Results 501-520 of 1,229 for speaker:Denis Landy

Seanad: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: Will the Minister of State comment on the discretion to be afforded to elected local authority members in regard to the HAP scheme?

Seanad: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: Will the Minister of State take into account what I said regarding the variation in property and rental values in different locations?

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: I listened with interest to Senator Thomas Byrne, who alluded to the fact that the necessary measures for this matter are proposed in the Haddington Road agreement. They are already in the Croke Park Agreement and are dealt with in another forum. The Minister has adequately explained why there is no need to include these measures. Some 10,000 people have redeployed within the public sector...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: Like Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, I wish to raise the issue of commercial rates. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, but some of the pudding has been eaten. The local authorities in County Tipperary are being amalgamated and it has been predetermined that the commercial rate will be between 2% and 11% higher than that charged by town councils and that it will apply across the county....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: I would like the Leader to ask the Minister to come to the House to address this issue because small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open. In my own town, Carrick-on-Suir, we make an effort every week to bring more business into the town-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: -----and if rates increase, that will sound the death knell for small businesses.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Government decision yesterday to retain in State ownership the harvesting rights of Coillte. This is a good decision and it proves that the Government makes decisions on the basis of merit and on the basis of views expressed by others. The Government also confirmed that there will be no fire sale of any State assets. The predators across the globe who were looking at Coillte...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: There are times the Senator surpasses himself. I wish to raise the issue of moneylenders and the concern I and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul have about the lack of restriction on moneylenders in this country. Moneylenders are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and are provided with licences. The number of licences is increasing but it is no coincidence that the number of loans...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am pleased that this Bill is being given adequate time to be debated in this House. I have listened with interest to the speeches already made on the issue and would like to make a number of points in response. First, I wish to address the speech delivered yesterday by the Taoiseach, which was respectfully, if not warmly, received by Members of this...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: You have been guessing figures all your lives as a party.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am pleased that this Bill is being given adequate time to be debated in this House. I have listened with interest to the speeches already made on the issue and would like to make a number of points in response. First, I wish to address the speech delivered yesterday by the Taoiseach, which was respectfully, if not warmly, received by Members of this...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Landy: You have been guessing figures all your lives as a party.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: The Carers Association of Ireland plays a very important role in society. It provides services for family members in their homes and ensures their quality of life is improved on a daily basis. Today it made its prebudget submission in the audiovisual room. I am cognisant of the fact that as a result of the promissory note deal it is aware there is an opportunity for it to push forward many...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: Is that an apology?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: VAT Rates Application (9 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome Councillor Brian Collins from Kells who is in the Visitors Gallery and who is one of the driving forces behind the campaign for VAT reform. As a businessman, the Minister of State is very familiar with the various VAT rates which obtain here in respect of goods and services. There is a need for a comprehensive review of the VAT regime. Such a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: VAT Rates Application (9 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State for what was, as he said himself, a comprehensive review of the VAT situation in Ireland. I accept that we have made great strides in this area and we are ahead of many other EU countries. I have highlighted some particular items. A fisherman needs lobster pots to go fishing for lobster and he must pay 23% VAT on the lobster pot. However, when a customer buys...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: On Monday very good news was broadcast by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, in Waterford, the capital of the south east, when she launched the JobsPlus scheme, which provides an opportunity for long-term unemployed people to get back into full-time work. If we want any proof of the success of the Seanad we should take that as an example. This initiative was brought to...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: Too often.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome yesterday's announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, in co-operation with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, of the resumption of recruitment of gardaí in Templemore, County Tipperary. This will be good for the force and for the local economy in Tipperary. It also is a positive sign that life is returning to normal in this country. Every...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Denis Landy: No.