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- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 27 to 29, inclusive are related and will be discussed together.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 30 and 31 are related and will be discussed together.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: It is great to hear a Kerry man mentioning Mayo.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: I ask Senator O'Toole to report progress.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister back to the Chamber. We are discussing amendments Nos. 30 and 31 together. Senator O'Toole was in possession of the floor when he moved the suspension of the House. Had he finished?
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: Did Senator O'Reilly indicate?
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 32 and 33 are related and may be discussed together.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: I also ask the Minister to reconsider. It goes back to Senator O'Toole's point. I am opposed to the closure of rural post offices. They are at the centre of some communities. Senators O'Toole and Hanafin mentioned the other facilities that can used because rural post offices are often privately owned. Closing a rural post office is often the death knell for a rural community.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: I support Senator O'Toole. It has been interesting to listen to the debate over the last couple of days. When a person posts a letter, how will it arrive at its destination? We are used to a system under which the postman takes the parcel or letter from the outset and another postman delivers it to its destination, and we can follow how this happens. Perhaps the Minister will explain how...
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: Have new types of business been introduced to postal services in other jurisdictions? Are there postal services which deliver more than letters and parcels? What other types of business is the Minister speaking about? I fear this will make us more uncompetitive against the rest of Europe. There is no doubt our costs will go up. The Minister put considerable emphasis on the role of the...
- Seanad: Teacher Training (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State but point out that he may have to leave the Chamber to attend a vote in the Dáil.
- Seanad: Teacher Training (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: We will inform the Minister of State when the division takes place. We can see it on the monitor.
- Seanad: Teacher Training (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: The Minister of State has to leave the Chamber as there is a division in the Dáil.
- Seanad: School Equipment (7 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: Senator Feeney, without interruption please.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: I understand the Minister is paired.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: The Leader has proposed the suspension of the House until 6.55 p.m. Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: Perhaps the Minister will clarify the matter.
- Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)
Paddy Burke: The Leader has proposed that the House be suspended until 6.55 p.m. Is that agreed?