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Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is motion re proposed Council framework decision on combating terrorism, referral to committee, without debate; motion re Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, referred from committee, without debate; motion re Council decision on strengthening of Eurojust, referred from committee, without debate; motion re Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I accept the proposed amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 17 be taken before No. 1, proposed by Senator Mullen and seconded by Senator Bradford. Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, McCarthy, Hanafin, Bradford, Boyle, Callely, Buttimer, Norris, O'Reilly, Ó Murchú and Butler expressed serious concerns regarding issues pertaining to the banks. They again called for a debate on finance....

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The three men were elected but the four ladies were not, which was a decision of the electorate.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Thankfully, one is back in the Dáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Another is a colleague of ours in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: There is an opportunity to succeed if one stays at it long enough. However, being in public life means being available 100 hours per week and that is a very difficult occupation. The minimum commitment to public life is 100 hours per week, including working on Sundays and, in my area, Christmas Day. It is a pleasure and an honour to serve, but that is the commitment required. That is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Countess Constance Markievicz had a significant part to play in getting the franchise for women in 1918, as the Deputy Leader remarked. We had to wait until the arrival of the former Minister, Máire Geoghegan Quinn, who was the next woman in Cabinet. That is how difficult it was for ladies, whereas now it is the norm. There are two ladies in Cabinet and there is a lady Tánaiste. Matters...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I remarked that I was going to discuss the matter with the Senator's leader next Tuesday to see if we have time to accommodate the urgent requests made to me by all Senators this morning. I included Senator McCarthy's comments in that. There are serious requests being made to me every morning. It is a matter of getting time to facilitate those requests. I was going to propose to party...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I ask the Senator to show some respect for the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 — Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to adjourn not later than 1.30 p.m., if not previously concluded.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Hopefully.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Is there a question? This is crazy. We are having Second Stage speeches.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I am calling for that vote to be invalidated because the bells did not ring in the main restaurant or any part of the House. I was in the presence of the Government Chief Whip and other colleagues, as well as Senator Ormonde and Senator Ross, and the bells did not ring for the vote.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: That might be the case.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Can our names be noted?

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: We do not really want that, but can the names of those who were in the restaurant be noted?

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I second it.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Before I respond to the Order of Business, I have always believed that views expressed in the House are made sincerely and genuinely and each individual is entitled to his or her sincerely held views. I do not like the tone of a comment made by a Senator this morning regarding the sincerely held views of a Member of this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Hannigan, Boyle, Coghlan, Ormonde, Glynn and Healy Eames called for various matters to be discussed and given importance. Matters pertaining to the budget can be discussed in the House during the debate on the Finance Bill. However, I am endeavouring to have a major debate where Senators can express their views to the Minister for Finance, early next week if at...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: We will have the benefit of those, hopefully, to express our views and assist in any way we can. Calls were made for a debate on banking issues, which the Deputy Leader correctly outlined in his contribution. The lifeblood of business is the availability of credit, particularly at Christmas time. Every business in the retail sector needs increased stock and, therefore, additional overdraft...