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Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 39: In page 16, lines 35 and 36, to delete all words from and including "(but" in line 35 down to and including "undertaking)" in line 36. This amendment refers to the person who might be involved in carrying out the audit of adequacy of how safety will be put in place and how it will be managed. The legislation here is quite pointed in stating that the person who will...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to Senator Callely's request for a report from the Leader on the removal of the bin charge waiver in Dublin City Council this month. I might be able to assist the Leader. There might be no need for a report to be supplied to Senator Callely because I can explain why the waiver is being removed. The reason is that the city council does not have the money to maintain the current...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I support calls from Senator Fitzgerald and others for a debate on jobs, especially in the light of the figures Senator Healy Eames talked about and which were published yesterday. She indicated that more job losses were announced and in particular referred to the fact that 6,700 of these related to people involved in part-time work. People involved in part-time work tend to be young and...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: My colleagues, including Senator Harris, have already raised the need for a debate on the status of minorities in Ireland. I am emphasising the need for a debate on the status of children who have disappeared in our country. I cannot think of any more abject, terrible and lonely existence than that of an unaccompanied child without someone to care for them. It is unconscionable to think...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I join with colleagues who have called for a debate on the report of the Garda Síochána inspectorate. Many colleagues have touched on the role of technology in the force, but another point in the report that would merit debate is the role of rostering in the Garda Síochána. Much evidence in the report showed that despite the fact the number of gardaí has risen, in some cases when they...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: He is less and less so.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Second Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister and thank him for his contribution. Our party is supportive of this legislation. I have reviewed it and will outline five areas where it could be improved and on which I will seek a response from the Minister. The nub of this legislation is to provide for expanding the scope of power of the commission from downstream to upstream activity. That is being done for two...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Second Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister for that correction. That appointment appears to have taken place without regard to the public and transparent process the Minister said needs to be in place. This body has a role in increasing transparency and public confidence in this sector. One of the jobs that will be pivotal in doing this appears to have been filled without regard to the process that we deem...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Second Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: That is why I asked.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Second Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I support the calls of Senators Cannon and Mooney for a debate on housing and, in particular, the number of unoccupied houses. I was interested to hear Senator Mooney praise the Government for having a social conscience in raising the issue. We need to be very clear that it was the absence of a social conscience and social awareness in the first place that led to this significant problem. ...

Seanad: Banking Sector: Statements (26 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: We do not need lectures on honesty.

Seanad: Banking Sector: Statements (26 Jan 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: There is a need for plain speaking in regard to the discussion we are having. The reason there will not be a public inquiry into the causes of our banking crisis is that the Taoiseach and his predecessor do not want to find themselves in a situation where they are being questioned or interrogated in public regarding their role in the creation of the current difficulty. That is it. The...

Seanad: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter and the Minister of State for handling the debate on behalf of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I have raised it due to the importance of the Fitzgibbon Street Garda station to the central Dublin area and the Dublin Central constituency. It is located near the city centre, a residential area and an area that sees...

Seanad: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: The reply says it all. I appreciate it and will pass on the information to the local community.

Seanad: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish the Minister of State a happy Christmas. I believe I have engaged with him more often than I have with anybody else in the House. I wish him a good period of rest and a happy new year.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I extend my Christmas wishes to everyone in the House and to everyone who helps the House run so well. I agree with what Senator Mary White said. Before we get to a smart economy, we must have a cheap economy. We need relentless focus from the Government on making this happen. We have not seen this action to date and it will be desperately needed in the new year. I add my voice to...

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary. This is the first time I have addressed him since his appointment. I was in the same class as him in college. We were both in the same room for lectures on international economics.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: It served us both very well. We learned about the economics of monetary integration, labour economics and other such issues. I am delighted to see the Minister of State doing so well. I am also delighted with his portfolio. I wish him the very best of luck with it in the future. The area for which he has responsibility, especially in regard to FÁS, is important in terms of many of the...