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Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I support Senator O'Donovan's call for a debate on the fishing industry. I exhort the Leader and our spokesperson, Senator Carty, to arrange an early debate thereon. It is a very important industry, especially to the maritime counties. Westmeath is known as the lake county and has serious problems with the manner in which its stocks are being poached. I have made this point several times...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: We created the climate for it.

Seanad: Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Hoctor, to the House and to compliment her on being reappointed as a Minister of State. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the subject of the elderly. In my former profession I had a lot of dealings with the elderly. I agree with much of what Senator Prendergast said as she also has a background of knowledge in this area. I have always been a...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Yesterday the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government was addressed by the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, the Local Authorities Members' Association and the Association of County and City Councils in respect of the Green Paper on local government reform. I very much welcome the Minister's policy of having briefing sessions around the...

Seanad: Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (2 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Minister. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the Nuclear Test Ban Bill. It sets out in detail Ireland's position with regard to nuclear testing and the use of nuclear weapons. One need only recall what happened in Chernobyl, among other examples. Many families in this country have hosted children who come from areas near and even quite far from where that...

Seanad: Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (2 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Tomorrow, after the Order of Business. Committee Stage ordered for Thursday, 3 July 2008.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I support Senator John Ellis in his comments on the boundary commission. What has happened in the recent report is nothing short of ludicrous. The entire county of Leitrim is without representation. The northern part of my county of Westmeath is to be part of a three seat constituency in Meath. We know from history about the creation of the counties but over the years the people of...

Seanad: Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I thank the Minister of State and colleagues on all sides of the House for the passing of the Bill. The approach adopted by all sides is a victory for common sense. It clearly shows the seriousness with which members from all sides viewed the contents of the Bill. I hope the other states who have yet to ratify the treaty will proceed to do so. I wish the Bill well. I hope it never impinge...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I support the comments of Senator Mary White on suicide. In the last Seanad, I was a member of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, which established a sub-committee that reported on suicide. There were some startling revelations in that report. Young males are particularly vulnerable in this respect and are seven times more at risk of suicide than females of the same age group....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: It is important.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: It would be important to clarify for once and for all what are the powers of local authority members——

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: ——and when those powers are established, to protect them.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Finneran, back to the Seanad. If anybody knows anything about housing, it is he because he has many years under his belt as a member of a local authority. This Bill is very timely because it addresses circumstances that have obtained for some 40 years. The question of social and affordable housing, which has featured for quite some time, has...

Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Gabhaim comhghairdeas leis agus leis an Rialtas as an dea-obair atá déanta acu ar son an chomhshaoil. Cuirim fáilte speisialta roimh na moltaí ón gcomhchoiste. Admhaím go bhfuil a lán déanta, ach tá a lán le déanamh fós. I welcome the Minister to the House and commend him and the Government on the initiatives they...

Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Ag leath-uair taréis a deich, maidin amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Recently, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley, and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern, launched the MPCs, the municipal policing committees. Today I received a welcome letter from Longford County Council which asked me on which of the three policing committees — Granard Town Council, Longford Town Council...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I strongly support the views of Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú regarding 60 Moore Street. It would be a shame if it was not preserved for the nation, given its historical relevance. I also support Senator Geraldine Feeney's remarks on anorexia nervosa. I have raised this matter on a number of occasions in the House. It has a serious adverse impact on public health, especially among young...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Camillus Glynn: The Irish Foster Care Association held its conference recently. I have great admiration for this organisation, which comprises generous people and families who give good homes and an atmosphere of love and caring to children who would not otherwise have happy childhoods. I ask the Leader whether time could be put aside for a debate on this important issue. During my time as spokesperson for...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis as ucht an deá-obair atá déanta aige agus ag an Rialtas. Mar a deirtear, tá a lán déanta, ach tá níos mó le déanamh. Is mian liom mo thuairim a thabhairt ar an gclár forbartha tuaithe. I welcome the Minister to the House and compliment him and the Government on the improvements that have been made in the...