Results 301-320 of 1,229 for speaker:Denis Landy

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Yes. Will he contact the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation concerning this matter? Will the Minister adjudicate on whether the company has been in breach of the Payment of Wages Act 1991 by reducing the workers' pay unilaterally? The same company has a turnover of ¤261 million and made a profit last year of ¤4.5 million. In the Minister's opinion, through the Leader, are...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: -----it is a disgrace that such a company would let staff go because they sought to join a union. I will table an Adjournment debate on the matter and thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I request the Leader to seek a debate on the HSE's directive to withdraw funding for travel for non-clinical work. As Members of this House may know, suicide awareness training falls into the category. The directive means that the allowances paid to current specialised tutors will be cut and a service that is aimed at removing the stigma attached to suicide and giving support to communities...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I will call for a debate on the issue I raise. I show my support for the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, in the principled stand she took on the issue which caused her to tender her resignation.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I will ask a question but I would like the Leader to have the background in order that I can do so. Is that in order?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I am mindful of that fact.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Universal health care and the provision of primary health care is a major policy of the Government and the Labour Party, of which I am a proud member. It is vital that such a service is rolled out as part of the programme for Government. After 18 months, the issue has not to date been progressed in any way, causing the resignation of one of my close colleagues. Today I call on the Leader...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Senator Byrne will feel better after getting that off his chest.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Senator Byrne should sit down now. He had all that pent up over the summer. The wife was sick listening to him giving out.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: The Senator will feel better after getting that off his chest.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: The Senator should sit down now. He had all that pent up over the summer. The wife was sick listening to him giving out.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: There is. I ask him to withdraw what he said.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Withdraw it from the record, please.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Industrial Relations (2 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I too welcome the Minister of State to the House. On Monday, 27 August, management at the Gleeson Group terminated the employment of eight workers, the majority of whom are active SIPTU trade union members. It was claimed that the job losses were part of a redundancy issue and that they were not sufficiently skilled for the work that they had been doing for the previous number of years....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Industrial Relations (2 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. By way of clarification on a number of matters in his reply, I understand that no redundancy payments have been sought by the Gleeson Group from the Department of Social Protection. Would the Minister of State agree that the fact that the Gleeson Group has not sought the portion of redundancy payments that a company in normal circumstances would...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: The Department of Social Protection is phasing out PPS numbers which have a second letter - W - at the end. Such numbers were allocated to females in the past. Certain females who registered for PPS numbers prior to 2000 were allocated the same numbers as their husbands, with the letter "W" included at the end. These numbers are being phased out in certain circumstances. For example, in...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I am calling on the Minister for Social Protection to wake up to what is happening, conduct an awareness campaign in respect of this matter and send proper information to those who are going to be affected prior to their PPS numbers being changed. If this does not happen, I will be obliged to raise the matter on the Adjournment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála (9 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the delegation to the meeting and apologise for having to leave for a vote. I will take up where the Chairman left off. It seems the trend is downwards. There is a quite obvious downward trend with regard to the number of planning appeals received by An Bord Pleanála. The target of 90% should have been achieved by now. I am a bit baffled by that. What are Dr. Kelly's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála (9 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I was told by a member of that local authority today that it voted 27 to nil against the material contravention and the board overturned its decision. We need an explanation.