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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: On a point of order, it is totally inappropriate for a Member to cast a slur on a Minister who is not here to defend himself. Senator David Norris should have a little courage and do it when the Minister is in attendance.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: The Senator should not pontificate when the man is not here. He is absent.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: It is a political charge-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: I sense a Michael Flatley moment coming on.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: I ask the Leader to arrange to have the Minister for Social Protection come to the House if that is possible. A case was highlighted to me recently about those who are unemployed who had worked in the construction industry. They have a safe pass certificate and if it is due to expire the Department does not pay for it to be renewed. People are being told by the social welfare office that...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: In light of the requests for a debate on justice matters, is it appropriate under Standing Orders to bring the former Ministers for Justice, Dermot Ahern, Michael McDowell, John O'Donoghue and Gerry Collins, before the House?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: If a real and honest debate is to be held, the aforementioned individuals should be part of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I wonder whether it could happen.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: Absolutely. In light of the fact that the phone bugging continued for 30 years, all the former Ministers for Justice should be included.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: While some might think it is a trivial issue, people who lodge money in banks are exposed to a serious threat at present. There is only one bank in my local town and it has a small carpark used by staff. I am getting hammered with parking fines and I see the same thing happening to people who pull up outside their banks to run in and lodge money. This means people are parking in carparks...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Labour Activation Measures (8 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to raise the issue of access to the Safe Pass for the unemployed. A man came to me recently who had been unemployed for a year and a half but who luckily got a job for nine months on a building site because he had his Safe Pass on the day of hiring. He is a qualified driver of one of the highest types of crane. The man, who has a wife...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Labour Activation Measures (8 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I appreciate that the Minister could not attend and I know that she is a very busy lady. I should have specified at the outset that the man to whom I refer applied under the TESG scheme. However, he was told that in order to qualify for the scheme his possible employer must provide a commencement date and from that date, whether the job went ahead or not, he would be knocked off his social...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Forestry Sector (16 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I have been contacted by many private forest owners whose plantations were destroyed in the storms earlier in the year and who are not in a position to replant them. It is unfortunate that the Minister of State with responsibility for this area, Deputy Tom Hayes, cannot attend the House this evening. I am aware he had a prior engagement in Tipperary. If grants were made available for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Forestry Sector (16 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I thank the Minister of State for providing this substantial reply. I am glad that forestry payments will not be affected for those whose plantations have been destroyed and that there will be no trimming of that. Much of this forestry is 15 or 20 years into a 30-year lifespan and so the value is minimal. The cost of the harvesting will probably be as much as will be achieved in selling...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

Tom Shehan: As soon as the Cabinet reshuffle is over and the replacement for the former Minister of State, former Deputy Brian Hayes, is made, will the Leader organise a debate with his replacement on public procurement procedures? We are told of the savings made through this new drive in procurement but I am afraid I am seeing the other side of it where jobs are being lost. Are real savings made? We...

Seanad: Suspension of Standing Orders: Motion (11 Jun 2014)

Tom Shehan: We are responsible for our own votes.

Seanad: Public Service Management (Transparency of Boards) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate Senator Feargal Quinn on bringing forward the Bill. My fear is that State boards would be made up of an elite group, probably from the same socio-economic background and more than likely would all come from Dublin. It is aspirational to believe that people, and there are great people on State boards, would give of their time for...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Tom Shehan: If the Senator applied, he would be out of here and life would be much easier. I will second his nomination.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Tom Shehan: It is glaringly obvious this afternoon that Members opposite from the Fianna Fáil group cannot hide their hurt, anger, disappointment and probably disillusionment-----