Results 101-120 of 11,811 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I concur with Senator Mullen's praise for Ruhama's great work and this side of the House has no issue with it. This Bill deals with human trafficking. I obtained information from research undertaken by Ruhama that the number of people, primarily but not exclusively women, who have been trafficked into Ireland, is less than 90. I referred to these figures on Second Stage last week. In my...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: On Tuesday, 11 March 2008. Report Stage ordered for Tuesday, 11 March 2008.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow morning.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Gormley to the House and compliment him on a job well done to date. I am pleased that matters are going well. It has always been my view that the notion of the Green Party coming into Government with Fianna Fáil is a wake-up call for our party. We have our faults and failings on the issue of waste management and other environmental matters and the new...

Seanad: Civil Marriage: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after ''That'' and substitute the following: "Seanad Éireann notes the following legislative developments since 1992: the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 which decriminalised sexual relationships between men; the Unfair Dismissals (Amendment) Act 1993 which deemed as unfair dismissal on the ground of sexual orientation; the Refugee Act 1995...

Seanad: Civil Marriage: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I have already proposed the amendment to the motion and I will say a few brief words in the time allowed. As the Minister indicated, I chaired the last Oireachtas All-Party Committee on the Constitution and in January 2006 we produced a report known as the Tenth Progress Report: The Family. For the record it should be noted the Taoiseach wrote to the then Chairman of that committee, now...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: We have just had a debate.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (9 Apr 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: My colleague caught me off guard by finishing his contribution so quickly.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (9 Apr 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: It is the Senator's prerogative. Given that we are dealing with the legal profession in this Bill, I congratulate our Taoiseach-in-waiting and Leader of Fianna Fáil who is a member of that profession. It is probably a great honour for the profession that Deputy Brian Cowen is in this position. I wish him the best of luck. If he has as much success as the outgoing Taoiseach, we are in for...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish to raise the issue of the announcement today by the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency of the number of vessels apprehended in Irish waters in the first quarter of this year. I ask the Leader to either have a debate on this issue or to ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Mary Coughlan, to examine this serious situation. Out of 14 vessels arrested, 13 were Irish...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I rarely beg the Cathaoirleach's indulgence on the Order of Business. Let us assume that two vessels with fish dock in Castletownbere, one of which is Spanish and the other of which is Irish. The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority officers can board the Irish vessel and check the quantity of fish and any technical log book regulations but have no power to board a Spanish vessel. This is...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: At this minute, a significant Dutch fleet is catching thousands of tonnes of fish off our coastline and is being neglected by the Irish Navy and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. At the same time, fishermen, some of whom are struggling to survive, who come in with one box of monkfish over quota are landed before the Circuit Court with penalties that far outweigh the offence in...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: The Seanad is an institution, not a club.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish to put on the record, briefly, my sadness that our Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, is moving on today. There is sadness because of his close connections to west Cork. His mother hailed from Bantry, his father from Tracton and his grandmother came from Whiddy Island. In that regard it is a sad day for my part of the world. I wish him luck in his retirement. I also add my voice to...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I would like the Leader to ask the new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to have a debate on agriculture and the WTO. I have been involved in a number of public meetings on the Lisbon treaty in my constituency. While five weeks remain before the referendum on the treaty will be held, there is grave concern among the wider agricultural and rural communities regarding the talks...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (14 May 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this important issue which is close to my heart. I wish the Minister, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, well on his re-appointment. He is a former Member of this House, having served here with me from 1989 to 1993. I acknowledge his tremendous work on behalf of rural communities. We hear much about the disadvantages of living in rural areas, and...

Seanad: Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Second Stage (14 May 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire, an Teachta Ó Cuív. Tréaslaím leis de bharr a bheith ceaptha mar Aire arís. Tá áthas mór orm go bhfuil stádas á thabhairt don Ghaeilge sa Bhille seo. Thug an Taoiseach spreagadh mór don Ghaeilge le déanaí. With my colleague, I too support the Bill. I am delighted the Minister, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, is present in the House again, as he has a...

Seanad: Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Second Stage (14 May 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Next Tuesday. Committee Stage ordered for Tuesday, 20 May 2008.

Seanad: Economic Outlook: Motion (14 May 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the new Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh. I congratulate him on his elevation and wish him the best of luck in his new brief. I am sure he will fulfil it with great passion, as did the previous Minister. It is great to see Members of the House get elected to the Lower House and then climb the ladder. In the past we all had those ambitions but some of us took a step forward and...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I raise the old chestnut I have raised from time to time. Will the Leader arrange a debate on the fishing industry? Unfortunately, the industry is in deep crisis. There is a major problem and some fishermen are on the verge of bankruptcy. We can talk about the rising cost of fuel, other costs in a tightening economy, such as payments for boats, etc., but in my lifetime — I come from a...