Results 81-100 of 190 for speaker:Mark Dearey

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: I support Senator Corrigan's call for a debate on the decision to move people who need psychiatric care from residential hostels back into psychiatric institutions. The Leader will appreciate that the HSE has been tasked with saving money. While it is important that it should do so, it should not be done on the basis of rolling back progressive policy. That is what is happening in this...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: I did not raise that.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to come before the House to update Senators on the position on the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill which remains a long way from completion. Although not by any means the complete item, the legislation addresses in a useful manner a number of issues relating to asylum applications and seeks to streamline the asylum...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: I seek a resumption of the debate on health with the Minister for Health and Children. It was unfortunate but necessary that the debate was curtailed the last time she was in the Chamber. I look forward to her picking up a number of the outstanding items from the early part of that debate. I wish to reflect further on what has happened in the past day or two between HIQA and the HSE with...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: I welcome the Minister. I welcome also the amendments to the Bill as made by the Dáil. Heretofore there was a lack of regulation in this area. A lack of regulation in any sector limits the sector's ability to mature and develop new markets. As stated by Senator Norris, the next step, with certificate in hand, is the creation of an identity for dog breeding in Ireland which is equivalent...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: There seems to be a consistency to Senator Coffey's argument that everyone in the sector is applying best practice in all cases.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: That seems to be his assumption.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: The fact is the legislation needs to address those who are not operating under a best practice regime. It is important that those people are not allowed continue for another 12 months with what they are doing. Six months, I would have thought, is more than adequate to allow for registration. It is being done locally. Information should be easily available locally and action should be well...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: That is not the point I am making.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: The point on breeding is the same one. Senator Coffey asked that the Minister name him a breed that is capable of breeding after four months. I am sure many can breed within 12 months and it is important we lay down an early marker at six months. The legislation is aimed at those who are not compliant with good practice and forces them into a decent practice. It should not give carte...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: I so propose.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: We have a lot of work to get through this afternoon. I welcome the Minister of State and the technical amendments made. I listened carefully to the Senators opposite and believe we will find common ground on many issues, including the need for sustainable planning and development. Senator Ellis's understatement on there being a need for some tidying up will probably prove to be below the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: It was through an unhealthy set of relationships, partly caused by the shortcomings of the Planning and Development Act 2000, that considerable overzoning was spawned. This, in turn, led to speculative purchasing on the back of reckless lending. There are untold stories concerning planning, planning advice and council decisions that need to be addressed. The pain we are all enduring with...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: Indeed, the Senator is. I would like to believe that on this quieter day in the Oireachtas due recognition will be given to the truly important nature of planning legislation. This is a landmark Bill which will create new landmarks on the environment which I hope will be more sustainable. On Senator O'Reilly's point about families living in the community, I take it he was referring to...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: I listened with interest to Senator Coffey's contribution. While clearly he is coming from a background of significant knowledge he is, in turn, speaking against himself. Portlaw is a fantastic town as a result of forward planning.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: The Senator said it was a planned town.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: This group of amendments, if removed from the overall set of amendments, would result in a gutting of the legislation. Forward planning is at the core of what we are talking about. We are talking about the development of evidenced based - the Senator is correct that the evidence must be accurate - core strategies that are consequent on the superior planning document and based on the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: Laissez-faire planning.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: The Senator has given an excellent definition.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Mark Dearey: Some estates have barely started, while others are unfinished. Under section 53, the local authority can impose additional conditions and penalties in granting the five-year extension. What happens if the extension is not sufficient? What future amendments may be in store for us regarding, for instance, rezoned agricultural land on which drainage and initial service works for access have...