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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I have a track record and the Senator is welcome to join my club as there is no admission charge.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I want to echo Senator Dan Boyle's comments on the publication of the Green Paper on local government reform, as it is timely for this to happen. In many respects local government has not been given its full potential. Many Governments over the years have added to the role of local government in various items of legislation. However, the time has come for a complete overview of local...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I will not take as long as others and have just one more point to make. It is a pity a profession that sets itself up as the champion of due process does not wish it to take place. It is a great pity that Senator Regan has used parliamentary privilege as a bunker from which to accuse, in a cowardly way, a person on which the Mahon tribunal or any other tribunal has made no conclusion. He...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I wish to re-echo the comments made by other Members regarding the State funeral of the late President Patrick Hillery. He was everything that decency means. He was a constitutional republican in the truest sense and, in his own quiet way, brought a great deal of panache to the Presidency. The people of County Clare had a great champion in the late President Hillery and I was pleased to...

Seanad: Company Closures (17 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank my colleague for allowing me to speak on this important issue. This has been a crushing blow to the area by any standards. It is the stuff that nightmares are made of. Young people with mortgages and other financial commitments have found themselves with a job today but out of work tomorrow. This area has seen its population decline...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: There has already been a call for a debate on the Green Paper on local government reform, the launch of which I had the pleasure of attending yesterday. I would welcome an early debate on this issue to which we should invite the Minister concerned to attend. As Government spokesperson on the environment, heritage and local government, I look forward to such a debate. There are many...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. Tá dóchas agam go mbeidh dea-scéal aige le hinsint dúinn anocht. I thank the Cathaoirleach for facilitating me by placing this motion on the Adjournment. I thank the Minister of State for attending and welcome him to the House. I raise the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to give...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Apr 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, for his response. As an eternal optimist, I am hopeful favourable consideration will be given to the project in question. The lack of such a service is stultifying development in Rathowen. Given that the village is in the catchment area of a very fine fishing river, it is imperative the imprimatur for the project is extended to Westmeath...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I join those who paid tribute to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy Brennan, who is not seeking a Cabinet position. I wish the outgoing Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, the very best of luck and thank him for all he has done for this country, and I wish Deputy Cowen every success. The central word will be "success" because in anything he has touched thus far he has been a great...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I recently requested the Leader to invite the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come to the House to debate the issue of unruly tenants. Within the last week events in Mullingar provided a very strong basis for my call. There was absolute mayhem on at least two estates on two occasions. I will not discuss the causes as it is not my role, but there are ways of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I was at one in Galway which was attended by Senator Healy Eames. There is misinformation on the Lisbon treaty. I agree with Senator O'Toole that if people have issues, local or national, they should be regarded as stand-alone issues, just as the Lisbon treaty is a stand-alone issue. The level of misinformation on the treaty has really caught my attention. There is nothing but only pure...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: As one who worked for the public service for many years, I support the remarks of Senator Joe O'Toole. I do not believe anyone with even a scintilla of fair-mindedness would accept that what is happening today and has been happening for some time is the right way to do business. At the end of the day, we are talking about public service. The operative word is "service", which is or is not...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I am. There is a lot to be considered, including better local government. Anyone who is a member of a local authority will know very well that the number of people doing certain jobs has been reduced greatly. In some cases there were twice as many doing these jobs some years ago. This must be taken into consideration. I ask the Leader again to invite the Minister responsible for fisheries to...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: People are very welcome to these shores, but when in Rome, one does as the Roman's do. Everything is taken out and nothing is being put back. What is happening is a disgrace.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I wish to point out that it is not the responsibility of the Government to ensure that children do not eat food that will make them obese. As we know from the report on childhood obesity published a number of years ago, for the first time the incidence of diabetes in young children has increased. It is regrettable that some parents would see fit to replace the traditional sandwich and...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate including the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, on An Bord Pleanála, the composition of its board and some of its decisions. I heard yesterday from the Irish Rural Dwellers Association which made presentations, both an oral and written, which were worrying. An inspector, an employee of the board, is on record...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I warmly welcome of the decision of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to proceed with a number of consultations on the Green Paper on local government reform. This is a very innovative measure. While I know we are running out of time in this session, certainly after summer when the consultations have been completed it would be opportune to indulge in a...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Many Members referred to various aspects of the Lisbon treaty. I do not wish to get into that but I refer to the issue raised by Senator Leyden, which is the ban on turf-cutting. This is of particular concern in rural areas, including in my own area. Against a background of ever-rising oil prices, it is difficult to explain to ordinary people in rural areas that they cannot cut turf. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Turf-cutting is part of the rural Irish psyche and tradition. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate at the earliest opportunity on alternative energy sources. Such a debate would be timely. I cannot understand why diesel prices have increased to such an extent, with one pump in the midlands charging €1.45 per litre. This represents an astronomical annual price increase. Something is...