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Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: No, we are okay.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Cummins, O'Toole, Bacik, Boyle, Coghlan, Norris, Buttimer and McDonald expressed their concerns about costs in the HSE, banking and other areas. I will have no difficulty in requesting the Minister for Health and Children to update the House on HSE spending and the alleged waste of moneys highlighted in the media for several weeks and all other matters pertaining to her portfolio....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: On Wednesday the House will debate the Croke Park agreement. The debate on the national economy was wide-ranging and everyone was able to discuss issues concerning their various portfolios. That is why I included it in the agenda for the first week of the session. Debates will centre on each individual portfolio, starting with the Common Agricultural Policy on Tuesday and the Croke Park...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding European directive on the right to information in criminal proceedings, to be referred to joint committee, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; and No. 2, statements on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and conclude not later than 7.10 p.m., if not previously...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The Senator's party is keeping up.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Hannigan, Boyle, Harris, Coghlan, Mooney, Leyden, Bradford, Ó Brolcháin, Norris, MacSharry, Bradford, Ormonde, Twomey, Daly, Quinn, Hanafin, Coffey and Donohoe expressed their serious concerns regarding the economy. I very much look forward to the first debate on the Croke Park agreement which I have ordered for tomorrow. I met the leaders of the groups in...

Seanad: EU Directive on Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings: Motion. (12 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No.1, statements on the Croke Park agreement, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 2 p.m., on which spokespersons may speak for ten minutes and all other Senators for seven minutes and Senators may share time, by agreement of the House, with the Minister to be called upon ten minutes before the conclusion of the debate for...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Bacik, Boyle, Twomey, O'Reilly, Healy Eames, Dearey, Harris, Walsh, Coghlan and Buttimer raised the issue of consensus. I agree with Senator Fitzgerald in regard to the massive contribution carers have made and continue to make. Some €2.5 billion is a huge amount. The support for communities, as Senator Fitzgerald said, must be centre stage. I often find...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Fitzgerald called for debate on the national children's hospital. I gave a commitment on this yesterday and I have no difficulty with it taking place. Senator O'Toole referred to social partnership and its leaders. I was in the Houses at the time social partnership was born and I always gave the credit to the late Taoiseach, Mr. Charles J. Haughey, and Mr. Michael Mullen, who were...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I am sure we will have the support of the long-serving Members on the Independent benches in that regard. Senator Norris asked about metro north. I will make inquiries on the matter. Senator Cummins raised the issue of the 400 prisoners who did not return to prison and are at large. He called for a debate on prisons. I will allocate time for this to take place. Senator Hanafin asked for a...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Whatever Senator Ross wishes to do in the future, he can discuss it with the leader of his group and we can deal with it at the leaders' meetings on Tuesdays.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary. We have a special responsibility for ensuring the Croke Park agreement is a key part of future Government policy. As the Taoiseach has said, it was a key agreement in addressing the immediate fiscal and economic challenges facing the Government. The Government has stated it is committed to implementing the terms of the public service...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this worthwhile debate on the organisational review programme and its second report. The advances in technology in recent years have transformed how business is done. The private sector has embraced those advances and enhanced them, becoming more efficient in the process. They have even allowed for our wages to be paid automatically into our...

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: This is Dublin South camaraderie.

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: It is a fine thing.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Donie Cassidy: At the close of the Order of Business yesterday I gave an undertaking to the House that I would endeavour to deal with the matter Senator O'Sullivan had brought to the attention of the House regarding the Shannon LNG Terminal at Ballylongford, County Kerry. I have received a detailed response from the office of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley,...