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Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Finneran, back to the Seanad. If anybody knows anything about housing, it is he because he has many years under his belt as a member of a local authority. This Bill is very timely because it addresses circumstances that have obtained for some 40 years. The question of social and affordable housing, which has featured for quite some time, has...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I support the comments of Senator Mary White on suicide. In the last Seanad, I was a member of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, which established a sub-committee that reported on suicide. There were some startling revelations in that report. Young males are particularly vulnerable in this respect and are seven times more at risk of suicide than females of the same age group....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: It is important.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: It would be important to clarify for once and for all what are the powers of local authority members——

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Camillus Glynn: ——and when those powers are established, to protect them.

Seanad: Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I thank the Minister of State and colleagues on all sides of the House for the passing of the Bill. The approach adopted by all sides is a victory for common sense. It clearly shows the seriousness with which members from all sides viewed the contents of the Bill. I hope the other states who have yet to ratify the treaty will proceed to do so. I wish the Bill well. I hope it never impinge...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I support Senator John Ellis in his comments on the boundary commission. What has happened in the recent report is nothing short of ludicrous. The entire county of Leitrim is without representation. The northern part of my county of Westmeath is to be part of a three seat constituency in Meath. We know from history about the creation of the counties but over the years the people of...

Seanad: Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (2 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Minister. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the Nuclear Test Ban Bill. It sets out in detail Ireland's position with regard to nuclear testing and the use of nuclear weapons. One need only recall what happened in Chernobyl, among other examples. Many families in this country have hosted children who come from areas near and even quite far from where that...

Seanad: Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (2 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Tomorrow, after the Order of Business. Committee Stage ordered for Thursday, 3 July 2008.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Yesterday the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government was addressed by the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, the Local Authorities Members' Association and the Association of County and City Councils in respect of the Green Paper on local government reform. I very much welcome the Minister's policy of having briefing sessions around the...

Seanad: Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Hoctor, to the House and to compliment her on being reappointed as a Minister of State. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the subject of the elderly. In my former profession I had a lot of dealings with the elderly. I agree with much of what Senator Prendergast said as she also has a background of knowledge in this area. I have always been a...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I support Senator O'Donovan's call for a debate on the fishing industry. I exhort the Leader and our spokesperson, Senator Carty, to arrange an early debate thereon. It is a very important industry, especially to the maritime counties. Westmeath is known as the lake county and has serious problems with the manner in which its stocks are being poached. I have made this point several times...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: We created the climate for it.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Many Members referred to various aspects of the Lisbon treaty. I do not wish to get into that but I refer to the issue raised by Senator Leyden, which is the ban on turf-cutting. This is of particular concern in rural areas, including in my own area. Against a background of ever-rising oil prices, it is difficult to explain to ordinary people in rural areas that they cannot cut turf. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: Turf-cutting is part of the rural Irish psyche and tradition. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate at the earliest opportunity on alternative energy sources. Such a debate would be timely. I cannot understand why diesel prices have increased to such an extent, with one pump in the midlands charging €1.45 per litre. This represents an astronomical annual price increase. Something is...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I warmly welcome of the decision of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to proceed with a number of consultations on the Green Paper on local government reform. This is a very innovative measure. While I know we are running out of time in this session, certainly after summer when the consultations have been completed it would be opportune to indulge in a...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate including the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, on An Bord Pleanála, the composition of its board and some of its decisions. I heard yesterday from the Irish Rural Dwellers Association which made presentations, both an oral and written, which were worrying. An inspector, an employee of the board, is on record...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: I wish to point out that it is not the responsibility of the Government to ensure that children do not eat food that will make them obese. As we know from the report on childhood obesity published a number of years ago, for the first time the incidence of diabetes in young children has increased. It is regrettable that some parents would see fit to replace the traditional sandwich and...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Camillus Glynn: As one who worked for the public service for many years, I support the remarks of Senator Joe O'Toole. I do not believe anyone with even a scintilla of fair-mindedness would accept that what is happening today and has been happening for some time is the right way to do business. At the end of the day, we are talking about public service. The operative word is "service", which is or is not...