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Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Minister without interruption, please, Senator Craughwell.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Losses (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I, too, welcome the Minister and thank him for coming to the Seanad to discuss this important issue. As Members will be aware, on Thursday, 25 June 2015, Liberty Insurance announced it would make 270 workers redundant, 135 in Blanchardstown, 115 in my home town of Cavan and 20 in Enniskillen. These redundancies are in addition to 285 job losses in the company in November 2012. Liberty...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Losses (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: When 285 redundancies occurred in 2012, the statutory agencies worked very well with the employees involved.I would like the Minister to give a commitment - I acknowledge that he alluded to this in his reply - that the same emphasis will be placed on these people who will potentially lose their jobs in all three centres. I am most familiar with the Cavan centre. While it is unfortunate that...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: They are stealing the electricity in Greece.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Just to be clear, Cathaoirleach, in respect of amendments Nos. 2 and 4, my intention is to resubmit them on Report Stage.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I will resubmit amendment No. 2 on behalf of Senator O'Brien on Report Stage.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 5: In page 6, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“(2) Section 33A of the Central Bank Act 1997 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5)—“(6) The Bank shall also impose, on a debt management firm and or a credit servicing firm, a condition that a customer shall, within 30 days of his or her credit agreement...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister for his reply. I will withdraw the amendment and resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:“(3) A person who carries on the business of credit servicing exclusively for an already regulated financial service provider shall be required to be regulated under this Act.”.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will withdraw the amendment with the option of resubmitting it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I second Senator Craughwell's proposal to amend the Order of Business. I join Senator Terry Leyden in extending sympathy to the families of Larry and Martina Hayes from Athlone and Lorna Carty from Meath, who were so tragically killed in Tunisia.I echo his call for anybody intending on going on holidays to these regions to think again. It is very volatile and the Department of Foreign...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Hear, hear. Perhaps the Minister will come back to us some day.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 10: In page 27, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following:“(2) Such reports can be released on the instruction of the Minister.”.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Please, yes.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Yes.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 11: In page 28, lines 34 and 35, to delete “a non-confidential version of the reports” and substitute “the reports in their entirety”.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I apologise but it was brought to my attention that there was a long-lost cousin of mine in the Visitors Gallery and I just wanted to say hello. I second the amendment to the Order of Business by my colleague, Senator Mooney. I support my colleagues who have spoken on the incidents that occurred outside this House yesterday. Intolerant, undemocratic and fascist is how the former Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is totally unacceptable that these people who claim to believe in democracy do not have much time for the democratically elected Members of this House. While acknowledging that at least 50% of the people outside were genuine and believed in what they were there for, I would say to those thugs who already have their representatives in the other House, who I have no difficulty in naming -...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is fair.