Results 5,521-5,540 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I understand two Ministers intend to respond.
- Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly.
- Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I can only give the Minister a C1, as he went slightly over his time.
- Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Commissioner and her team and wish them well in their fight against crime. I have two brief questions, the first of which has been touched on previously and concerns the subject of bail. As a Member of the Seanad, part of my life involves travelling the country from Donegal to Kerry occasionally and one concern that comes across clearly at meetings and gatherings is that the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Recently, I had a lunch meeting with a young man who is completing his final Blackhall Place examinations and who works on the criminal law side in a part of Dublin that shall remain nameless. He brought up the subject of one person with whom he was assisting in his office and who had something like 147 previous records. This person was a kind of repeat offender who most likely would have a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I will ask one further brief question of the Commissioner. Is there a possibility to have surveillance of vehicles that may be used by certain criminal gangs or for basic matters such as when a vehicle lacks an NCT, tax or insurance? As many people go through tolling points periodically at which one's number is checked to ascertain whether one has a tag, is there a way in which this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader to make contact with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, with regard to the implementation of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, which was a welcome measure introduced by the Government to kick-start regeneration in the housing market in remote parts of Ireland. I am concerned in particular that some councils are...
- Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (12 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (12 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (12 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: As Leas-Chathaoirleach, I welcome our new Senator to this august Chamber. I wish her a long career here, or maybe in the other House if that is what she desires. It is a great day for her and her family. I add my condemnation of and deep disgust at what happened in Paris, our neighbouring city. It is much easier to fly to Paris than to get from Cork to Dublin. While it takes four and a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I am always speaking in the House in support of the Garda and I have done so for many years. Last week, the Garda Commissioner appeared at the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. However, if this is how certain gardaí are going to treat us, leaking information and knowing the major damage that can be done by a whisper campaign - there were whispered messages around the House...
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator. I have been over-indulgent. I do not want to subject the Minister of State to a series of Second Stage speeches. Others have spoken for nearly as long as Senator Bradford, who was dealing with one particular amendment. I remind Members that there are more than 102 amendments and if we allow speeches of this sort we will certainly not have it sorted out before...
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge to the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 4, 6, 8 to 11, inclusive, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 98 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendment No. 5 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge to the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendment No. 7 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge to the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 12 to 15, inclusive, 23 to 25, inclusive, 28 and 29 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)
Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 16, 17, 20 and 26 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.