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Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: That comment is ultra vires.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I am trying to be fair to all sides in the time left.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: As it is now 2.45 p.m., I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Seanad of this day: "That amendment No. 3 is hereby negatived, in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, the section is hereby agreed to in Committee, the Title is hereby agreed to in Committee, the Bill is reported to the House without amendment, the Bill is hereby received for...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: As Senator Cullinane is a teller, he is entitled to call a vote through the lobby. O'Keeffe, Susan.

Seanad: Early Intervention and Economic Benefits: Statements (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald.

Seanad: Early Intervention and Economic Benefits: Statements (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is actually a minute over time. She was so engrossed she ignored my little warning.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator David Cullinane that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to make a statement on his plans to develop a technological university in the south east, the process involved in this development and the timescales envisioned for the development of any...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator has made his point. I call Senator Barrett.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator, sometimes you abuse your powers here. You are naming people-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: With all due respect, you are a senior Senator in this House and a Senior Member of the Oireachtas but you sometimes take a step too far. Calling for an explanation about a member of the Judiciary is a step too far.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish to raise a parochial but important issue, and I would like the Leader to get some information for me on the future of Dursey Island cable car. For those who do not know it, Dursey Island is one of the most remote and isolated parts of the country. It was the last place the people who sailed from Cobh saw as they left Ireland on the RMS Titanic before the ill-fated ship hit the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Relocation (12 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: This matter pertains to Summercove national school, the school roll number of which is 18829J. In a nutshell, this is a very old school that was built in 1909 and in May 1998, its board of management made an application for a new school building on the advice of a senior official of the Office of Public Works, OPW, because it had outgrown its original purpose. On 7 December 1999, a report...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Relocation (12 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I understand that the Minister of State is not the line Minister and I do not want to wag the finger of blame at him. However, I wish to express my deep dissatisfaction at what has happened in Kinsale, in particular in Summercove, because whatever about demographics the school was identified as early as 1999 as being deserving of a new school which had been fought for at the time. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish National Flood Forum (12 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I am sorry for being in and out of the meeting but I was supposed to be in the Chair of the Seanad half an hour ago so I had to get a substitute. I welcome the group and particularly those who made the journey from west Cork. I will not go into specifics but I am aware of the reality for the people in Skibbereen, Bandon and many other towns. I will make a few brief points. I am not a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish National Flood Forum (12 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I am playing the devil's advocate, not countering our guests' wonderful proposal. To be honest, I do not trust insurers in this business area. In my attempts over ten years to have them consider this issue, they have not wanted to know about it.

Seanad: An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Gaeilge 2010-30: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister to the House to discuss statements on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030. I call on the Minister of State to speak.

Seanad: An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Gaeilge 2010-30: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: An bhfuil sé sin aontaithe? Aontaithe.

Seanad: An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Gaeilge 2010-30: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: Nóiméad amháin, a Sheanadóir.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospitals Building Projects (14 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish to set out for the Minister of State the difficulty we face in Schull Community Hospital. Recently, the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, visited Schull where the first phase of the planned Schull Community Hospital has been more or less completed. I have put in a lot of political effort on this issue over the years as it is a project that has moved very slowly. Many years...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospitals Building Projects (14 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State for his response, although I am not as reassured by it as I would like to be. In any case, I understand he delivered the statement on behalf of his colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. I note, as did the Minister of State, the tremendous work the Friends of Schull Community Hospital has done during the years. Its...