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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: -----to ensure that good news gets out.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: If there was room on this side of the House Senator Buttimer would have been here with us long ago.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Quinn raised the issue of Iran and I fully agree with the sentiments he expressed. Senators Boyle, O'Donohoe, Callely, Buttimer, Hanafin and Bradford called for a debate on the social partners. We can examine these proposals in early January and if we think we can make a contribution, as colleagues have already discussed with me, I will discuss them with the Committee on Procedure...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re regional fisheries boards, back from committee, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 2 and to adjourn not later than 4 p.m., if not previously concluded; and No. 3, Criminal...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: It is the last time he will get a lift home.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Is there a question? This is a Second Stage speech.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: It is the Senator's Government, too.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: It was not in government at the time.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: No. 2 on the Order Paper, the Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009, report from the Dáil, will be taken at the conclusion of No. 1. I apologise because I stated it would be taken after No. 2. It will adjourn not later than 4.20 p.m. to be followed by No. 3, the Criminal Procedure Bill. Senators Fitzgerald, Quinn, Alex White, Boyle, O'Sullivan, Coghlan, Ormonde, Cannon,...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: It may be.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: We had growth for a long time.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: We had growth for eleven years. Seven per cent each year may be hard to stomach-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: It may be very hard to stomach when one is in Opposition.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Quinn, for whom I have the utmost respect, is a man who created hundreds if not thousands of jobs. He is an example of those people to whom we should look in the future.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: In 1997, when very many present were not Oireachtas Members, I took the decision, as Leader of this House, to offer a budget debate for the first time to the Independent Senators at that time, including Senator Ross. I was told it could not be done but we have started at 6. p.m. on every budget day ever since.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Excuse me, I am speaking. Last week I deliberated and endeavoured to have this debate take place. It was not possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I extended the matter to the House today but in the event I cannot get agreement I now inform the House I will take statements on the budget from 3 p.m until 6.30 p.m. next Thursday afternoon. It would be unthinkable if this House could not discuss the budget. It is the most serious budget we have all had to deal with in our political careers.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Yes, this Thursday. I offer the hand of co-operation to party leaders and Whips. They may wish to continue the taking of statements on the budget on Wednesday evening, which practice I initiated in 1997 and had it very successfully carried along by Senator Ross and other Independent Senators. However, because of the untimely death of one of our colleagues we lost one week in our rota....

Seanad: Regional Fisheries Boards (Postponement of Elections) Order 2009: Motion (8 Dec 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Regional Fisheries Boards (Postponement of Elections) Order 2009, copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 20th November, 2009.