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

Denis Landy: Local authorities have their own sets of guidelines in some instances. They have adopted their own documents as elected members of their local authorities.

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

Denis Landy: They do not, but I am asking what cognisance is taken.

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

Denis Landy: I asked some questions about quarries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: EU Fuel Quality Directive: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: Mr. Tilson is obviously exercised by the question put by Deputy Mulherin. With due respect to him, perhaps he could share with us the responses rather than the answers he got when he put those questions at European Council level and to the UK Government or whatever level of UK governance he met. Obviously, he had a discourse with them and got responses. Rather than dwelling on the answers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: EU Fuel Quality Directive: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: Mr. Tilson made a good job of it, if he does not mind me saying so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: EU Fuel Quality Directive: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: Mr. Tilson made a good job of it, if he does not mind me saying so.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I too welcome the jobs announcement this morning by Paddy Power and the announcement earlier in the week by the Kerry Group. I am amused at Senator Walsh's comments who said we are living in an air of unreality in the House. Every Member realises the difficulties being experienced in the country and which we debate daily. The report on legal fees was published in 2006 when the party of...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: That is the unreality of where Senator Walsh is living that he should make such a statement.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: The jobs announcement by Paddy Power coincides with the visit yesterday by the Irish Bookmakers Association to the Houses to meet Oireachtas Members. They are seeking that legislation on the opening hours of betting offices be dealt with as speedily as possible. I call on the Leader to request the Minister for Justice and Equality to bring forward the legislation and fast-track it. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: They were talking about the last Government. That is the problem. He or she was talking about the last Government.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I apologise for being late, although I heard most of his speech outside the Chamber. I broadly welcome the legislation. It is long overdue. I would have liked it to go a little further and to have seen some correlation between the profit a business is making and the rates it pays. The Minister of State might respond that commercial...

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: That is a subject more suitable for the Order of Business.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: There has been a tenfold increase since I inquired.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Suicide Prevention (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, for coming to the House to deal with this matter. It is an issue which I raised as a matter of urgency last week, relating to the directive from the Health Service Executive indicating the withdrawal of funding for travel expenses in regard to non-clinical work. Unfortunately, suicide awareness falls into the category of non-clinical...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Suicide Prevention (11 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State for her reply, with which I am obviously very disappointed. I ask that she provide an undertaking to the effect that the funding for this specific course will be reinstated in 2013. She referred to an offer that those involved be allowed to complete the training at a venue in Waterford. We are dealing with 29 people and I am not aware of their social...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: It is a very foolish person who raises his or her voice to discuss an issue without having first studied the subject matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I have read some parts of the report, which extends to more than 200 pages, since its launch at 11 a.m. Several speakers who admitted they have not read or examined the document made contributions that are foolish in the extreme. The purpose of the proposed reforms is to clean up the economic mess created by the Fianna Fáil Party. Today marks the beginning of a new era for local government.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I will first complete my contribution. Senator Leyden indicated that the number of county councillors would be reduced. He has clearly not read the document as it proposes to increase the number of county councillors from 830 to 950.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: The proposals mirror the recommendations of a document produced in 2010 by the former Fianna Fáil Minister, Noel Dempsey, in which he sought the abolition of town councils.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Denis Landy: I wish to make a number of points, after which I will ask a question of the Leader.