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Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: On a point of order, I ask the Leader why the Government delayed for five weeks in submitting notification to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: It would be a very good idea if the Taoiseach came to the House because a number of issues need to be cleared up. Yesterday I raised an issue about the Minister, Deputy O'Dea, and since the Leader will not answer the question, the Taoiseach might be able to answer it. The issue raised by Senator Ross of the pay for higher civil servants should also be raised with him. The problem is not...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: The Leader expressed concern over the delay in NAMA. I said the Government had delayed by five weeks in notifying NAMA to the Commission after the passing of the legislation through this House. In fact, the delay was six weeks.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: The Senator should spell it.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: They are never accepted.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: This has been a very healthy debate, if I can use that word. There is a consensus on the need to tackle head shops. We must thank many people, not least Grainne Kenny, president of Europe Against Drugs, for educating people about the dangers of certain drugs and for educating Members of the Oireachtas about the problem. The issue was brought home to me in 2005 by the death of Colm...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: I mention an issue that has arisen in the Eamonn Lillis trial regarding the witness, Jean Treacy. The new Criminal Court complex facilitates the shielding of accused from the media, which is quite correct. For an accused it is prejudicial, humiliating and, as some judges in the Court of Criminal Appeal have indicated, can constitute contempt of court. For a condemned person it is a double...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: We do not want this to serve as some inducement to a witness to be co-operative with the Garda and the prosecution services. I ask the Leader to refer the matter to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in order that there would be a protocol — it should not be ad hoc — adopted to reflect this policy. I wonder whether in present circumstances the Garda and the prosecution...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: Most definitely.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: The approach of the Minister is contradictory and will cost the taxpayer a considerable amount of money. We have commissioned an independent report and should respect its independence. What has emerged from the report is that there is no change in Government policy regarding waste disposal and the incinerator. Deputy Gormley is Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: ——the residents of Dublin South-East.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: Yes, I do. With water still being cut off in Dublin South-East——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: ——the Minister, Deputy Gormley would be well advised to address that matter rather than the incinerator. That is my question for the Leader. I should be obliged if he would refer that to the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: I second Senator Fitzgerald's amendment to the Order of Business to include a discussion on NAMA. Last week, I spoke about Ministers lying and it is very serious that these Houses were misled on this €54 billion project by the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance. It is summed up in the financial pages of The Irish Times today in the article headlined "Nowhere for Cowen to hide on IMF...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: I refer to the Bank of Scotland (Ireland) redundancies and the decision of Lloyds Bank to close the retail network in Ireland. Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008 and the bank guarantee scheme was introduced in October 2008. Legislation was introduced which gives the Minster for Finance extraordinary powers to restructure Irish banks. No decision has been taken under the legislation and no...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: As with NAMA, the Government parties are waiting for the European Commission to make the decision for them but there is an onus them to outline their plans for the banking sector to the House. Yesterday's announcement also highlights the need for the two main banks — Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland — to divest themselves of their non-core assets in other jurisdictions such as...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: The decision of Lloyds Bank highlights the renationalisation of the banking sector in Europe and we must recognise that. The two main Irish banks must play an important role in the Irish market and economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: Two headlines from The Irish Times today are "Frantic EU efforts to develop conditional rescue for Greece" and "Ireland distances itself from hardest hit", that being a reference to the high debt problems of Greece, Portugal and Spain. We have taken the necessary corrective action on the public finances, but what distinguishes Ireland from these other countries is the role played by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: -----who by his own admission has lied on oath-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2010)

Eugene Regan: -----and apologised to the court.