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Seanad: Schools Building Projects (21 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Hear, hear,

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I join other Senators in expressing my disquiet about the announced binning of the proposal for a prison site at Thornton Hall. This raises questions about the whole evaluation system for our public private partnerships. It is not the first public private partnership to fall by the wayside. A bigger question concerns our prison policy. Irrespective of whether one liked the Thornton Hall...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The report to which the motion refers endorses the Government's overseas aid development programme. I recognise that Ireland has increased its overseas aid by 90% since 2003. This has helped establish Ireland as a respected world leader in the field of humanitarian aid, poverty reduction, information and education provision and the alleviation...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I am glad the Leader has found time to talk about our overseas development aid programme. We need to have a discussion on this. The most recent budget cut a further €100 million off the aid programme. This was in addition to cuts made in the previous ten months. In that time, we cut the aid budget by €255 million. Despite Government promises on the international stage, we will not...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I give a guarded welcome to the publication this morning of the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009, which will come to this House, I believe, next week. It is the most important Bill regarding estate agents and particularly management companies for many a year and it is not before time. There are many families in Dublin and across the commuter belt, in places such as Dunboyne and...

Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: The Government takes the credit when the sun shines.

Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Questions pertaining to efficiency were raised in respect of PPARS and e-voting at the time.

Seanad: Corporate Governance: Motion (13 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I move: That Seanad Éireann, recognising that Ireland is crippled by a lack of confidence: - lack of confidence among consumers; - lack of confidence among investors in our banks; - lack of confidence in the Government; calls on the Government, as a step towards restoring confidence, to demonstrate its seriousness about rooting out corruption, corporate sleaze and crony capitalism by...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: They are all members of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: The prediction that the European Central Bank is set to reduce interest rates by a further 0.25% today to just 1%, which is its lowest ever level, is welcome news for many hard-pressed home owners. It could lead to an approximate saving of €40 for them each month if the reduction is passed on. It is vital that it is passed on because we are in danger of witnessing more people having to...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Like Senator Fitzgerald, we all have had hundreds of e-mails from families with regard to the bilateral agreements with Vietnam and Russia on adoption. Hundreds of families are in limbo because of incompetence and inaction on the part of the Government. I join Senator Fitzgerald in asking for the Minister to be invited to the House for a debate. It is important that we take action on this...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Senator White, too. Senator Bacik has just entered the race.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: The average IQ of this House may go down but it will rise in other fora as a result and we must welcome that.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: We will take up the issue when she is gone.

Seanad: Gangland Crime: Statements (30 Apr 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State. As the economic health of the country deteriorates, it is easy to forget there are many issues of real importance which have not gone away. Gangland crime and the gun culture are but two of those issues. It is great, therefore, that we are debating this matter today because some of the issues to which I refer require legislative attention. Senator Norris...

Seanad: Charities Regulation. (30 Apr 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Companies limited by guarantee are regularly formed by local associations, charities, resource centres and residents' associations because it offers them a separate legal entity and identity and avoids the need to issue shares to individuals involved. Under the Companies Act, companies limited by guarantee are considered public companies, and as such, must have an annual statutory audit...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Is the Senator disputing the figure I gave?

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: Every Member is concerned about unemployment and the increase in the number of people without work but for Members to blame it on EU legislation is not acceptable. Members cannot speak out of both sides of their mouths. We are either in the EU or we are not, and if we are in it, we must abide by the legislation we have signed up to. The statement we have heard will serve the opponents of...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 21, line 7, after "Pensions Act 2009," to insert the following: "or whose liabilities are commenced to be discharged after that date". Currently the clause is limited to schemes that are wound up after the passing of this Bill. However, we wish to have one scheme included in this, the SR Technics scheme, which was wound up three weeks ago. We ask that this...