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Seanad: Renewable Energy: Statements (25 Nov 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: That is not the case.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Statements (25 Nov 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Cuffe, and thank him for his considered contribution. I also thank fellow Senators for ensuring the debate took place, including Senator Quinn who has spoken often about renewable energy and Senator Butler who has been pushing the idea of a debate on the issue for some time. I thank the Leader for arranging it. As the Minister of State said, we are...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (30 Nov 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: We will not.

Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I would be happy for two minutes to be afforded to the Senator. That would not be a problem for us.

Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I suggest we should extend the overall time by two minutes.

Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Senator Butler should be facilitated on this occasion.

Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank all the Senators who contributed to this debate. I do not want to criticise the various political parties for their actions over recent years. We all know the state the country is in, know the gist of the national recovery plan and have our views on whether the growth rates contained in the plan are likely to be realised. One thing we...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I also listened to Senator Boyle's contribution this morning with interest. I am an optimist but there is a fine line between optimism and fantasy and delusion. If Senator Boyle thinks he will get all of that legislation through and still go to the country in January he has another thought coming. I suggest he examines the legislation on which we can all agree. As my colleague, Senator...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Although I have never been a postman, I have certainly delivered lots of leaflets to many houses and I understand the issue to some extent.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: In amendment No. 10, my party seeks to extend the definition of the working day to include Saturday if the commission so decides. That is to enable postal deliveries throughout the State on Saturday at some future date. On the issue of the definition of "installation" raised by the other Senators, including Senator O'Toole, the Bill could benefit from clearer wording. I say that as someone...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: -----but we need to be clear about how far the Minister sees this going.

Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I ask for a clarification for future reference because a similar incident occurred several weeks ago.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Today sees the introduction of one of the harshest budgets in the history of the State. This comes on the back of a series of fateful decisions by the Government, of which none, perhaps, is as important as the bank guarantee in 2008. The version of the story we have been told up to now, which we all believed, was that it was necessary to introduce the guarantee to avert an impending crisis...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Someone is not telling the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Yes, that is the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: We have been waiting decades for it.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I move amendment No. 17: In page 20, subsection (2), lines 42 to 47, to delete paragraphs (a) and (b) and substitute the following: "(a) the terms and conditions, excluding those specifying the amount of the charges, in accordance with which a postal service user may avail of the postal services concerned, and".

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. I will consider it with my advisers and, if necessary, resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I second Senator Bacik's call for a debate on the education system. I welcome Senator Boyle's agreement with this call and I hope when we divide later he will vote in favour of having a debate this afternoon. A sos is proposed between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. and a debate could easily be accommodated then, which could then be rolled over. I look forward to debating in detail later the measures...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I join colleagues in expressing my annoyance at the guillotining of the legislation last night. We all agree that rushed legislation can potentially be bad legislation and I hope it does not come back and bite the Leader. We should have allowed much more time for that debate. I was surprised to read about the performance bonuses which will be paid to many people in the public sector. As...