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Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome this section and believe this amendment was probably tabled in good faith, but that is where my support finishes. If one starts requiring prescriptive lists, as Senator Hayden has just said, one will unintentionally exclude people from strata of society that should be included. We have great experience of establishing forums across various sectors of society for various reasons....

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: Some people said the health forums were a useless waste of time, yet the same people are at the meetings and are first to go to the media with their points after such meetings. We must therefore regard in a jaundiced way what this amendment is supposed to mean. If we were to insert these three categories to the exclusion of everybody else, we would be criticised for doing so and would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I support the points made by Senator Ó Murchú. I have followed the case very closely since I was a young boy, and I am delighted the pardon, which is long overdue, will be granted. It was a tragic case and it was very sad that the man was hanged incorrectly. Whether it is appropriate to make statements in the House is a legal matter, but if it can be done, I would welcome it. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: Will the Leader ask the Central Bank of Ireland to initiate an inquiry-----

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: Tullamore.

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: They are fellow trade unionists. That is disgraceful.

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I formally second the amendment to the motion.

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I bow to the Acting Chairman's knowledge. In an interview, Councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice of Fianna Fáil stated he does not have a problem paying a reasonable amount of money for water; that the amount being charged is very fair as it is quite a low amount of money; and that as the money must come from somewhere, the idea some people have that we can have every service and pay for...

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: The details of the investment by Irish Water have already been explained ad nauseamat this stage. The problems that were outlined were brought to the attention of Irish Water and were dealt with in an open and transparent way by the assets manager of Irish Water, Mr. Jerry Grant, on radio this week. Some 120 plants need to be upgraded, including the plant in Roscommon, which I mentioned....

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: In the main, as I have said, most people are satisfied with the outcome. There always will be people who will complain. I reject the allegation of cowboy operators. As far as I am concerned, the people doing this work are qualified to do it. If there were issues with health and safety, that is the role of the Health and Safety Authority and these issues should be reported to it and, if...

Seanad: Water Services: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: We will not forget it.

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for arranging this debate. For many years as a public representative, I have watched what has gone on in this country. Sometimes, I wondered whether we were even living in a republic or what criteria anyone needed to meet other than being a member of Fianna Fáil. I recall a member of that party boasting openly in public houses of...

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: What about the system of appointment to North-South bodies?

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: She is very quick.

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: There is always an answer.

Seanad: Broadband, Post Office Network and Energy White Paper: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Alex White, and the opportunity to address a broad range of items within his remit. I commend the work he has done on energy policy. I am concerned, however, that we have been awaiting guidelines on setback in respect of wind energy for almost two years now but we have not yet had sight of them. Communities throughout the country have been exercised. People...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Discussion (27 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the representatives of the three associations. In particular, I thank the Chairman for inviting the council associations before the joint committee on foot of a proposal from Senator Keane and me. It is very important that these associations appear before the committee in respect of any pre-legislative scrutiny pertaining to legislation dealing with local government. As this Bill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Discussion (27 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: No, but I take Mr. Keating's point. We do not want everything to end up with An Bord Pleanála. We want to avoid this because it would leave everything in abeyance. That is the idea in bringing this forward. I am asking for the delegates' views on how we can get around this. I am talking about the default position being the opportunity for each local authority to go to the relevant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Discussion (27 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: It is of little use now also, to be honest.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Bank Charges (28 Jan 2015)

Denis Landy: I, too, welcome the Minister of State and thank him for coming. I have proposed this matter because of the concerns brought to my attention. At this time of year, after Christmas, people examine their finances and the charges and fees they pay. I conducted some research and there is a wide variance in the charges of the main banks. There is nothing wrong with this. The banks provide...