Results 901-920 of 1,094 for speaker:Camillus Glynn

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I rise to support the comment of Senator Callely about the banks. On Tuesday morning I met a developer in Mullingar who has paid his taxes and whose C2 is intact. He is a good community and family man and any developments in which he was involved have been completed. Westmeath County Council does not have to worry about completion and planning enforcement is not an issue. The stories he...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I strongly support Senator Cannon's remarks. I m sure that, like me, Members of this House are approached every day by business people complaining about the banks. The banks are not discharging their responsibility. It is a simple as that. We, as parliamentarians, cannot stand idly by and watch this happen. The lifeblood of this country in terms of commercial activity is ebbing away...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I request the Leader to arrange for a debate on road safety and noise pollution as early as possible in the next session. I heard a locally-elected representative complain about boy racers on a midlands radio programme today. We do not want to be killjoys. I have raised this matter previously and a journalist has contacted me about it. These young people drive cars in some cases with the...

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I compliment the Minister and all those associated with inserting this amendment because it is absolute common sense. It reflects the value of mature debate on such issues. The Minister of State has outlined the thinking behind the amendment. Although the Minister did not accept amendments in this House he indicated that he would review them. He was true to his word. The Minister of...

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Now.

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady, and the Minister, Deputy Gormley, for bringing forward the Bill. It is an extra string to the bow of the powers of local authority members. I am on the record as having said previously that without money, local authority members do not have powers. This is a revenue stream that did not exist heretofore. I accept there will be teething...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Before the summer recess, I asked the Leader to arrange a debate on the report that was compiled by the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government following its visit to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland to examine the manner in which the electoral register for that jurisdiction is compiled. I am sure we will hear the usual barrage of complaints about this...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I join those who expressed satisfaction at the passing of the Lisbon treaty in the referendum. I warmly congratulate the Taoiseach, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Martin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Roche. I also acknowledge the involvement of parties on the other side of the House. The winning of the referendum was a victory for the people and common sense. Will the Leader...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I move "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: It is self-generating.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Senator Hannigan has a pressing appointment and, if the Leas-Chathaoirleach and the House agree, I am prepared to defer to him. I will speak after him.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an t-Aire agus fáiltím roimh an Bille seo. I welcome the Minister and the introduction of the Bill. I would not be telling the truth if I said I was happy with all of the provisions of the Bill because I am not. The Minister would need to be the good Lord himself to bring forward a Bill that would find satisfaction on every side of the House, even the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I said we were not always right or wrong.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I referred to that issue also. I have no problem in putting my cards on the table face up and it is a pot I hope to win. There will be consistency between a local authority's development plan and the national spatial strategy with regard being had to regional planning guidelines and ministerial directives such as those issued to a number of councils. Senator Coffey has indicated one county...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I do not know whose phone it is, although it may be mine. I apologise. We must protect the powers of locally elected representatives. However, I accept that the Minister is trying to ensure that such representatives discharge their duties in the proper way. I support him in that regard. I am not satisfied with the way in which enforcement orders relating to planning matters are being...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: There is no doubt that in some instances planning and zoning practices are inconsistent with national, regional and local planning guidelines. The Bill aims to increase efficiency and improve the performance of An Bord Pleanála by up to 60%. That is a welcome development. The statutory quorum of the board is to be reduced from three to two people. I do not agree with this because it could...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: That is right.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I sincerely thank Senator Norris for the comments he has just made. He is 100% correct. I am extremely annoyed about this entire situation and for the Members of this House. They are not getting a fair crack of the whip and have not for many years. A number of Senators in this House, the Cathaoirleach included when he was not in his current position, run offices but what do they get...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I join colleagues in commending the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Martin, and everyone involved in the release of the two young women, Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki, who I strongly respect because they are wonderful people. Thanks to the leader of Fine Gael, we have returned in the past week to auction politics. I do not know whether he was racing up or down. However, there is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: The debate thus far clearly indicates what people think of his approach. Members of his own party will inform us that they strongly disagree with his views. I will leave my comments at that on the matter. The Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, of which Senator Coffey and I are members, recently compiled a report on the electoral register. That report which...