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Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to the House.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 1, 13, 14, 38, 39, 53, 59, 60, 94 and 120 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: When will the Leader invite the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, to the House to discuss the alleged reform in the local government document Putting Labour First? It is important that this document should be discussed. It is also important that the review of the local electoral areas be published as soon as possible, and not next summer. It is...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join Senator Harte and Senator Moran in welcoming the announcement by the British Prime Minister that the G8 summit will take place in the Lough Erne resort outside Enniskillen next year. This is a welcome development and we would welcome the world media attention to this beautiful part of Ireland, namely, the lakeland district of Cavan, Fermanagh and Leitrim. I have no difficulty...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: In June 2009, Clones regeneration partnership was funded to employ a project co-ordinator for the Ulster canal project and the role of the co-ordinator was to increase awareness of the coming of the canal to Clones and to create a strong working relationship and connections between Waterways Ireland and the local communities and businesses to identify economic and social opportunities for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Perhaps Senator O'Sullivan should ask her.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: We will get it for Senator O'Sullivan for Christmas.

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the apology given by the Minister for Education and Skills in the Lower House yesterday to the tens of thousands of young people affected by the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, debacle. Will the Leader ask the Minister if it will hand back the Taoiseach's innovation award it received prior to the SUSI system going live on 11 June? It seems it is such a marvellous success...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Putting Labour first.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Last Friday, an honourable and decent man was jailed by the High Court for contempt of court. I do not want to interfere with court decisions, but I think it is important to ask that Ministers refrain from making public comment on Seán Quinn or members of the Quinn family. This is a delicate situation that involves not only the Quinn family but many thousands of ordinary workers. I ask...

Seanad: Social Welfare Appeals System: Motion (7 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Minister to continue, without interruption.

Seanad: Social Welfare Appeals System: Motion (7 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I endorse all of what Senator Eamonn Coghlan said on bullying. I commend the many Members who have raised this issue for several months. I also agree with Senators MacSharry, Ó Murchú and Mullen on the dangerous and illegal activities carried out by some family planning clinics in this State. As Senator Ó Murchú stated, it is malpractice and, as Senators MacSharry and Mullen said,...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I endorse everything Senators Leyden and Mullins said about the forthcoming children's rights referendum. We will have public meetings in Cavan and Monaghan next Tuesday and Wednesday and we are out canvassing people as well to try to get this referendum passed with as large a majority as possible. Like Senator Barrett, I was amazed to hear this morning that tens of thousands of people who...

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy White, to the House. He is here almost as often as when he was a Senator.

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy White, to the House. He is here almost as often as when he was a Senator.