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Seanad: Business of Seanad (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I ask the Senator to show some respect for the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 — Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to adjourn not later than 1.30 p.m., if not previously concluded.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Hopefully.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Is there a question? This is crazy. We are having Second Stage speeches.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I accept the proposed amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 17 be taken before No. 1, proposed by Senator Mullen and seconded by Senator Bradford. Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, McCarthy, Hanafin, Bradford, Boyle, Callely, Buttimer, Norris, O'Reilly, Ó Murchú and Butler expressed serious concerns regarding issues pertaining to the banks. They again called for a debate on finance....

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The three men were elected but the four ladies were not, which was a decision of the electorate.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Thankfully, one is back in the Dáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Another is a colleague of ours in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: There is an opportunity to succeed if one stays at it long enough. However, being in public life means being available 100 hours per week and that is a very difficult occupation. The minimum commitment to public life is 100 hours per week, including working on Sundays and, in my area, Christmas Day. It is a pleasure and an honour to serve, but that is the commitment required. That is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Countess Constance Markievicz had a significant part to play in getting the franchise for women in 1918, as the Deputy Leader remarked. We had to wait until the arrival of the former Minister, Máire Geoghegan Quinn, who was the next woman in Cabinet. That is how difficult it was for ladies, whereas now it is the norm. There are two ladies in Cabinet and there is a lady Tánaiste. Matters...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I remarked that I was going to discuss the matter with the Senator's leader next Tuesday to see if we have time to accommodate the urgent requests made to me by all Senators this morning. I included Senator McCarthy's comments in that. There are serious requests being made to me every morning. It is a matter of getting time to facilitate those requests. I was going to propose to party...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is motion re proposed Council framework decision on combating terrorism, referral to committee, without debate; motion re Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, referred from committee, without debate; motion re Council decision on strengthening of Eurojust, referred from committee, without debate; motion re Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Alex White, McFadden, Ó Murchú, Norris, Regan, Harris, Ross, Boyle, John Paul Phelan, Buttimer, Callely, MacSharry and Wilson expressed their strong views on the difficulties being experienced and called for an urgent debate on the economy. I intend to inform the House tomorrow morning when this debate will take place. It will be next week and I need to...

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Referral to Joint Committee (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council Framework Decision amending Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism, a copy of which measure was laid before Seanad Éireann on...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996: Referral to Joint Committee (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (No. 29 of 1996) shall continue in operation for the period ending on 31 December 2010, be referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights in accordance with paragraph (1) (Seanad) of the Orders of Reference of that...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996: Referral to Joint Committee (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: On a point of clarification, Thursday morning's business will be put to the House and it will make a decision thereon. There was a typing error in the Order of Business for the three days this week in that there should not have been a reference to "without debate" in respect of Thursday morning's business. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Referral to Joint Committee (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council Decision on the strengthening of Eurojust amending Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002, as amended by Council Decision...

Seanad: Orders of Seanad Éireann: Motion (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the Order of Seanad Éireann of 13 March 2008 regarding the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children be amended in respect of the report-back date of the joint committee by the deletion of "30 November 2009" and the substitution therefor of "9 April 2009".

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, Charities Bill 2007 — Second Stage; and No. 2, Stem-Cell Research (Protection of Human Embryos) Bill 2008 — Second Stage. It is proposed that No. 1 will be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and, if not previously concluded, will resume after Private Members' time at 7 p.m. Spokespersons may speak for 12 minutes and all other Senators for...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Kelly, Boyle, Coghlan, Regan, Hanafin, Ross, Healy Eames and O'Reilly called for various debates. The Tánaiste has issued a statement confirming that she had received notice of the resignation of the director general of FÁS, Mr. Rody Molloy. She thanked him for his many years of public service in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and as the...