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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I am sure the Minister and all of the 34 local authorities involved would be delighted if the outturn from this Bill is in the order stated by Senator Coffey, and I would be delighted for local government in its fullest sense, but the Minister must err on the side of caution. What may contribute to the nature of Senator Coffey's prognosis is the number of unregistered facilities. Given...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I come down on the side of the local authorities for one simple reason. A local authority will grant planning permission - some constructions may be built without planning permission but these are the exception to the rule - and it is always a condition of planning to outline usage of the facility. Therefore, using this argument, the local authority is best placed to know exactly what is...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an tAire go dtí an Teach. I welcome the Bill which gives effect to a budgetary measure announced by the Government last October. Any legislation or measure which devolves the power to local authority members to raise additional finance by way of reserve function is welcome. I have long advocated this measure and I have not changed my mind on the matter....

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Every day in this Chamber and elsewhere, the word "recession" is at the tip of every tongue. I ask the Deputy Leader that he call on his colleague, the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to come to the House to have a debate on planning enforcement. When we talk about planning, people think about developers straight away. I am supportive of developers, as they are...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I support Senator O'Donovan in his remarks pertaining to the electoral register. I raised this matter yesterday and on a previous occasion. Senator O'Donovan referred to Bantry, where a number of people on the register had died. In Clonmore, the small area in which I live, up to recently there were three people on the register who have been dead a number of years. The electoral register...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Well done Senator Hanafin.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: What did the Senator do?

Seanad: Night-time Rural Transport: Statements (23 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis as ucht an dea-obair atá déanta aige ar an scéim seo. As one who hails from a rural area but now lives in a town, I appreciate, as do many if not all other Members, the great innovative measure the Minister took in introducing this scheme, albeit on a pilot basis. He has established that it has been a success....

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I recently asked the Leader to arrange for a debate on the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the electoral register. It is timely to have such a debate and for the Minister to be present for it. I have been inundated, as I am sure have other Members, with calls from people whose names failed to be recorded on the register. I reiterate...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Does the Senator want it with cream?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Aontaím go hiomlán leis an Seanadóir O'Toole maidir le Foinse. Tá an ceart aige agus glaoim ar an Rialtas rud éigin a dhéanamh faoi sin chomh luath agus is féidir. What I have to say should be recorded because it is uttered after every election. The electoral register is a disaster. I am sure every Member of this House would say exactly the same. As members of the Joint Committee...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Camillus Glynn: In one sense I welcome the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse and in another I regret that it was necessary to have to produce such a report. We must deal with the reality of the issue. I ask the Leader to devote at least one day, if not two days, to the report as soon as possible. I and many Senators on all sides of the House will have much to say on it. With regard to...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I ask the Senator not to make me remind her further of the failings of Fine Gael. It is important to remember that significant strides have been made in psychiatry. In Mullingar we have one of the finest and most successful units for later-life psychiatry in the country. Having said that, we can refer people to the institutions we have. We must remember there are people who need ongoing...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I hope the Opposition will help.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Many small businesses are having difficulty and the banks primarily are the villain of the piece. Large businesses, some multinational, however, are using the downturn in the economy to cut wages. I have raised this issue before. I know of an individual working eight hours a day who is earning less than €70 a week. The person carries large responsibility in that employment. The few...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Camillus Glynn: He could bring a packed lunch.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Camillus Glynn: In these difficult times it is heartening to see a small ray of sunshine coming through the dark clouds. In the last couple of weeks a small electrical contractor did a job for me. In the course of conversation he intimated that he had work for two qualified electricians. The same gentleman rang me this morning to inform me he now required four electricians. It is small but it is a step...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I seek a debate on social housing and its management. Senator Butler has informed me that there is a training programme for would-be tenants of local authority houses to ensure they manage the resource in the appropriate way. We should discuss the issue as soon as possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Camillus Glynn: The Senator has a lot of sense. That is why he is a member of our party.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Last Tuesday, I and a number of my colleagues from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, including Senator Paul Coghlan, visited the docklands development. We hear a great deal about how the money arising from the Celtic tiger era has been squandered. This is one project on which every cent was well spent. I have never been more impressed by a...