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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: We were lucky yesterday to have the presence of the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, in the House. The Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs was able to offer him a céad míle fáilte. However, that was not the case last Friday, when three young Texan backpackers were sent packing at Dublin Airport. They were refused entry because they could not...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I join other Senators in expressing my delight that we can expect the return of Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairéad Maguire this evening. She is not the only winner of the Nobel Peace Prize to have been held in captivity. Aung San Suu Kyi entered her 5,000th day in captivity last Sunday. United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, who will be in the House later, expressed his...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I agree with Senator Mullen that yesterday's debate was an excellent example of how the Seanad can add value but we all recognise that it was the exception rather than the rule. It was a clear example of legislation brought before the House that had not been fully thought out. We are glad to see the reversal of the imposition of a charge on mobile homes, but anybody who was in the House...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: The UK Foreign Secretary arrived here yesterday on a scheduled BMI flight. The lesson I learnt from that visit is that one of the most important politicians in the United Kingdom will take a scheduled flight. Unfortunately, the lesson our Ministers will learn from that is that if one takes a scheduled flight one might lose one's jacket so one is better off using a Government jet.

Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I am prepared to contribute now if the Senator will give way.

Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Will the Senator give way? I have not tried to get in and I regret that I was not here earlier, but I would like to make a contribution.

Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: We are very keen to see a stimulus package to try to solve the crisis of unemployment, which exists not only in Dublin but throughout the Pale and the country.

Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I am perfectly willing to make a contribution if the Senator gives way.

Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: We are a group of five.

Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Unfortunately, we cannot be in two places at once.

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

Dominic Hannigan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 7, subsection (4)(a)(iii), line 14, after "granted" to insert "or separation agreement entered into". The Bill as it stands allows for a person to be exempt from the charge if a decree of divorce or judicial separation was granted in respect of that marriage on or before that date. Our amendment seeks to extend that provision so that if a couple has entered...

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

Dominic Hannigan: I do not have a copy of that Finance Act with me so I cannot comment on that point. I understand the Minister's argument to some degree. However, if at the time of paying the charge, a person lodged a copy of his or her separation agreement and subsequently when this was legalised returned to the local authority, would the Minister sanction a rebate for the fee paid? That would cover the...

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

Dominic Hannigan: Did the Senator send them there?

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

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister. I am glad to hear his commitment to holding mayoral elections in Dublin next year, a year ahead of schedule. I look forward to elections in other city and town councils and the introduction of new town councils and urban district councils as soon as possible. If the proposed charge is a new source of local government funding and not merely a replacement of existing...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: One of the millennium development goals set in 2000 was to ensure that all of the world's children would have access to primary school education by 2015. We are half way to that time, but we are falling short. Some 75 million children are still without access to primary education, 20 times the population of our country. This morning, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former President Mary...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I congratulate the Minister on the passing of this Bill and compliment his staff on the work they have put into it as it is clearly a complex and detailed document. We have all benefited from the Minister's presence in the House. I was here on a number of occasions when he was present and I pay tribute to his dedication and commitment to the Bill, which has my good wishes and those of my party.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome this Bill and I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend the significant work that the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has done on the Bill. I read the Bill and reviewed the debates on, and amendments to, it and it seems clear that its provisions are necessary and fit for purpose in the current climate. I commend my party colleague, Deputy Pat...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome this morning's report from the Competition Authority on the price of goods in the Republic. One of its findings is that food prices in the South are 30% higher than those in the North. Last month, Tesco made many cuts to food prices in its stores in Border areas and last week SuperValu made almost €100 million worth of cuts, a move it says will help to reduce food prices by 23%....

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I join Senator Ó Murchú in expressing my belief that we need to become less partisan in our approach to politics. I would also like to pick up on something Senator Walsh said about the Swedish model. Let us not forget that in Sweden, the Government called in the opposition before it made any announcement, and a consensus was reached on both sides before anything was done. The IMF paper...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: They might get headline-----