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Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (22 Oct 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish to be associated with the tributes to the late Senator Tony Kett. I offer my condolences to his widow, Noreen, and the other members of his family. During the 2002 election, as a result of Deputy Bertie Ahern's connections in west Cork - his mother was from Bantry and his father from the Kinsale area - I used the slogan "Let Bertie's boy be put to work for west Cork". However, that...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the principle of the Bill. When the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, spoke on the Bill, he stated: I am pleased to bring the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 before the Seanad. If there is one clear point to be made about planning, it is that planning is about people, not buildings. Good planning can bring enormous...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish the Leas-Chathaoirleach would give me another half an hour. I spoke to representatives from other counties who stated that the situation varies from county to county. I will move from the issue of one-off housing but I am sorry to do so because I could write a thesis on it. In his speech here on Second Stage the Minister referred to wind farms. I suggest to him that a big lacuna...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (4 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I propose that we resume after Private Members' business for a maximum period of one hour, if that is agreeable to the House.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (4 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: There is no attempt to rush the Bill through; it is important legislation. Having considered the volume of amendments remaining and their importance, I withdraw my proposal to recommence at 7 p.m. The debate will not be concluded in one hour and it is important that the Bill receive a full hearing in the House.

Seanad: Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the thrust of the Bill and wish to make a few points. The Bill concerns a provision for the transfer of functions which will help to expedite the issue of foreshore licences. The current system is antiquated and cumbersome. As a local authority member and a Deputy in the other House I have experienced severe delays in progressing sewage treatment plants. For example, in Bantry...

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I appreciate the magnanimous and generous gesture made by my colleague Senator McCarthy and the Labour Party in giving up their Private Members' time for this debate. No place has been left untouched by the recent devastating floods. Thank God, no lives have been lost to date. After a disastrously wet summer and with so much rain already in the early part of the winter, my concern is that...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I concur with the words spoken on the Murphy report. I believe structural damage has been done to the whole church. I welcome the full day debate organised for Thursday. It is a shocking report and following from the Ryan report, I do not believe this is the end of it. Other dioceses must be properly examined. I put on record that I hold a deep feeling of sadness for the hundreds,...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I propose that we extend this debate for until 3.45 p.m. to complete this Bill.

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: Next Tuesday, subject to the agreement of the Whips.

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: It is with a heavy heart that I speak about the horror story emerging from the Murphy report. It is certainly not bedtime reading. Having studied the Ryan report and now this report some months later, it is very sad that our society has come to this point. Regrettably, this has been ongoing for most of my lifetime. I recall a tale told to me as a student in 1973 or 1974 by a visiting...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: Such interference is appalling. I am aware of priests who left the church and subsequently married and I laud them for their honestly and integrity. They were probably not happy in their chosen careers. I reiterate another point that I made on the Order of Business the other day, namely, that while a small percentage of clerics were involved in the abuse, there were hundreds, probably...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I find it difficult to understand the reason no one has been jailed as a result of these abuses, although I accept some of the culprits may be in their graves. There has been talk of war crimes and so on. Some of the material contained in the Murphy and Ryan reports is almost as serious as what took place in a different fashion in Bosnia and other places in recent times. The Murphy report...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State. That the Bill was introduced here is a great recognition for the House. The amendments today are technical. I appreciate this type of legislation. It is a very positive Bill. By and large, it has been welcomed in its passage through both Houses. It is great that the Bill will now go before the President. I will not make a Second Stage speech on Ireland...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: Tomorrow morning at 10.30.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: It is a 42-bed hospital.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: It will be 2012.