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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I congratulate all those who have been elected to various positions, including the Leader, Senator Cummins, who has been a friend of mine for many years, although he has caused me to lose a great deal of money on various race tracks. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the proposed household management and water charges. I concur with Senator Mullen's view on announcements being made...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I ask the Cathaoirleach for latitude as this my first contribution. I am learning from seasoned Senators how to get more speaking time. Local government, which has a strong place in the democratic system, does not receive much of a hearing. In this regard, I thank the 880 councillors who elected 43 of the Senators present. I also congratulate the Taoiseach's nominees and the six Senators...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: Will the Leader organise for the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with responsibility for housing and planning, Deputy Willie Penrose, to attend the House to debate the possibility of the State or local authorities acquiring ghost estates for those on housing lists? This is a pressing issue. Many of these estates are deteriorating by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: The Leader could coax them.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I want to address the rise in the number of cannabis growing factories nationally. In my town this weekend, a cannabis factory was discovered by local gardaí. I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Justice and Equality to address that issue. Currently, one can legally import cannabis seed via the Internet or directly from anywhere in the world. Legislation is not in place to...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (15 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I support the motion and I commend the Independent group for tabling it. Like all the Independent group of Senators I am a new Senator. My frustration has been great in recent weeks due in part to my difficulty in getting used to the process here and my view that much of what happens here is very much stage managed. I am used to local government where I spent 23 and a half years and where...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (15 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: How many minutes are left?

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (15 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I will give him two minutes.

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (15 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I spent seven years representing the Labour Party on the committee of the regions. It is an arm of the European project based in Brussels which represents all local and regional government throughout Europe. Its purpose is to consult local and regional authorities across Europe on any proposals from the EU which would be relevant to them. As somebody who sat on it for seven years and...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I want to raise an issue relating to telecommunications on the road network and ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to address it. A number of people have contacted me in recent months, and I have been contacted by a number of gardaí in my own area, who must stop on the new motorways because the telephone signal is lost, particularly on the Limerick-Dublin...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: I support Senator Mullen's call for a debate on the proposed referendum on the abolition of the House. Can the Leader find some mechanism for getting the views of what I call the ordinary people of Ireland? There is a view within the media that this is a done deal. I spend most weekends out and about in my community, and there is a strong view among ordinary people who have an interest in...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: It is relevant, and I will tell the Cathaoirleach why. It goes back to what Senator Conway said. Prohibitive prices mean that people are unable to get out into their communities and spend their money even if they want to.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)

Denis Landy: The Leader can approach the relevant organisation, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, and make representations on behalf of this House expressing our concern. Our native games are dying. There were 16,000 people at the Munster semi-final. When the Cathaoirleach and I were boys - the Cathaoirleach was a boy before I was - one could not get a ticket for a Munster semi-final. I was brought to sit on...

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister. The enterprise boards and the new development companies in local communities are drivers of new business. I understand the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is awaiting reports from all Departments on various functions that could be devolved to local government. Currently, while enterprise boards and development companies do excellent...

Seanad: Future of Local and Rural Transport: Statements (15 Sep 2011)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State as a fellow Tipperary man, albeit one who is 90 miles from my location. There is hardly any transport service in rural Ireland as far as people are aware. That is part of the difficulty. We need to get the news of services out to people who want to use them. The use of the rural transport scheme by schools seems to be ad hoc. In my local village, pupils at...

Seanad: Future of Local and Rural Transport: Statements (15 Sep 2011)

Denis Landy: On a point of order, is the Seanad adjourning now?

Seanad: Future of Local and Rural Transport: Statements (15 Sep 2011)

Denis Landy: Will the Acting Chairman clarify the procedure?

Seanad: Company Closures: Motion (28 Sep 2011)

Denis Landy: I move: That Seanad Éireann: - notes with grave concern the recent closure of the TalkTalk call centre in Waterford, with the consequent devastating loss of 575 jobs; - notes with concern the reports that further collective job losses at other companies may be likely; - deplores the fact that the employees of TalkTalk were given only 30 days' notice of the closure of the call centre; - notes...

Seanad: Company Closures: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Denis Landy: Who is chairing this meeting?

Seanad: Company Closures: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, to the House. This is the first opportunity I have had to propose a motion on behalf of my group. I am heartened by the response of Members today both for the support for the motion and for raising many important issues. I am positive about the response from the Minister. The Minister heard my opening remarks, those of Senator Bacik and many...