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Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (7 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: It is very difficult to come into the Chamber and say no to cuts and battle against the McCarthy report in so many respects. We object to this proposal today, will object to something else tomorrow, another item the next day and finally will run out of anything to cut because we will have no targets left. I come from a peninsula, an area with a population of 32,000, where the biggest town...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I agree with Senator Walsh that the issue of expenses will be addressed. I also note that the press gallery is empty again today. When we talk about expenses it is important to look at what we do to incur those expenses. Too often we do not sell the message about what we are doing. Regarding the Ceann Comhairle, I agreed with the stance taken by Fine Gael at the beginning of the week that...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Some months ago, I raised the issue of the mosquito device. I am a member of the Council of Europe, which has tried to introduce a ban on this device. A draft report on it is ready and I ask that we discuss the device in the House. Many young people are in the Visitors Gallery at present. Many adults do not understand this issue and its importance. Young people came to the council and...

Seanad: Local Development (6 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: On a point of information, the bad news is that Cork is the third city after Belfast. Up the Republic.

Seanad: Defence Forces Operations (6 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I refer to the need for the bomb disposal unit to be brought back to Finner, County Donegal. I appreciate that the Minister of State is in the House. So far on in the peace process, the last thing anyone in the Border region or County Donegal wants to do is to seek more security. My call comes as a result of a number of specific incidents as well as the general situation. When Officer...

Seanad: Defence Forces Operations (6 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. In her final sentence she stated: The Minister for Defence, Deputy O'Dea, has been informed by his military officials that they are of the view that there has been no increase in the threat level to warrant the redeployment of the EOD team to Finner Camp, despite recent incidents in Northern Ireland. We are concerned that there has been an...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I was delighted with the significant "Yes" vote across the country but I must express my disappointment that it was not similar in Donegal. I also believe, just like after the first Lisbon treaty referendum, those people who voted "No" should be asked why. It may throw up some interesting answers as to the claims made by the "No" side. It is to be hoped such an exercise could allay those...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Just as well she ran.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Nor the Irish Army.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I ask the Leader to encourage the Minister for Foreign Affairs to come before the House and give an update on dissident activity in the Six Counties and in the entire Ulster region. I must commend those who found the 600 lb bomb and those who reacted to the pipe bombs in Donegal town recently. However, I ask that the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence be brought before the House to...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Senator Bacik should watch her back.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Is he a pacifist?

Seanad: Garda Communications (10 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister for being here to take this matter on the Adjournment. First, however, I congratulate Senator Donohoe on raising the previous issue. I recently visited the military archives in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin, and was thrilled to come across a group photograph which includes my grandfather. I also discovered his original autograph in the Ballykinlar book. It was a...

Seanad: Garda Communications (10 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. Having encountered both the PSNI and the Garda in response to family crimes, I was almost harassed by the PSNI with the amount of information I received on what was going on. One is automatically referred to a victims' support group, whether one likes it, which is a negative thing. My contribution is about that and I am glad to hear that...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: In light of the fact that statistics show there has been an increase in the number of people smoking, that lung cancer is the biggest killer in Ireland, with 1,600 people dying from it each year and that 7,000 people are dying in Ireland each year from smoking-related illnesses, I welcome that the tobacco control legislation will be before the House next week. It is a response to issues in...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I endorse the words of Senator Mary White on commercial rates for providers of child care services and the early childhood subvention. It appears some local authorities impose commercial rates on child care providers while others do not. Given the value of the service provided, a uniform policy is needed, although it would be preferable if child care facilities were not rateable. I ask...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Perhaps it is the wrong thing to say at this point but it is 1.35 a.m. and I feel guilty that a number of staff are being delayed because I have decided to contribute to this debate. It is a debate we should have had during the day because everybody should be getting the message. This debate is about expenses. It is about what we are. It is about what we earn and what the public pay for...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: That is probably right. My first point is the timing of the debate tonight. I am very interested in selling who and what I am. I am a seven days a week, 20 hours a day politician. When I said that on "The Late Late Show" I received two e-mails immediately afterwards which stated that we were only doing the same as everybody else and that everybody was working hard. I believe everybody...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: It is about recognition.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: We only want one constituency office.