, Walsh, Feeney and Twomey expressed their concerns regarding the comments of the leader of Fine Gael at the dinner last Saturday night at the Burlington Hotel.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I have no difficulty with arranging to have the Seanad sit for a day to update the submissions that were made on behalf of all the political parties. I welcome the Minister's final meeting to be held next Tuesday with the various parties that made submissions. I thank the leaders, Whips and the Members from all sides of the House for their contributions towards compiling some very...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I did not interrupt the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: The Senator should pay me the courtesy of listening to the response.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I saw many sad faces on television last Saturday night. There were gobsmacked faces from some remarkable contributors.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: With all the issues raised on the Order of Business, the long-standing experience of Senator O'Toole shone again today when he stated that nobody-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: -----wishes to interfere with the honesty and integrity of democracy. The last thing we want, after standing back and examining the issue in the calm light of three or four days after the statement was made, is a dictatorship.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: There are very many decent people-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I join my colleagues in welcoming the return of Sharon Commins and her Ugandan friend to safety. I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Micheál Martin, the Department of Foreign Affairs, GOAL and the many people who assisted the family through the more than 100 days of the two women's captivity. This has brought joy to everybody, particularly all those who prayed day and night for their safe...