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Seanad: Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) (12 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: That is because we held them up.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) (12 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: We held them up. They do not like to vote. They like consensus, but we would not agree.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) (12 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) (12 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I wish to second the proposal that the Bill be now read a second time. In November 2002, the European Parliament issued a directive on the treatment of temporary workers. It mainly concerned ensuring fair rates of pay to temporary workers, who are growing in number and are often exploited by unscrupulous employers. Ireland and Britain were...

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) (12 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I worry therefore when the Taoiseach says he will introduce two Bills. If we saw one of them it might be a way forward, but I worry about the timescales. Towards 2016 made no progress on the issue of protecting agency workers. We can see this when it comes to things like rates of pay. Temporary workers are paid two thirds the rate of full-time workers who are doing more or less the same...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I was surprised and shocked to learn of the amount of effort it took to deport the Africans yesterday. One was deported from Ireland, four from France and one from Italy, amounting to a total of six, yet they were accompanied on the jet by 25 police officers, or one for each limb, at a purported cost of more than €100,000. This clearly does not represent value for money and I therefore...

Seanad: Cluster Munitions: Motion (6 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate the Government on managing to deliver a Minister two hours earlier than planned. If only it could do the same with some transport projects, we would all be laughing.

Seanad: Cluster Munitions: Motion (6 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I commend the Independent Senators on tabling this motion. I commend the Government on supporting it subsequently and bringing the issue to the fore in advance of the conference on munitions in Dublin in May. The motion reminds the Government of its commitment to legislate in this area. I read in The Irish Times recently that the Government will delegate responsibility on munitions to a new...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The recent downturn in the construction sector was commented on earlier. Yesterday the Taoiseach said the downturn was one of the reasons for the drop in tax receipts. Senator Quinn mentioned the quarterly household survey that was published recently. That showed that in the last quarter more than 5,500 people have left the construction sector. Everybody knows the residential construction...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: People who buy such houses will spend two hours trying to get to Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Castle where?

Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. World poverty and disadvantage is still one of the leading concerns in the world today. We are seeing an ever-widening gap between the rich northern hemisphere and the poor southern hemisphere, with many children born into the deepest levels of poverty imaginable. As a result, we see efforts by right-meaning people to try to narrow the wealth...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I agree with Senator Leyden's comments on the Israeli Minister's gratuitous statement. I have just read a book called Kristallnacht, which describes the events in Germany in 1938 and the lead-up to the Holocaust. For a Member of the Knesset to make such a statement is extraordinary. I suggest he read his history books. We need a debate here as soon as possible so we can impress on the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind Senator Harris that the reason his leader is being burned is because of his actions, words and failure to convince anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I assure Senator Harris my party has nothing to hide from the tribunal. We sleep the sleep of the innocent and do not need his advice or words on this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The Government set it up.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The Senator is over time.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I was delighted to see that Meteor mobile telephone company has been named as one of the top 50 Irish employers in the past year. It promotes a work hard, play hard ethos and that is why it has achieved a growth in subscribers of 150,000 in the past year which increased Eircom's profits. Meteor's revenues have risen by 30%, not only because the number of subscribers has increased but also...

Seanad: Civil Marriage: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I wish to share time with Senator Prendergast. Perhaps the Acting Chairman will indicate when five minutes have elapsed. I commend the Independent Senators on tabling this motion and they have done very well to use their Private Members' time to up the ante on this issue. We must move forward with this. This month marks the one-year anniversary of my party's introduction of the Civil Unions...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (Resumed). (21 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I wish to share time with Senator Twomey. I will take four minutes and I believe Senator Twomey will also take four minutes.