Results 1,201-1,220 of 1,229 for speaker:Denis Landy

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: The programme for Government of May 2016 provides:The new Government understands the divisions and distress caused in local communities who feel that new energy infrastructure, like wind farms and pylons are imposed on them. The technology and scale of wind farms has evolved significantly since the last set of planning guidelines were introduced in 2006. As a matter of urgency the new...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: Where there is a will, there is a way.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Motion (14 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. My party will support this funding. I acknowledge the number of jobs that are created through the horse industry and greyhound industry. While some people feel it is an opportunity for buying champagne in luxurious bars, as someone from a rural area, I recognise that it is an opportunity for people who may not get employment in their own areas...

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: On a point of order, I was notified that this debate would commence at 3.15 p.m. The schedule issued last week did not provide a time for commencement of this matter. I have just been told that I cannot contribute to the debate. There are a couple of serious issues-----

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: -----in regard to flooding in my area last year that I was asked to raise during this debate.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: The House is not scheduled to sit until 8 p.m. tonight. We are not over-burdened with legislation.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: Surely, I can be allowed to make a contribution.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: I would ask that more clarity be provided in the schedule in future.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: I was at a committee.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: I was informed by text from my secretary that the debate had commenced.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Denis Landy: I know. I am only asking for the right to speak in this Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: I thank the delegates for their presentation which I read in advance. I want to raise a few questions, one of which they partially answered concerning the situation in eastern Europe. We have to face up to the possibility that there may be a hard Brexit. We should not put our heads in the sand and say it will not happen, despite all of the efforts we intend to make. Do the delegates see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: I was not certain of the figure. It was from memory.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: I start on a positive note with the unveiling yesterday of the action plan for rural development. I also fully support Senator Grace O'Sullivan's comments on the German Sparkassen and the banking system. I hope Senators will attend a briefing in the audiovisual room next Wednesday by a group that is trying to develop a public banking service. Notwithstanding my positive comment on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: The Leader is leaving someone out.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: I said that we wanted more than a bag of sweets for councillors.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: Fine Gael blocked him.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: Some weeks ago, a seminar was held in the RDS organised by the Sparkasse institute in Germany and Irish Rural Link on the development of a public banking system in Ireland. It outlined how public banking would fit in with Ireland's existing financial services, the regions it would help revitalise and how it could support credit unions, post offices and the communities they serve. There was...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: That is the Leader's opinion. It is not a fact.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Denis Landy: I know he wants to have a go at me. Now is his opportunity.