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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I welcome the Government's clarity yesterday on Irish Water and how it is to be set up. There is no confusion. Those who were misinformed in this area are actually creating the confusion. Tomorrow, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, will be in the House so we can ask him about the proposed sale of part of Bord Gáis Éireann. I refer to the generation element,...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Deirdre Clune: It will cost €1.2 billion to provide clean drinking water to every town in the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Deirdre Clune: Through efficiencies introduced by the national water authority, this cost will reduce, which we should all welcome. Senator Darragh O'Brien has experience of his local authority's difficulties with water. Any member of a local authority knows that the water services investment programme arises as an issue year in, year out, yet no funding has been provided for it. This is a way of...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Deirdre Clune: It will ensure that we have good quality water. If we are to attract industry and foreign direct investment, FDI, it is important that major infrastructure such as water supply be intact and that we can stand over a quality service.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Deirdre Clune: Now.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I paid tribute to the Vita Cortex workers, as I am sure will all Members, as their dignified but determined campaign appears to have come to an end. When light was shone on this issue, it revealed that despite all the employment legislation that is in place, one cannot legislate for respect. I refer to the respect an employer should have for his or her employees, particularly those who have...

Seanad: Review of White Paper on Irish Aid: Statements, Questions and Answers (9 May 2012)

Deirdre Clune: Thank you. I call on Senator Mary White. You have eight minutes.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 May 2012)

Deirdre Clune: Senator D'Arcy has ten minutes.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 May 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I shall inform the Senator when you have one minute left.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012: Order for Second Stage (17 May 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (17 May 2012)

Deirdre Clune: The provisions of this Bill will be welcomed by companies operating in Ireland. The Minister has outlined how they made known to him their opinion on the need for this Bill. It is highly pragmatic legislation to ensure that companies, most of which probably are American companies operating here, can continue to use both accounting standards and that both would be accepted. The proposed...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (17 May 2012)

Deirdre Clune: On 23 May 2012.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: This morning, Pfizer announced that it was to shed 177 jobs in two plants in Cork. Pfizer employs 4,000 people in this country. This decision will affect the lives of those who will lose their jobs and the lives of their families and it will cause devastation and shock. I extend my sympathies and that of all Senators to those people. That announcement shines a light on the pharmaceutical...

Seanad: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I thank the Minister of State for her contribution. While the Bill is limited in many ways, it forms part of the reorganisation of local government to which we all look forward. Members of this House who were elected by local authority members would have a keen interest in this area. The previously established bodies, to which the Bill refers, including the Limerick regeneration agencies,...

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: The recently-published report of the Comptroller and Auditor General is timely and makes for some stark reading. It gives a summary of NAMA, which has been in operation for more than two years, during which time it has acquired loans from the five financial institutions at a face value of €74 billion for approximately €32 billion. As Senator Darragh O'Brien has just noted, it is...

Seanad: Business Undertakings (Disclosure of Overpayments) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I commend Senator Mullen on bringing this Bill before us. It is informative, thought provoking and an education for me when preparing to speak today, having listened to the Senator's contribution and that of the Minister. When I first read the explanatory memorandum of the Bill, I wondered whether it was necessary to introduce legislation to deal with such an issue and whether provisions...

Seanad: Unfinished Housing Estates (13 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I raise this issue following the announcement by Cork County Council this week that it is to move ahead with a public consultation on the development of a new town on the north-west side of Cork city that will accommodate up to 12,500 homes. It is a relatively long-term project but nevertheless much surprise and frustration followed this announcement in the media this week. It comes against...

Seanad: Unfinished Housing Estates (13 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: Can the Minister of State give me any specific information on progress in the Cork area in resolving the issues involved in unfinished housing estates?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: I support the request that the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, be invited to come to the House to report on the flooding in Cork. It is appropriate to wait until next week when the reports from the city and county managers should be available. There is no point in demanding a debate at this stage. We should allow the emergency services to deal with the situation on the ground. My...

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Deirdre Clune: Hear, hear.