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Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: That is a wilful misinterpretation. What did they do?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: The Senator will have to face up to it: the people want the Government to be replaced as soon as possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: On a point of order, I wish to clarify whether the Leader is allowing for the publication of the Bill as I have requested.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: That is fine.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Bearing in mind this is unprecedented when it comes to the behaviour of the Leader in this Seanad——

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: I will be pressing it.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Sorry, a Chathaoirligh——

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: As keen as I am to hear from Senator Boyle today, the Labour Party's numbers in this House indicate we should have precedence in terms of speaking rights. I welcome the announcement made by the Green Party on Sunday that it intended to withdraw from the coalition Government. It was not before time and it is something we all welcome, particularly the people. It signals the end of one of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I join Senator Fitzgerald in calling for a debate on Dublin Bus services and Bus Éireann services to the commuter towns. Recently, during a cold snap, we saw the fantastic services these companies provide to commuters from places such as Ashbourne and Dunshaughlin. The bus is the only means of transport to work for these commuters when they cannot use their cars. Another cold snap is due...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I join colleagues in expressing my annoyance at the guillotining of the legislation last night. We all agree that rushed legislation can potentially be bad legislation and I hope it does not come back and bite the Leader. We should have allowed much more time for that debate. I was surprised to read about the performance bonuses which will be paid to many people in the public sector. As...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: We do not know that.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I second Senator Bacik's call for a debate on the education system. I welcome Senator Boyle's agreement with this call and I hope when we divide later he will vote in favour of having a debate this afternoon. A sos is proposed between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. and a debate could easily be accommodated then, which could then be rolled over. I look forward to debating in detail later the measures...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I move amendment No. 17: In page 20, subsection (2), lines 42 to 47, to delete paragraphs (a) and (b) and substitute the following: "(a) the terms and conditions, excluding those specifying the amount of the charges, in accordance with which a postal service user may avail of the postal services concerned, and".

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. I will consider it with my advisers and, if necessary, resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Today sees the introduction of one of the harshest budgets in the history of the State. This comes on the back of a series of fateful decisions by the Government, of which none, perhaps, is as important as the bank guarantee in 2008. The version of the story we have been told up to now, which we all believed, was that it was necessary to introduce the guarantee to avert an impending crisis...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Someone is not telling the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Yes, that is the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: We have been waiting decades for it.

Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: I ask for a clarification for future reference because a similar incident occurred several weeks ago.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Dominic Hannigan: Although I have never been a postman, I have certainly delivered lots of leaflets to many houses and I understand the issue to some extent.