Results 2,701-2,720 of 3,241 for speaker:Brian Ó Domhnaill

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is the key element of this Bill, otherwise we are voting for a pig in a poke.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We are voting for a pig in a poke. The Minister said it is not relevant.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister referred to it. I was only trying to get a response.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Is mian liom glacadh leis an deis seo cur i gcoinne alt a 3 mar atá sé leagtha amach sa Bhille. Is mór an ábhar díoma domsa an dóigh a bhfuil an Bille seo ag dul tríd an Teach seo, agus fiú an tagairt a bhí déanta don Bhille sa Dáil níos luaithe inniu nuair a rinne an Teachta Paul Kehoe, Aoire an Rialtais, tagairt don mBille. Dúirt an Teachta go mbéadh an Bille os cómhair na...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: B'fhéidir go bhfuil mé contráilte ó thaobh pháirtithe an Rialtais a bheith ag iarraidh an Bille a bhrú tríd an Teach. Má tá mé contráilte glacfaidh mé leis sin. Tá súil agam go bhfuil mé contráilte agus nach bhfuil páirtithe an Rialtais ag iarraidh an Bille a bhrú tríd an Teach. Tá leasaithe molta ag Sinn Féin agus ag Fianna Fáil ag déanamh moltaí sonracha i dtaca...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We will accept the Leader's proposals, if they are acceptable to the Government side, that every amendment in this Bill would be debated in its entirety, that every Member of Seanad Éireann would be allowed speak on the issue if they so wish, that the Bill will not be guillotined in this House, and that democracy will not be stifled here this week as it was last week. That may not be...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is appalling and outrageous-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----and it is holding this House in contempt.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It was my first opportunity to speak on Committee Stage and I wanted to point that out at the outset. What is relevant to section 3, however, is the issue of the inspectors being appointed under the legislation. We have tabled a number of amendments to section 3 on the role and the work of inspectors as outlined in the legislation and I hope they will be considered because it would protect...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is relevant to the section because-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----it relates to the powers of inspectors. Regarding the private inspectors to be appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency having paid the fee and obtained the insurance standard, we do not know the level of qualification they must have, the number of inspectors to be appointed or who will pay for them. The Bill does not outline who is paying for them or how much each inspection...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: What course?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: What are they?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Before we vote on the Bill.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is part of the problem.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator does not live on a farm.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We will bring the Senator to Donegal some time. She might familiarise herself with rural Ireland.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator has a sewerage scheme in her area. She is okay.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is not right.