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Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Hear, hear. Perhaps the Minister will come back to us some day.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 10: In page 27, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following:“(2) Such reports can be released on the instruction of the Minister.”.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Please, yes.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Yes.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 11: In page 28, lines 34 and 35, to delete “a non-confidential version of the reports” and substitute “the reports in their entirety”.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Losses (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I, too, welcome the Minister and thank him for coming to the Seanad to discuss this important issue. As Members will be aware, on Thursday, 25 June 2015, Liberty Insurance announced it would make 270 workers redundant, 135 in Blanchardstown, 115 in my home town of Cavan and 20 in Enniskillen. These redundancies are in addition to 285 job losses in the company in November 2012. Liberty...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Losses (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: When 285 redundancies occurred in 2012, the statutory agencies worked very well with the employees involved.I would like the Minister to give a commitment - I acknowledge that he alluded to this in his reply - that the same emphasis will be placed on these people who will potentially lose their jobs in all three centres. I am most familiar with the Cavan centre. While it is unfortunate that...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: They are stealing the electricity in Greece.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Just to be clear, Cathaoirleach, in respect of amendments Nos. 2 and 4, my intention is to resubmit them on Report Stage.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I will resubmit amendment No. 2 on behalf of Senator O'Brien on Report Stage.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 5: In page 6, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“(2) Section 33A of the Central Bank Act 1997 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5)—“(6) The Bank shall also impose, on a debt management firm and or a credit servicing firm, a condition that a customer shall, within 30 days of his or her credit agreement...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister for his reply. I will withdraw the amendment and resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:“(3) A person who carries on the business of credit servicing exclusively for an already regulated financial service provider shall be required to be regulated under this Act.”.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will withdraw the amendment with the option of resubmitting it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: This morning Liberty Insurance announced 270 redundancies, with 135 job losses in Dublin, 20 in Enniskillen and 115 in my town of Cavan. This comes on top of 285 redundancies in 2012. These redundancies will have a devastating effect on the workers who will lose their jobs, their families and the towns involved. I call on the Leader to invite the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Craughwell has spoken ahead of others quite a few times.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: On a point of order, please.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: In an effort to be helpful to Senator Craughwell, I would be glad to take that issue up with the CPP on his behalf.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Alex White, back to familiar territory.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: As there are no other Senators offering, I call Senator Gerard Craughwell and he has five minutes.