Results 201-220 of 1,591 for speaker:Eugene Regan

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I am very concerned about the manner in which that committee is going about its business. It is very important that it get it right and that it obtain the information with which it can verify the facts and draw verifiable conclusions.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: He should do it.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I understand amendment No. 4 is being withdrawn.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Bill 2010: Second Stage (23 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I thank the Minister for the detailed presentation of this Bill. It is a case of the Legislature catching up with events on the ground. Psychoactive substances are currently controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act and under the changes made to that Act in May of this year, but they have not been sufficient to deal with this problem. It is the malleability of these drugs and the ability to...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: The different reports on banking and the economic crisis have clarified some issues as to how we got into this mess. I refer to the report by Professor Patrick Honohan on the failures of financial regulation and the report of Messrs. Klaus Regling and Max Watson on the failure of the banks and, in particular, the budgetary and fiscal policies pursued by successive Governments. I welcome the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: It is important for the Taoiseach to make a statement on the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: By whom was he influenced? What were his relationships at the time? We need to clear the air. We need to agree the terms of reference of the inquiry into the banking crisis and the economy.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (17 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive report on the use of the provisions of the 1998 Act over the past 12 months. He outlined the use of the different sections and the number of occasions on which they have been used is extraordinary. The facts speak for themselves and this highlights the relevance of the anti-terrorist provisions in our legislation. The Twenty-Second Report of the...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: On a point of order, the time was extended to discuss the motion before the House, not to have a debate on Israel. I have a lot to say on Israel that would be quite different to what Senator Harris has to say but I do not believe this is the basis on which the time was extended.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: Senator Harris referred to Senator Fitzgerald. I do not wish to prolong the debate. The Saville report, issued this week, shows the injustices in Northern Ireland. It is fantastic that the British Government and the different public representatives in Northern Ireland have acknowledged it. If we had some Saville reports on the activities of Israel and the Palestinian people, and if they...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: Senator Harris is out of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I refer the House to the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. This Act was passed to deal with, among other matters, white collar crime. Section 6 states: "A person who dishonestly, with the intention of making a gain for himself or herself or another, or of causing loss to another, by any deception induces another to do or refrain from doing an act is guilty of an...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I am referring to the matter which is with the committee, but it is incumbent——

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: ——on it to refer it to the Director of Public Prosecution who is the appropriate authority to deal with it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I am giving advice to it.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I thank the Minister for dealing personally with the Bill on the different Stages in the House. It is important legislation, with the Multi-Unit Developments Bill which we concluded on Tuesday. While it has taken some time, it is important for the regulation of auctioneering, estate agents, letting agents and so forth. The fact that the Property Services Regulatory Authority is already in...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Report Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I register my opposition to the proposal that the House not sit next week and that it sit again on 15 June.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: I want to refer to the matters that arose after yesterday's Order of Business. We understood Senator Callely was going to make a statement on the expenses issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: My question is to the Deputy Leader.