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Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Shane Cassells: A few years ago, I had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Michael Aherne, the head of the transport development division of the National Transport Authority, to Navan. He walked the town and examined the traffic movement, the state of the pedestrian links and the complete lack of cycle ways. That visit was to see how we could improve our urban space. Following on from that engagement, we have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (15 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date on which the final report on councillor's pay and conditions will be published; and if the recommendations in the report will be adopted regardless of the outcome. [1424/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (15 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: 909. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the recent service issues with the 109B bus route through Kilmessan, County Meath will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54490/18]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I endorse what Senator Buttimer has said on the issue. The petitioner outlines several issues in respect of gambling and the gaming industry. The petition goes into quite an amount of detail in terms of the fact that there is a bookies or a casino in nearly every town. It states there is no body or law to protect the public from unfair practices engaged in by bookmakers. Gambling can take...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: While the Taoiseach stated that the increase in local property tax for homeowners will be modest, when one looks at the graph published in theIrish Independent, it is clear the increases will be anything but. Simultaneously, he said during the Christmas period that it was his intention that local authorities would be able to retain all of the local property tax raised in their own areas. If...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: The frustration arising from the failure of this scheme to kick on has been debated here and in the Chamber. Frustration is shared by members of the Opposition, the Minister, who has spoken frankly about this matter, and the Department. The scheme is motivated by genuine concern to help communities but its format has not worked, which is borne out by the level of take-up. On the broader...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: On a technical point, there is a difference between a data controller and data operator and where the onus on the work output lies. In our case, the Garda is the data operator. It is the gardaí who do all the work. We want that role to be performed by the professionals, in other words, An Garda Síochána. The Garda does all of the work.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I wish to make a brief comment. The last line of the letter asks that this committee investigates this matter. The Chairman has pointed out that it is a letter to the newspapers to which we have been cc'd. I do not want to overstate the matter, but I want to comment because it has been published. It states that we should remember that the taxpayer has funded the GAA over many years, with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I was very clear in my contribution that the money provided to the GAA from Exchequer funds is fully accounted for. It is a large organisation. I can be very dispassionate when dealing with Exchequer funds and I hope Deputy Connolly knows that. When I attended my own GAA club's annual general meeting last week, I saw that the public moneys it received were fully recorded and accounted for....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: Does the Chairman know how the structures of the GAA work?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: The moneys from Sport Ireland are payable to the central council. The moneys then permeate through the provincial councils and to the counties. If individuals wish to draw people into something, there is a structure for how the organisation works.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I would welcome that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I am glad the correspondence from the CCMA, County and City Management Association, has been received. That is significant work in itself considering one has the Secretary General and the CCMA dealing with the housing issue. I note, however, that for the meeting, there will also be the chapter concerning central government funding of local authorities. That is a significant issue in itself...

Local Government Bill 2018: From the Seanad (23 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I wish to speak to amendment No. 7 which is grouped with amendments Nos. 6 and 8. I wanted to allow the Deputies speaking on the section of the Bill relating to Galway to make their contributions before I spoke to amendment No. 7. As the Minister mentioned towards the end of his most recent contribution, the amendment proposes the deletion of the reference in the Title to the making of...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the opportunity today to speak on this issue of directly elected mayors. I will start by reflecting on some comments the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, made last night in respect of the Local Government Bill 2018. The Minister of State noted that when he was speaking with the councillors' representative group, the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, it was not able to...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: Hear, hear.

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I was passionate.

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: The Minister of State has confused my passion with anger.

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I am consistent in my passion for this issue.

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Shane Cassells: I do not doubt the Minister of State. It is shocking.