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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Commissioner to the Chamber and commend him on the work he has done so far. I am sure he has been to many far-flung places since he took up his role but I am certain, too, that he is aware that the Kilkenny hurling team seems to have unearthed another Henry Shefflin at the weekend in the guise of Ger Aylward from Glenmore. I hope Mr. Hogan is keeping an eye on those things, as...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: That is in County Tipperary.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: There is a new party forming.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: Are we finishing the debate now?

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: Do we return to the debate then?

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I will hand my presentation to the Minister some time.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I appreciate the Minister giving me time. I will refer very briefly to something dear to the Minister's heart and at which he spends every Saturday morning he can; GAA. I made a presentation to the Minister on 22 October 2014 on the development of a tourism product incorporating the GAA story from its foundation in 1884 to the present day and to market it on a worldwide basis. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome both delegations. While there is much tidying up still to be done in the industry, I commend Horse Sport Ireland on the excellent work it has done so far. Why has Ireland dipped in international show-jumping rankings over the past ten years? Horse Sport Ireland stated in its report that it was addressing this. What does this entail? In recent years, we have seen some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I thank the witnesses for their submission. Bookmakers are a little like politicians - nobody believes them, no matter what they say. I was born and reared across from a bookmaker's shop and when The Hook was in action - Deputy Creighton will remember that - I was hooked at the time. I grew up with backing horses but I have seen huge change in the industry. I have also seen huge change in...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I wish to seek support for 470,000 asthma sufferers in this country. Ireland has the fourth highest asthma statistics in the world. In my own county of Tipperary alone, there are 15,000 people suffering from asthma, approximately 10% of the population. In 2011, the Government approved a clinical programme for asthma but, to date, this programme has not been implemented. There are a number...

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: There are two quotas gone.

Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I have listened closely to the debate and welcome both of our guests back to the House. I made observations at the time of their previous attendance and I am here today to listen to what they have to say on the current position. I do not believe in repetition, wasting the time of the House or saying things for the sake of it in order to be able to relay it to various quarters at various...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State. Accusations were laid at her door in the Lower House about the way the Bill had been presented. I compliment her on all 29 pages of her presentation. This is probably the most wide-ranging Bill I have seen come through in my time in this House. It seeks to amend the Waste Management Act, 1996, the Air Pollution Act, 1987, the Environmental Protection...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I was not speaking about Senator Cullinane at all. There are other people-----

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: Senator Cullinane could at least write his own speech if no one uses Deputy Stanley's one.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: The Senator's party was going to charge €700.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: In a cave?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I do not intend to comment on the incident in which I was involved personally last Wednesday night other than to say that since it happened, I have been contacted by a large number of councillors from around the country to tell me how their access into and out of council meetings has been obstructed in recent months. In many cases, they have been unable to drive their vehicles out of council...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: In Carlow, councillors had to leave their cars, in many cases overnight, because of the activities of protestors, some of whom are either directly attached or purport to be attached to Members of the other House. That is absolutely disgraceful and cannot be allowed to go on. In the context of the forthcoming inquiry into the incidents that took place outside the Oireachtas last week, will...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: What about the issue the Senator raised recently concerning Kells?