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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Donohoe, who is very level headed, listens to the Leader when he asks serious questions, and I compliment him on that. I know he has a great future and I look forward to serving very many years with the Senator in the House. I hope some of his colleagues take example from his sense of responsibility, and how he conducts himself here. As regards Senators calling for a debate on...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Senators will have an opportunity to express their views next week on the serious difficulty in Africa. Senator Buttimer outlined startling figures regarding the HSE, given this modern age of computerisation. We shall have another debate on the HSE as soon as possible. Senator McFadden called for a debate on gambling addiction and the changes that are being contemplated by the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Doherty highlighted a very important issue as regards reskilling and upskilling. A few weeks ago I made known my views to the House on the challenges facing FÁS. If there is a six months delay before a person can qualify for a back to education allowance, this should be examined immediately, as should the 75%-25% funding. It should be 100% funding because if companies have their...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I did not interrupt the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: We are the envy of Europe in job creation.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: A Chathaoirligh, if I have to name someone in the House, I will. We have asked Senators to understand when they ask a question, we must respond. As former Chairman of the committee on enterprise and small business, I had the experience of travelling practically the world. I am giving the House the benefit of that experience. To me, the greatest transformation in technology is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Will the Senator please listen?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: If we can have that success and have Ireland as the base for intellectual property rights to be retained by the institutes of technology. These institutes, such as those in Letterkenny, Carlow, Athlone and Sligo, have been the bedrock of educating the poor man's child and providing the opportunity for third level education which most of us never had.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: On a point of information to the House, Senators may not interrupt the Leader in his responses on the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: It has not been known before. It crept in during the last Seanad and was certainly not there before that.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I believe there is a tremendous window of opportunity in the technology sector which Enterprise Ireland supports. We should explore the possibility of following the same course with intellectual property rights as Waterloo University for institutes of technology in the whole island of Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I commend Senator Mary White on bringing this to the attention of the House. I agree with Senator Healy Eames that the BCG vaccine is a serious matter and I will take it up with the Minister for Health and Children after the Order of Business. I will return to the Senator when I hear further on it. Senator Callely called for a debate on the National Treatment Purchase Fund. I have no...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Fianna Fáil has Private Members' business in the final week but I do not know which grouping has it next week. Senator Hanafin made a good suggestion for a debate on bio-fuels and the opportunities for alternative energy supplies. With the agreement of the Whips, Fianna Fáil could have this debate in its Private Members' time in the final sitting week before the summer recess. Senator...

Seanad: Employment Equality Act 1998: Motion (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Church of Ireland College of Education) Order, 2008, copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 27 May, 2008.

Seanad: Planning and Development Regulations 2008: Motion (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: The Planning and Development Regulations 2008, copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 16 June, 2008.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2008: Motion (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: The Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2008, copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 25th June, 2008, be referred to the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in accordance with paragraph (2) of the Orders of Reference of that...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is——

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: We have some back-up material if anyone steps out of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the Employment Equality Act 1998 (Section 12)(Church of Ireland College of Education) Order 2008, back from committee, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion re the Planning and Development Regulations 2008, back from committee, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, motion re the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Las Vegas.