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Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: Fiction. That is not correct.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator is reading a manifesto.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: That amendment is not worth the paper it is written on.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: And the Progressive Democrats. Do not forget the PDs.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I support Senator Craughwell's amendment to the Order of Business. As we are aware, the Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2014 was guillotined in the Lower House. That was the second time that a water services Bill, which is of national importance, was guillotined, albeit the Bill was given a little bit more time on this occasion than on the previous one. We do not know what will emerge as a...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: As Whip of the Fianna Fáil party, I want to clarify something. Since the unfortunate confinement of our colleague, Senator Jimmy Harte, due to a serious injury, on every occasion our party has honoured a pair for the Senator. There may be speculation in that regard but as the Whip of the Fianna Fáil party in the House, I will give a commitment that pair will continue to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----the legislation before us.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I agree with colleagues that the timing of Mr. Draghi's letter to the Chairman of the banking inquiry was a deliberate attempt to subvert that committee's efforts to reach real conclusions about what happened when the economic process in this country collapsed and this country was forced and blackmailed by the European Central Bank into taking on board a huge debt on behalf of the Irish...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I now invite the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendment in group 5.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: As there are no Senators offering, I ask the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendments in group 3.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I ask the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendments in group 4.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 118 it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question that the Bill be received for final consideration, the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, and call on him to speak on the subject matter of the amendments in group 1.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister and call on him to speak on the subject matter of amendments in group 2.

Seanad: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank Senator White. I am sure that, as a result of her opening remarks, quite a few representations will be made by Government backbenchers to the Taoiseach.

Seanad: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is quite obvious.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I second Senator Mooney's amendment to the Order of Business. As colleagues are aware, last summer over €1 million was raised for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association through the ice bucket challenge and tens of millions of dollars were raised throughout the world in less than a year for the motor neurone disease cause. As colleagues are aware, motor neurone disease is the name...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: They should concentrate on the "more" bit.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Diarmuid Wilson: I was present, like others, for the two-hour debate yesterday evening with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and his Minister of State. Excellent suggestions were made on all sides of the House. Fianna Fáil proposed that we would raise the issue during the first week of the session in the new year in order that the Minister can update us on what progress...