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Seanad: Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy: Statements (7 Oct 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I have.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: That is not happening over here.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I was very much taken with Senator Mary White informing us she had been preaching from the pulpit last Sunday. Will she clarify if she is a candidate for the priesthood as well as for the presidency?

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to raise the matter of the relationship between the Government and the Opposition, one which I raised last week. I am glad I did because it has caused some debate since then. I raise it in the context of the call for a debate by Senator Boyle on the four-year agreement that will be negotiated between the Government and the European Commission. I have three questions for the Leader....

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: If the Leader's party is in opposition after the next general election, as I hope it will be, I assume it will be bound by that agreement and that it will not be able to oppose a new Government in its implementation. While the question of agreeing to a Tallaght strategy is one all Members of the House need to consider, it is one Fianna Fáil should be considering seriously also.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: Anglo Irish Bank, the biggest bank failure in the world.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to pick up on the theme raised by Senator Fitzgerald about the challenge our country is facing. I was listening to the radio this morning and heard what was going on as I was on my way to drop off my young son at primary school which he has been attending for three weeks. Young life is full of possibility. Schoolchildren are going to a place that is secure, provided for by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: We must find a new way of working together and create new institutions and a new culture that will make that happen. A definition of insanity is often offered to be to do the same thing again and again and to expect a different result. We are facing such a crisis in our country that it is incumbent on all of us to reflect on how we do our business and to find a way to change that to keep...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: Senator Bradford hit the nail on the head with his request for a new tone of debate. I wish to pick up on his request and put two questions to the Leader. There is a growing fatalism in the discussion on the future of the country and its economic security. The most concrete example I have of this is the number of commentators who say or infer it would be an acceptable course of action for...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: This is an important and good day for the Seanad and the Oireachtas in general, particularly given the passage of legislation of this nature. I wish to outline the reasons my party and I are supporting the Bill. I also wish to examine some of the arguments made to the effect that passage of the Bill is a bad development and that it will in some way harm our society. The personal insight...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I am proud to make my contribution in the wake of one such as that made by Senator Boyle.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: On the note of bankers, last night on the Second Stage debate on the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010, the Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, indicated he would be laying down the orders of reference for the new banking investigation before the summer recess. He indicated he would do so in this House. Given that the Dáil will no longer sit after this week, I ask the Leader if he is aware of the...

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware of that. I am responding to a point made by Senator MacSharry and I contend that this issue is relevant to the spirit of the debate. A range of mechanisms are available for making the appointments. In this country and elsewhere advertisements are placed in the media inviting people to put forward their name for positions and selection is made by a body on which politicians do...

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: That is what the Senator said. I have been misquoted.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 23: In page 83, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "This Part shall not come into effect until an order for its commencement is approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Minister shall, at the same time making such an Order, publish a report on the impact of this Part on Credit Unions in Ireland generally.". There has been discussion among many Members...

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister for his contribution. I understand the changes made to the Bill on Report Stage in the Dáil. They were helpfully detailed by the Minister for Finance earlier. That said, we believe the issues raised are legitimate and the amendment deserving of support.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: We have an amendment which is suitable for the Senator.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: The Senator should support amendment No. 23.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not sure the Minister does.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: The Senator should consider amendment No. 23.