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Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 19:In page 12, to delete lines 30 to 35. I propose to delete the first four members of the advisory council. We must have independence of thought and action. People within the broad bureaucracy seem to act in union. That was a feature of the banking crisis, where they called those who disagreed with them the contrarians and marginalised them. That kind of consensus...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: Will the Acting Leader amend the Order of Business as I would like to take No. 16 on the Order Paper? Apropos of the last speaker, No. 16 is the National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015. The Bill is entitled an Act to create the national mortgage and housing corporation for the purposes of ensuring fair access to home ownership, address accommodation shortage and ensure the...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: First Stage (22 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to create the National Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the purpose of ensuring fair access to home ownership, address accommodation shortage and ensure the smooth operation of the property sector in Ireland. I hope to bring the Bill to the House on 4 November. I thank the Cathaoirleach, the Seanad Office, the Bills Office...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: First Stage (22 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: On 4 November.

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: We will get a filibuster going.

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: I congratulate the Minister and Senator Norris, who has campaigned for this for such a long time. I also congratulate the other successful campaigners in the Visitors' Gallery and our colleagues from the Dáil. One of the people who has been overlooked in all the celebrations is Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris. He is the one who opened up Dublin Castle for an immense party on 23...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: The emphasis placed on commitment, loyalty and dedication to one another by the advocates in the referendum campaign was inspiring. They were wonderful. I acknowledge the immense contribution of the gay community to this society. I wish them the same happiness in marriage as I wish all couples. Senator Susan O'Keeffe is the Yeatsian in this House. On 23 May, it was not the case that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: I will contribute after the four, as nominated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: I welcome the delegates. My question is to the delegates from the Irish Sports Council. The minutes of the meeting of 14 October refer to remuneration for Billy Walsh of €115,000, plus a bonus of €10,000. Is that the delegates' recollection of the agreement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: Supposing it had not worked, which is a concern I have, and its successes were not entirely due to Billy Walsh. He is 52 years of age and he could have run out of ideas. Would the organisation have been stuck with the arrangement or would it have been able to renegotiate it if it had not worked out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: Mr. Treacy felt the taxpayer was protected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: I thank Mr. Mulvey. In his statement, Mr. Walsh indicated that the new fixed-term contract gave him very few legal protections and prevented him from having any contact with the Irish Sports Council or the Olympic Council of Ireland. He further indicated that he was also prevented from having contact with the Irish Sports Council or the Olympic Council of Ireland without written permission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: Does Mr. Treacy value the media role played by individuals such as Seán Boylan and Mick O'Dwyer in promoting sport, rather than having them bound by contracts which mean they are not allowed to talk to the media?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: It is normal also that when a person achieves international success, he or she receives kudos for his or her performance. When Shane Long scored a goal against the world champions, people in Tipperary could have said they washed the jerseys and pumped up the footballs when he was playing as an under ten but, for better or worse, it was Martin O'Neill, the manager of the team - who sent Shane...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)

Sean Barrett: I hope the parties, in paying tribute on the loss of a great servant to Irish sport, will belatedly reach agreement. The other thought I had was that over the weekend the Irish hockey team qualified for the Olympic games for the first time since 1908. I hope what we have heard in the past four hours will not set a precedent. It has been very sad to listen to it.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2015)

Sean Barrett: I congratulate Congressman Paul Ryan on his election as House Speaker in Washington. This is a most important part of parliamentary democracy. Congressman Ryan follows in a very proud tradition of Tip O'Neill and other Irish-American Speakers and I wish him well. I understand he visited Ireland a couple of months ago to reconnect with his Irish roots. I also congratulate the Irish hockey...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Sean Barrett: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, to the House. I thank the staff of the Bills Office, the Seanad Office and the Leader's office for their unfailing courtesy in their dealings with me on this legislation. I thank, too, my assistants, Dr. Charles Larkin and Ms Ursula Ní Choill for their invaluable help. The...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Sean Barrett: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Sean Barrett: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I welcome Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes. I thank all the Senators who spoke. It is a pity that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, was detained elsewhere because he would have found much of interest but I am sure the Ministers of State, Deputies Ring and English, will inform him of what happened here today. All the speakers on every side of...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Sean Barrett: I thank the Members on all sides of the House who spoke in favour of the National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015 last night. I think the records will be most interesting. We were asked to combat the problems of homelessness and high housing costs in Ireland. I do not believe the financial institutions or the building sector, as they are currently constituted, will solve those...