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Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: This issue was brought to the Minister's attention and I compliment him on taking the points made on Second Stage on board. The amendments allay the anxieties of those who spoke and I support them. Amendment agreed to.

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome this amendment and thank the Minister for introducing it. I shall begin by make some brief comments on the amending of the original Bill to include mixed use developments. As my colleague stated, this situation is not confined to the greater Dublin area. There are examples in many towns throughout the country where a ground floor of a relatively new development might be for...

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I have great empathy for the proposal being brought forward by colleagues on the opposite side of the Chamber. The Law Reform Commission indicated in its report that imposing a 5% levy would be a good step. I am somewhat enamoured of the concept. The Minister and his advisers and officials have probably considered the matter from various angles. I am sure he would be prepared to engage...

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: On Tuesday, 23 March 2010.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (11 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I also think it is an important point. I welcome the amendment because I have already raised the matter in the House. In Dublin, a number of people are registered as attorneys-at-law. In one instance, where a serious professional negligence issue arose, the Law Society told a particular client, who came to me as a constituent, that they had no recourse whatsoever. There are two if not...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (11 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: Would the definition include banks or lending institutions, or limited companies or associations? I often wonder about the relationship between a customer and a bank. Throwing my mind back to the famous tax amnesty, although I will not go into the rights and wrongs of the situation, I recall that the banks carried out a unilateral disclosure with a settlement, which was not always in the...

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (Resumed) (11 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: It is like a menu for a Chinese restaurant.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (Resumed) (11 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I do not have a prepared script but I have a significant interest in this area. I encourage the Minister of State to tackle this appalling vista as soon as possible. I do not know where we are going in our lives. I felt like quoting something from Thackeray but I thought I would bore the House. There seems to be a phenomenon about getting...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: These are worrying times. The fishermen in the State must still go out and cast their nets. The farmer must tend his sheep and cattle this morning, irrespective of the financial disaster that has been outlined here today. Unfortunately, much of what has been outlined is true. I rise today in the midst of this crisis to speak about something close to my heart. I was promised a debate on...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (28 Apr 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: As Acting Leader, I propose, with the permission of colleagues, that we extend our debate for 15 minutes in order to conclude Committee Stage. I know we will not be able to deal with Report and Final Stages, but it would be helpful if we were able to complete Committee Stage.

Seanad: Fines Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: On Wednesday, 5 May 2010.

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I support the Bill and welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mary White. I believe this is my first time to speak before her in this Chamber. I wish her luck in her new brief, in which I am sure she will be a breath of fresh air. I refer to an ongoing debate in this Chamber in which I have yet to speak, namely, the role of women in politics and so on. In that regard, it is a major plus...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I concur with my colleagues. I listened intently to the debate on the amendments tabled by the Labour Party and Fine Gael and it was worthwhile. I take great heart from the Minister of State's comments on the broader issue coming down the track. This is the first time in my 17 years in the Oireachtas that there has been a sea change in the approach to mental health services. The Minister...

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: Is there a source for what the Senator is reading?

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator's time is up.

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Cuffe, and wish him every success in his new appointment

Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I am delighted this debate is taking place on the role of women in politics. I have not written a long speech. As spokesperson on justice issues, I could have led off on the last occasion, but I ceded ground to Senator McDonald who spoke very eloquently on the subject. It is important that women have their say in politics. On the imposition of quotas, some of the points made by Senator...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (National Convention Centre) Bill 2010: Second and Subsequent Stages (25 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister. As I believe this is the first time she has been to the House since taking up her new portfolio, I wish her every luck and success with it and have no doubt she will acquit herself with great aplomb, as she has done in other briefs she has held. As my colleague said, I welcome the context for this legislation. It is a short Bill to deal with a specific item. It is...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (National Convention Centre) Bill 2010: Second and Subsequent Stages (25 May 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.